+1 to the above

She's feeling much better today, although we're told that it will take about six weeks for her to finish healing completely.  I'll be heading back to work tomorrow, but will be helping around the house even more than usual for a bit still.

Thanks for the well-wishes, guys.

I am away Easter weekend too. I forgot to put this up in advance. Posting will be sketchy as we will be on the road for my daughters Spring Break too. The dates of sketchy posting will be March 29, 2024 to April 8, 2024. Thanks for understanding.

Great we can all have some in character discussions of esoteric nature whilst you are away!

On the Zen of penance?

I've been reading some LitRPG material my adult son recommended to me.  Characters in the story are aware that they have levels and classes, along with skills (feats).  It's interesting to ask the question, "What if the characters knew some of this stuff, from a rules perspective?".  The story only sort-of does this, but it's still and intriguing question.

If you've never heard of it, you must try Order of the Stick then (https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0001.html) - not only are the characters fully aware of the game mechanics, they've got a good grasp of the narrative process too !  :>

That's definitely one of my favorites.  I've been reading since the early 2000s, but have paid less attention in recent years.

Here's one of my early favorites.

... and now I'm enjoying them all again, from the very start !  ;>

My current favourite quote (from https://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0050.html):


Elan: I'm a bard.
Nale: My father taught me that bards were underpowered.
Elan: Really? So what class are you?
Nale: I'm a multiclass fighter/rogue/sorcerer who specialises in enchantment spells.
Elan: And that never struck you as needlessly complicated?
Nale: Not until this moment, no.
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 For those familiar with Savage Worlds, this is also a rather good take on player-and-world storytelling in comic form:
 https://www.uptofourplayers.com/

In reply to Artifex (msg # 671):

Hahaha...

Leeroy Jenkins!!!!

In reply to Sir Constantine Godalming (msg # 675):

 https://youtu.be/vu0W5SdNuis?si=Od5y0PcqALhnhpyn

In reply to Reshakazan (msg # 676):

Probably will be a few more years for me as I just recently gave up all my old jokes about "outhouses".....
Yes "dad jokes" is a thing, these were grand dad jokes, but I have given them up.....

This is one of my favorite "jokes" about outhouses:

That is not fake.  The original double decker outhouse, is in Booger Hollow Arkansas, which also has a sign declaring population 7 "counting one coon dog"

Been there since 1961...I can attest it is a real place.


It is abandoned today...
much Like
Halley's rest Stop and zoo
Dogpatch USA
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Fast approaching is summer vacation time. My family has decided to go on an epic road trip of the USA. My wife and I haven't many years left before our daughter will be wanting to do her own things, and we won't spend the quality time we can share together now, then. So, I'm giving early warning that from May 28th till the end of June, my posts will be limited as driving across, up and down the USA will be hard on this old man. We will be driving over 8,000 miles with 30 stops at most of the major landmarks and cities along the way. This trip will take just over a month. So, I will try to update, but cannot guarantee that will happen daily. I will try not to go over 3 days but if it happens, please be understanding. Thanks!

have a good trip!

Dearest Chronicler,

May your journey be less fraught than the one you put us through !  :P

Yours sincerely

Berta Roth (on behalf of the Roth family and assorted hangers on)

Sounds great - have fun

Make sure you have all your road trip supplies!!!
Amazon sells the hospital grade pee pitchers with a cap in packs of 2....barf bags....wet wipes....

Wow, Alton.  It sounds like you've been on some brutal trips!

I was  a medic in the Army in Iraq (a  long time ago).....that was a trip alright.
Ground Ambulance!

Two seasons there,
Dust bowl and mud hole!

That's too funny Berta, and Alton we have something in common. I too served in Iraq. I was an Army Military Police Combat Medic.

Ah the good old days, hopefully your tour of the US does not become like other tours you may have been upon!!!