In reply to Angus McStubbin (msg # 945):
Hi everyone,
My condolences for the loss of your friend, the formidable Starmaster.
Personally, my health is doing better! My leg still hasn't healed but it's improved. I did have a friend and GM, active here on Rpol, "Steve Cable" aka "Stefan Cabral". He went quiet in his game because he passed away, alone. A friend who was in his city found him days later. He'd just gotten home from a stay in hospital from a leg infection as well, I believe. If anyone would like to check up on me, please don't hesitate to text me at (778) 848-5282. I promise my wife probably won't be jealous!
From a few days ago, a birthday dinner for Aunt Marion and a going away for my folks, who are now in the Galapagos islands. My twin brother John is taking the photo. I'm on the right, my daughter Gianna and wife Michelle are behind me. Dad and Mum on the left, Aunt Marion and Uncle Ken behind them.
Typically I post from work. However, the last few weeks have seen a bedbug problem that I've been tasked to deal with that is cropping up in different places. And a boss (who I like) who sends mixed signals ("do what you need to, cost is not object" and "do we we really need to bring in the canines for inspection? Very expensive!"). Very stressful. Also I need to take precautions not to spread them to my apartment. My poor 8-year old is worried about them but giving me tips about how to deal with them that she's seen on the internet. I don't have the heart to say we've been through this a few times already, she just didn't know.
When I'm not at work I've been finding I'm very busy (in a good way) with keeping up with an active social life on the weekends and a weekly sit-down virtual game mid-week. Most of us are actually in the same general area of Vancouver (plus Alabama and California) but online is just so convenient. Plus you don't need to clean your home!
Basically, we are at the final stage of the adventure. At this point the bad guys (who abandoned the expedition earlier to get reinforcements) have found the mothership. You need to find a way off this asteroid. Or else somehow deal with the bad guys.
Tony