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Why a F*re*e Newsletter?

8 December 020208 December 020202 min read

Everybody has a subscription offer now. A patreon. A Ko-fi. A YouTube channel. I’m going to get on the bandwagon, but I plan on calling

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We’re Just not Playing the Same Game

22 August 020205 min read

The game called D&D is over 40 years old now. Many of the people that invented it have passed on, so we can’t ask them

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discourse, games, TTRPG, What is D&D1 Comment on We’re Just not Playing the Same Game
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Sunday TTRPG Roundup

26 April 020203 min read

Good afternoon, I wanted to share with you some of the blog posts that I really enjoyed this past week. First up, Fen Orc has

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Jordan Peterson on “Fixing Yourself”

1 February 020181 min read

Jordan Peterson is all over my Social Media lately. The first time I saw him, he was being interviewed by a very aggressive talking head

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Honor & Dignity vs the Culture of Victimhood

10 September 020151 min read

There is an excellent article here: The Substrate Wars So I suspect we’re seeing peak influence of the culture of victimhood, and natural corrections —

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Goodbye Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Hello Kings of War

10 July 020157 min read

The Age of Sigmar is upon us! Good grief. Well, this looks like a fantasy version of a Space Marine… a “Sigmarine”, if you will.

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Creators Create

28 December 0201327 December 020131 min read

My new Facebook Friend, Justin Whitaker supplies this image, which is very timely as I prepare to launch my own new, creative venture: Thanks also

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A Reading List on Where We Went Wrong

16 January 0201317 August 020132 min read

An unfinished blog post with a list of books worth reading: Shane Atwell’s Blog: In Search of Where We Went Wrong The battle lines between

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Post Election Thoughts

7 November 020121 min read

Looking at ways of surviving, if not thriving, for the next four years.

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A Profile in Classics

13 September 020123 min read

VDH is a hero of mine: Profile in Classics: Victor Davis Hanson | Hoover Institution Are We Civilized? Civilization is a precarious accomplishment, as Thucydides

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Hobby Progress 2021

Models Painted:
Final for 2020: 58

YTD for 2021: 11
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