A collection of Travel & Gaming & “What’s On My Mind” posts
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I currently have some form of lurgh, so this may descend into even less comprehensible ramblings than usual Back in 2016. at the start of my trip around the USA, I stayed in a hotel with some … unusual ……
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Yearly Tube Map Challenge
Some time ago, I ran into a set of ‘rules’ for tracking how much of the London Underground you’ve used in a year. That version had the counter starting on New Year’s Day, but I chose Boxing Day, mostly because…
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A Christmas Market Straight Out Of Doctor Who
In my experience, if I try to do some form of grand summing up of an event with lots of bits, I get bored partway through. So let’s not do that. Instead, let’s talk Christmas Markets. This is the one…
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Contributing to the Global Nollidge Base
Every so often I’m reminded of my alleged contributions to the global store of … let’s call it knowledge … over on Google Maps. Places I’ve reviewed, information I’ve provided, and photos I’ve uploaded. As I type this, 1216 people…
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Adventageous?
ok, that was weak I’ve been doing a “Christmassy Picture A Day” thing for advent, over on The Social Medias. Daily posts to WordPress are a bit annoying, so here’s a digest version – I’ll update it as new images…
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Snowfall In Berryfields
So, this happened. I’d thought it was pretty quiet out there, even for a Sunday morning, and when I looked out … Yep, there was a reason. Naturally, I went for a walk, and because there’s not really a lot…
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Holiday 2018: The Voyage Home
Yes, I’ve already started planning. And what of it?! Gen Con is at the start of August next year, which means that for about three weeks of leave, I could be in NZ in time for π Approximation Day, spend…
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This Year’s Gen Con Firsts
For the first time, a game with no female players was noticeable for that reason. There’s one game where I genuinely cannot remember, but I very much get the vibe that the gender ratio is very slowly shifting. Two different…
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On Navy Pier, Surrounded By Chicageau
There are a couple of really big statues North of the river. No idea who the other guy is, and it only now occurred to me t go and see whether there’s a plaque, but the vibe I’m getting is…
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My Stupid YouTube Videos
I thought I’d see what the ‘share to WordPress’ option from YouTube did, to see whether I could post a link to the whole playlist. It works, but does want to call it “Watch “Holiday 2017″ on YouTube”, which ……
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