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Bela's Handstand: April 2006
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Thursday, April 27. Has a really great article. On the history of games, from the first track games of the 18th century to the miniature war games written by H.G. Wells, to Dungeons and Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, and World of Warcraft. The author also suggests a few places to look for truly inventive game design today, including Scandinavian Live Action Role-Playing. Who knew? It's a good, informative read. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 5:39 PM. Links to this post. Tuesday, April 25. Links to this post.
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Bela's Handstand: May 2006
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Saturday, May 20. One of the store's regular customers, who was in Cuba until this. Morning, just gave me two. A Partagas "Serie D. No. 4". I am very much looking forward to these. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 4:37 PM. Links to this post. Wednesday, May 10. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, George, Ringo, Paul. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 6:31 PM. Links to this post. View my complete profile. Mum and Brian's Wedding Page. Paul and John Review. Sneakin' out the hospital. Fighting My Place in the World.
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Bela's Handstand: March 2006
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Saturday, March 25. I'm thrilled to the gills that winter is finally in retreat. My spirits have lifted, small things make me smile, and cute kids seem cuter. I even feel taller. Yesterday as I came home from the movies (Way Down East, 1920), I saw three flushed couples smooching like there was no one else around. Spring rocks! Posted by Sam Fraser @ 6:01 PM. Links to this post. All hesitation is fear of emotion. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 3:35 PM. Links to this post. Beck and The Flaming Lips. I would proba...
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Bela's Handstand: September 2006
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Wednesday, September 27. How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The past few weeks for me have been really great. I've been feeling healthy and attractive, and I'm getting lots accomplished. I'm enjoying myself more, and people respond to me better. Before, I wondered why things have been going so well for me, but now I realise how obvious it is: it's all because I'm having so much nosex. A few people have asked me, "Sam, are you sure all this nosex is good for you? Nosex is safe and healthy! Links to this post.
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Bela's Handstand: January 2006
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Saturday, January 28. I believe that education should promote in pupils a better relationship with ignorance. Teachers should tell us not only what we know, but also what we don't know. "Hey look, there is so much great art, literature, physics and politics that you don't know anything about! And pupils will push the boundaries of knowledge. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 2:13 PM. Links to this post. Friday, January 27. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 8:29 PM. Links to this post. Thursday, January 26. So, if creationists...
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Bela's Handstand: July 2006
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Wednesday, July 26. I read my first Calvin and Hobbes book the other day! Posted by Sam Fraser @ 6:09 PM. Links to this post. Monday, July 17. Zen and the Record. Recedes to let something else take over the physical activity. But what about the realms of the mental activities? What's going on here? Have I reached the Zen of the Record? Has all the time and thought put into the music I listen to finally paid off as some form of divine music picking inspiration? Posted by Sam Fraser @ 9:44 PM. Product, up ...
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Bela's Handstand: August 2006
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Monday, August 21. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 1:40 PM. Links to this post. How can a card game involve elements of growth and decay? Is a game that has no constant elements still called a game? I think the answer is yes, but I think it's a new kind of game we haven't seen before. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 1:29 PM. Links to this post. Saturday, August 19. The Real Frank Zappa Book:. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 7:10 PM. Links to this post. Saturday, August 12. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 12:56 PM. Links to this post. Anyon...
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Bela's Handstand: June 2006
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Friday, June 30. Posted by Sam Fraser @ 2:57 PM. Links to this post. Sunday, June 25. It should be the children, the smart, wise children who can observe closely what they are experiencing in their world and who can communicate it effectively, who lead the discussion on any contemporary cultural study, including literature and the rest of the arts. What right do I have to think that down the road I could possibly teach someone twenty years younger something about life? Posted by Sam Fraser @ 4:25 PM.
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Bela's Handstand: February 2006
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Friday, February 24. How did this transition affect the composer of music? The astute composer of the turn of the last century had to realize that enormous changes were taking place in the way music was consumed. How did a composer change their style in order to satisfy the new listener? What about the detachment from the instrument and the musician? Were instruments being used in original ways in order to create new sounds for the stay at home listener? Posted by Sam Fraser @ 1:56 PM. Links to this post.
