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Moby Dick related wikipedia diving brings me this. Nantucket Sleighride (To Owen Coffin) Owen Coffin (of the famous Nantucket Coffins) was a teenage sailor on the Essex whaler which was sunk by a sperm whale in 1821. The crew was forced to take to their boats and was adrift so long they had to resort to cannibalism. Young Owen Coffin drew the short straw, was shot, and then eaten by his crew mates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0JrV86EKCs

Substitute Jump Rope for the cultish crossfit place everyone I know on FB seems to be joining. http://www.poorlydrawnlines.com/comic/jump-rope/

Just got to the chapter in Moby Dick where Ishmael/Melville opines that the whale cannot go extinct. https://www.npr.org/2018/02/28/589439219/researchers-havent-found-a-single-endangered-right-whale-calf-yet-this-season

I thought these were some kind of hex-based dungeon tiles when I saw the picture. Originally shared by The Public Domain Review For those facing a blanket of snow today, here's a closer look at that white stuff all around you, courtesy of Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley (1865–1931), the first to truly capture the strange and intricate detail of snow crystals: https://buff.ly/2F2928U

Here's me looking awkward helping peeps at the Science Museum of Minnesota make characters for a quick D&D demo during their Stranger Things themed social night last Thursday. Click through for Matt Towle and John Till . Pic by either Jay Exonauts or his lovely wife. Matt and I can't remember how many sessions we ran. It was nonstop for the whole event. Jay and John ran trivia games and raffles. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfhx5JagAYO/

"Florida Man Accidentally Says Something People Like" https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan/status/966526626249916416?s=09

The pterosaurs in this old book are terrible except this one pictured. It’s anatomically horrible, but entertaining and energetic. https://chasmosaurs.com/2018/02/14/vintage-dinosaur-art-flying-dragons/

Also MFW I get to download the Player's Guide. Originally shared by Casey G. MFW I finally get to download Operation Unfathomable .

Real talk from Ishmael.

In an effort to both listen to sea-stories and better myself through the classics, I started listening to Moby Dick. When I was a kid I read passages in literature classes, watched the movie, and most vividly, read the old Classic’s Illustrated version, which tells the story, but contains almost none of the prose. Three hours in, and my opinion is that it deserves its place in literature. It’s fascinating and surprisingly funny. Ishmael is an engaging narrator, and Queequeg is a fantastic character. I think this picture is from the Classic's Illustrated version.

Lots of goblin talk lately for some reason. I imagine goblins like Sawney Bean’s family. Sawney and his wife are bugbears, the children goblins. Horrible cannibals living in a hidden cave, preying on lonely travelers, only attacking by ambush and when the odds are in their favor. Emphasis on the cannibal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean https://fenice8.deviantart.com/art/Capture-Of-Cannibal-Sawney-Bean-Scotland-1590-601793690

Mac Sabbath Their roadie had an old fashioned fast food uniform with the paper hat.

Galactic Empire Their roadie was dressed as an Imperial officer.

Tonight at 1st Ave. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nohQReM7BpI

What is Dolph Lundgren doing in this?

At Gen Con 2016 I had beers with Zzarchov Kowolski and he described his game Neoclassical Geek Revival as a "shenanigans generator." And Zzarchov's modules are definitely shenanigans generators. Just read 1000 Dead Babies . So that is the standard I set when I write rules or a scenario. "Is this generating shenanigans?" I think it's pretty much the most important thing you can ask yourself when writing game stuff. I think I've attained a high degree of shenanigans in this Stay Frosty scenario I've written. We'll find out tomorrow.

Listening to The Commodore . Lots of talk of Jesuit’s Bark as a medicine, apparently good for fever and Malaria. Wikidpedia article on Jesuit’s Bark leads me to the article on Cinchona, then to Quinine, where I hit this bit: According to tradition, the bitter taste of anti-malarial quinine tonic led British colonials in India to mix it with gin, thus creating the iconic gin and tonic cocktail. Whattayaknow.

Feels good to be writing Stay Frosty stuff.

Con of the North is this weekend, better get those Stay Frosty arts & crafts done.

Mardi Gras costumes as Monster Manual. http://publicdomainreview.org/2018/02/07/illustrating-carnival-remembering-the-overlooked-artists-behind-early-mardi-gras

I never get sick of 50’s dinosaur art. This book is typically goofy, except for what may be one of the first illustrations of a sauropod whacking an laelaps/allosaurus/dryptosaurus. It looks quite surprised! https://chasmosaurs.com/2018/01/24/vintage-dinosaur-art-the-true-book-of-dinosaurs/

The interminable waiting between swim meet events means making characters. Fergus is a strapping but slightly dim farm lad with poor impulse control and questionable hygiene.

Finally saw Red Fang. I still hate the Myth.

Originally shared by The Onion Please, just make it stop. https://trib.al/fyUzWMi

Once again Troll & Toad proves they are a great place to order from. Their inventory was off, so they refunded me for the item and gave me a credit for shipping on my next order. Best place for singles from collectible games. https://www.trollandtoad.com/

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Rooftop meeting.

Library holds for audiobooks set to check out automatically when available. 11 hours of listening left on current book, with prose too dense to listen on 1.25 speed. Another book just automatically checked out. Two more books on hold where I'm next in line. 21 days from checkout time before they are returned automatically. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E

You know that goose stayed alive just long enough to do this out of spite for humanity. https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/04/583110844/hunter-knocked-unconscious-by-falling-dead-goose-shot-by-his-hunting-party?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20180204

Alternatives to football.

Sticky-backed magnetic sheet and washers on bases = 40K storage.

Con of the North is coming up in a couple weeks. http://saturdaynightspaceopera.blogspot.com/2018/01/check-out-our-2018-con-of-north-schedule.html And what are you going to do after playing in all these sweet sci-fi and Star Wars games? Go see Galactic Empire and Mac Sabbath at 1st Ave on Sunday night, that’s what. Riffs as tasty as green milk straight from a thala-siren’s udder. http://first-avenue.com/event/2018/02/macsabbath-galacticempire

We're getting an Alamo Drafthouse?!?! Fuck yes! ... It's in fucking Woodbury?! Might as well be on the goddamn Moon. https://drafthouse.com/twin-cities

TIL that sometimes a bird of prey tries to grab a fish out of the water, but they misjudged and the fish is too heavy, and their claws are still stuck in the fish, and the fish ends up swimming around with the skeleton of the bird trailing in its wake. Brutal. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/raptors-once-more-raptors-part-2/

This is the only controversy about Star Wars that matters. http://biggerluke.wikidot.com/bigger-luke