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Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons by Jon Peterson , The MIT Press, 2021 Provenance - One of my housemates heard me ...

We've Battled Monsters Before -  Book, Music, and Lyrics by Justin Huertas, Directed by Mathew Wright, Arts West, Through December 28. T...

Break It Up; Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union by Richard Kreitner, Little, Brown, and Company, ...

 I wait a few days after the election to post the results because of the nature of elections in Washington State. We vote by mail, so it tak...

 Who in their right mind goes to Disney World in a pandemic? >Sheepishly raises his hand.< So, here's the story. We made reservati...

So, we end the week with a summation of endorsements. As a reminder, here are the Strangers' smack-talky suggestions. Here are the Sea...

 So in talking with a friend, she said that she agreed with much what I said, but not everything. And I volunteered the space here for her t...

 Now we're getting really down into the weeds - these are small offices, rarely well-paid or well-regarded, but vital to the functioning...

The bad news is that the major Seattle papers don't really care about a suburb this far south. The GOOD news is that the Kent Reporter ...

 So let's talk about the Port of Seattle. Their purview has been the airport and the docks, and so it is a pretty big deal. Over the yea...

There are some interesting things going on at the county level, but first we must do a little bookkeeping. King County has a Charter, and if...

So, I'm back from Disney World (and it was a lot of fun, good food, masks in abundance, thanks for asking), and I expect you've all ...

 So, the ballots have shipped, the media recommendations are trickling in, and we are looking at another election. And you're going to h...

 Between Two Kings by Alexandre Dumas, Translated and Edited by Lawrence Ellsworth, Pegasus Books, 2021 Provenance : Amazon. Birthday prese...

  More later,

  So, games continue to arrive. Some are the result of Kickstarters that have come due, but some are outright purchases off the shelf.  I ha...

View from the Balcony I tend to celebrate my birthday by not being around. Often the Lovely Bride and I decamp for some hotel, like the Sali...

Whose Body? by Dorothy Sayers, Avon Books, 1923 Provenance: The volume has an embossed stamp "Library of Janice Kae Coulter" on t...