FIRE – Financially Independent, Retired Early
Also known as F*** It, Retire Early Something that often goes along with Minimalism is FIRE (Financially Independent, Retired Early). They don’t have to go hand in hand, but from what I have seen, many FIRE people tend to divest…
Dungeons & Dragons, 5th Edition, Thoughts So Far
Dungeons & Dragons Initial Thoughts Well, I’ve had a week to look through the Player’s Handbook so that I could learn the differences between the 5th Edition and my tried and true 2nd Edition of Dungeons & Dragons. I can…
Dungeons & Dragons … 5th Edition?
Dungeons & Dragons I have had a love affair with Dungeons & Dragons for my whole life. I grew up with friends who had the first edition. I have a full shelf of D&D books and modules, mostly Advanced D&D…
Movie Review – Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures Over the weekend I finally saw Hidden Figures and I really enjoyed it. As someone who loves math, science, and technology, I really wanted to see more about the people who made our ventures into space possible. It…
Books in the Bottoms
Books in the Bottoms Kansas City, Missouri’s Historic West Bottoms includes a lot of different shops and activities. They have a First Festival Weekend event the first Friday of the month. In February, I will be taking part in the…
Minimalism 2017 Update – Am I still sane?
It is has been a couple of weeks since I decided to start my minimalism 2017 challenge. So where am I at in the purge? Have I managed to leave myself with a desolate office? Have I emptied everything from…
Minimalism 2017 Challenge
Minimalism 2017 So, in my FB and Twitter post a couple of days ago, I mentioned #minimalism and a challenge that came to me: Can I get rid of 2017 items that I have been holding onto in the year…
Coming Events – Oct 2016
Hard to believe we are getting so close to the end of the year already. Seems it was just May, then I looked up and we are already in October. Well, here are a couple of coming events I have…
Week one of counting calories
Just a quick update on my weight loss. So far, a week in and I’ve lost close to 3 pounds—woo hoo! That does not mean a great deal. I know the first couple of pounds are the easiest, so this…
Short, fat … not really proud of that
And as it turns out, I’m not actually that short…about average actually. I do have a small frame and always thought of myself as wiry. Perhaps that is why I tend to game as a thief or a druid when…