I spent a week in California (mostly San Diego) earlier this month. we did lots of beautiful and silly and fun things. twenty years later, D...

if only I had known about Audio Flux when the semester began, it would've been great to challenge students to meet the circuit 7 criter...

so far, this corner of the world has felt abnormally like spring for the past eight weeks, save for two days of snow-dust several weeks ago....

I missed the chance to commemorate the true birthday of this little blog, last Monday . but today, January 19, 2025, marks exactly 20 years...

at a certain time of day, the shadows that fall from the southeasterly sunrise across the somewhat-elevated sidewalk behind our house line u...

the other day, this lengthy stretch of fencing (branded nicely enough with so much black, white, and red to represent the construction compa...

thinking about my grandmother lately, off and on, I sometimes puzzle over how close and also how distant she seems. her birthday is coming u...

last week, my time was taken up by another academic conference. I presented on semi-academic podcasts and how awesomely they seem to cultiva...

eleven years ago, back at the very beginning of my academic career, I trekked 6 hours west from Lubbock, Texas, in my very old leper of a ca...

since the eve of 2024 one month ago, it feels like so much has happened. some of it too fast, too soon, too painfully.  the grief of losing...

quarterfinal match 1:  Dungeons & Dragons 5e vs Pathfinder 2e does the result of this one seem obvious? it feels more and more obvious ...

here we are, at a midpoint in this somewhat random tournament of roleplaying games. in this post, I'll summarize the opening round match...

opening match #7: 7th Sea 2e vs. Cyberpunk RED this one is quite the contrast, isn't it? I almost can't get over how strikingly diff...