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The TechSmiths: Games! More Games!
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! Playing weekly with a crew of boardgame aficionados can be inspiring. It seems I often dream up designs for new games on my way home at the end of an evening's play. I made an earlier post about designs I had made to date. That post is here, if you missed it:. Http:/ techsmiths.blogspot.com/2013/08/pushing-my-games-ahead.html. Since then, I've added four more. RUSH HOUR is a commuting game. The web of s...
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The TechSmiths: And So, On...
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! And So, On. My father died 28 years ago today, killed by his second heart attack. Because I was born on his 28th birthday, today I am exactly his age at his death. It's strange to think that, tomorrow and forever afterward, I will be older than my father. I'm exploring uncharted lands. I plan to enjoy it. Posted by The TechSmiths. Thanks for all your work on librivox! I have enjoyed many of your works!
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The TechSmiths: September 2013
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! Ah, The Diet! I loved the fact that as a young man and an early/mid adult, my weight never varied by more than a pound or two, regardless of what I ate. We discovered, after some experimentation, that the South Beach Diet worked for us. But it can't be a one-time thing. We're now on a pattern to spend 2-4 weeks on it about twice a year: after the Christmas splurges, and after summer vacationing.
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The TechSmiths: Ah, The Diet!
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! Ah, The Diet! I loved the fact that as a young man and an early/mid adult, my weight never varied by more than a pound or two, regardless of what I ate. We discovered, after some experimentation, that the South Beach Diet worked for us. But it can't be a one-time thing. We're now on a pattern to spend 2-4 weeks on it about twice a year: after the Christmas splurges, and after summer vacationing.
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The TechSmiths: June 2014
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! Playing weekly with a crew of boardgame aficionados can be inspiring. It seems I often dream up designs for new games on my way home at the end of an evening's play. I made an earlier post about designs I had made to date. That post is here, if you missed it:. Http:/ techsmiths.blogspot.com/2013/08/pushing-my-games-ahead.html. Since then, I've added four more. RUSH HOUR is a commuting game. The web of s...
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The TechSmiths: August 2014
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! An Old Passion (Well, Several, Actually). Though it seems a strange thing for a person who spent a career as an engineer, I had a large interest in acting, once. In my high school, I was the first person (perhaps only? At my first job after college, in northern Ohio, I joined a troupe at the Fine Arts Center in Willoughby. We did a lot of fun shows, like "Man of La Mancha," "Camelot," and "Oliver! Working o...
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The TechSmiths: August 2013
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! I'm not generally good with faces. But when I went to WBC, I saw many, many people I recognized from my last trip 3 years ago. Even remembered a few names! This year, our dons decided to break the mold on solid colors. We went in for a Hawaiian shirt, modeled here by yours truly. To get us in the mood, we even had a Jimmy Buffett-themed party before leaving for the Con! Posted by The TechSmiths. In December...
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The TechSmiths: December 2014
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! I've been a little busy this Fall with the logistics of buying a house and exploring my game designs. But I have had a hand in a few interesting projects, so I'll just throw them in here. I joined a group of narrators to produce works for. Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) research at a university in Virginia. Wikipedia defines ASMR thusly:. You can see why this is the subject of study! I am a Nor...
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The TechSmiths: October 2013
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THE spot for news of, about, and for The TechSmiths: Mark, Brenda, McKenzie, Hunter (and Titanius! Dad and I shared the same birthday. I have to admit it: when I was a kid, it was tough, sharing my birthday with someone else. (Thank goodness it was not also Christmas! The book and slide-rule represented his college days at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. In the lower left, the buffalo represents his first post-war job, which was with the Federal B...