ExTSR wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:fyi, this resurfaces:

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Thanks for the save, Frank!

Why Do 16th-Century Manuscripts Show Cats With Flaming Backpacks?

How could we have missed this tactical possibility!!?? Why is there no mention of it in the Players Handbook?

If you fit cats with flaming backpacks nowadays, the Police really don't like that. They question you forever, like you're a serial killer or something.

I just opened my latest Time Warner bill and received notice that prices on everything they offer are going up with my next billing cycle. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good voice over IP phone provider? We switched to Time Warner telephone as I was tired of seeing our land line bill increasing every month. This would be the 3rd or 4th time that Time Warner has increased since we've been with them. Trying to see if there's anything out there worthwhile

GreyM wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:I just opened my latest Time Warner bill and received notice that prices on everything they offer are going up with my next billing cycle. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good voice over IP phone provider? We switched to Time Warner telephone as I was tired of seeing our land line bill increasing every month. This would be the 3rd or 4th time that Time Warner has increased since we've been with them. Trying to see if there's anything out there worthwhile

While not a VOIP option, the wireless home phone connect options available through AT&T and Verizon work quite well.  We use the Verizon and after taxes the bill comes out to $24.95/month for unlimited calling.    I hooked it up to a phone jack and was able to connect our cordless in another room where it was already located.  Number portability is available for this type of service so you don't have to give up your home phone number that everyone already has (if you go this route set it up with a temp number to test the service in your home before going through the port process).  It does have a battery back up built in in case the power is out (basic handsets will work without external power so keep a cheap corded phone handy).

So, I've been on the bay since '99 (I think).  I "won" (Buy it Now) an auction for an ok copy of Dungeon #1 from a seller and promptly paid via the pal.  Everyday, normal stuff.

Today I received a notice that my payment was refunded.  The seller has a brick and mortar store and sold the same magazine in the physical store and I then bought it again, before they had the chance to take the item off the bay.  First time this has ever happened.  I'm disappointed since I've never had a Dungeon #1  

Badmike wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Just a short plug since Jason is only pimping his work on his blog page....Acaeum member Jason Zavoda has put up a couple of nifty 99 cent fantasy novellas for download, they are well worth that price...one is a re-working of his older tale "An Unsung Death in Geoff" and is on my list of Top Ten Fantasy Tales ever...it's that good.  A lot of D&D tropes and you can look hard and see where the "Greyhawk" words were scrubbed off and replaced by generic fantasy terms  :wink:   Highly recommended!

Amazon.com: An Unsung Death In Gillead eBook: Jason Zavoda: Kindle Store

Mike B.

Thanks Mike.

Unsung Death in Gillead is RPG inspired Pulp High Fantasy and Chooser of the Slain is Pulp Fantasy inspired by Karl Edward Wagner, REH and others. If you click on them you can read a free sample (about the first 7-10 pages of the story).

End of shameless plug.

It might be a good idea to start a movie/book review thread.....

Anyway, I saw the new Captain America movie, and I liked it.  I don't want to spoil it for anyone, but it has a good blend of serious action with some interesting and well-timed humor.  The Black Widow character has significant screen time in the movie, and I liked that.  The Nick Fury character also had significant screen time (at last!), and was well-played.  The special effects were good and not over-powering, but I am guessing they were every present.  The movie was not too long or too short and really flew by.  The bad guys were bad, made sense and were significant.  I would say it was as good as the first iron man movie, but not quite as good as the Avengers movie.  It's worth the ticket price.

I saw the movie in IMAX, and recommend that to anyone.  Consider me a believer in IMAX even though this is only my second try.  The first was the second Hobbit movie.  I tried 3D twice and swore off of that, but IMAX just works....really well.

Finally, stick around after the credits are over twice.   The first scene is especially noteworthy, but both scenes carry the Marvel Universe story forward so they are worth the wait.  You get brief glimpses of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver!  

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Needs more editorial work, though.