Musings

Our Schizophrenic Relationship with Sex and Violence

One of the more frustrating aspects of American culture is our schizophrenic relationship with sexuality and violence in media. As George RR Martin states, Americans have no problem with violence, but sex is a huge issue. For a long time I have grappled with understanding sex and violence in American…

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Musings

Happy About Dungeons And Dragons 5.0

2014 marks the 36th anniversary of my life as a gamer. It is also the year that Wizards of the Coast published Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and most important of all, it is the first year my sixteen year old son has embraced Role Playing Games (RPGs). My Introduction…

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Musings

Absinthe Drinkers Love Company

I love-love-LOVE Absinthe! I had only read accounts of la fee verte and when I discovered absinthe was coming back to America I was eager to partake. Scouring every liquor store in Manhattan, I found one where I could pre-order four bottles. Good thing too as the day Lucid arrived, it…

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Musings

Rescued: An ASPCA Cat Adoption Tale

The seventeen word text that changed my life “Tell Marzio I know he isn’t ready to adopt but there are some real cuties here today.” That seventeen word text changed my life for the better. It was true of course, I was not ready. I had plans, a time-frame, more importantly…

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Q&A

The Liebster Blog Award Q&A

Keri Lake over on her blog  posted some interesting questions in her blog post for the Liebster Blog Award Q&A that is making the rounds. She left the door wide open for “anyone who would like to participate”. I decided to join in! See what happens, Keri? Here are the…

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