R.I.P. Dave Arneson

Dave Arneson, one of the founding fathers of the tabletop RPG, has died at the age of 61.

If it wasn't for the work he did along with Gary Gygax in the 1970s, I probably wouldn't be doing what I do today.

Pepperoni, with a side of candor?

CNN classifies this as a "gaffe." Personally, I thought it was a refreshingly honest statement:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/06/papa.johns.pizza.obesity/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

After all: You can't just order Papa John's pizza by the frickin' slice. You can buy a whole pizza. Saying that it's better to eat one or two slices in a serving isn't a gaffe - it's actually good economic advice in these lean times.

Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?

Holy crap, this thing was HUGE:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/05/giant.snake.colombia/index.html

Blagojevich!

Just because the hair says so doesn't make it true:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/illinois.governor/index.html

Oh, ouch...

Another note for Alanis: THIS is irony.

A good news/bad news kind of day...

Looks like Al Franken is winning Minnesota:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/04/franken-to-be-declared-se_n_155159.html

But Richardson is out as commerce secretary because of another pay-to-play scandal:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/04/richardson.withdrawal/index.html

Isn't this nice to see?

In my household, polling is closer to 100 percent:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/26/bush.poll/index.html

Dog owner of the year!

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24832778-17001,00.html

Obama: Science is important!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081220/wl_afp/uspoliticsobamascience_081220173617

Fuel for the Daily Show in 2009!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/19/blagojevich.speaks/index.html

Merry Christmas, Mailman Steve!

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1339986.html

Go, Al, go!

Al Franken appears to be closer to winning the Minnesota Senate seat.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/19/minnesota.senate.race/index.html

Hitler wants cake!

Everyone knows pie is better.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6559357

Give to the needy...squirrels?!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/12/acorn.shortage/index.html

Laotian Rock Rat LIVES!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7783488.stm

They'll take a bullet, but will they take a shoe?

President George W. Bush had to duck a ballistic shoe attack on Monday:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/bush.afghanistan/index.html

Illinois governor busted on federal corruption charges

He tried to sell Barack Obama's vacated Senate seat AND attempted to strong-arm the Chicago Tribune into firing editors he didn't like. Apparently, he forgot it's the 21st Century and the era of the 24-hour news cycle.

So long, shark bait:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/09/illinois.governor/index.html

Worst. Pirates. EVER!

Can't even catch a lumbering cruise liner:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/12/01/pirates.cruise.ship/index.html

Thanks for the heads-up!

CNN reports today that we've been in a recession since December 2007.

Apparently, this is news to them.

The rising gas prices, collapsing housing market, jumping unemployment numbers, and shaky financial institutions clued me in much earlier.

Time to mobilize the KISS army!

They've been snubbed by the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame and Gene Simmons ain't happy:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081121/music_nm/us_kiss