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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:52 pm

My condolences...

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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:56 pm

Very sad news indeed. My prayers are with you.

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Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 11:17 pm

As a military man myself, I salute your father-in-law and send my deepest condolences to you and your wife.

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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:45 am

Sorry to hear of your father-in-law's passing. My condolences to you and your family.

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Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:49 am

You have my condolences. He was a hero for his service and, I infer, a patriot. God bless him.

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Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:34 am

My condolences to you, benjoshua. I hope your family got through the holiday okay.

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Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:04 pm

I just saw an ad for the new Hobbit film. A voice, presumably Smaug's, says "don't be shy." Which would mean the Tolkien character is quoting Dance Dance Revolution.

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Posted: Sat Dec 28, 2013 7:38 am

benjoshua wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Bad news. My father-in-law passed away in his sleep this morning. He had declined in health for the last several months, so his passing was not unexpected. He survived the Battle of the Bulge, and was a couple weeks shy of 91. It's going to be a weird, sad Christmas.

Chris,
Just saw this and I want pass on my condolences. As a member of the 3rd Ranger Btln, I had the privilege of meeting several WWII Rangers at a reunion. It was an event I will never forget. These guys are all heroes and it is really sad that we are losing them. God rest his soul.

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Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 9:59 am

Thanks for all the condolences.

Happy New Year's Adam! (the smarter you are, the quicker you'll get it and the less you'll laugh)

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Posted: Mon Dec 30, 2013 7:52 pm

benjoshua wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Happy New Year's Adam! (the smarter you are, the quicker you'll get it and the less you'll laugh)

If Dec. 31 is Adam & Eve, then maybe that's why a New Year's Day hangover feels like being expelled from paradise & wanting to kill you fellow man.

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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 6:58 pm

since round numbers are fun, as are end of the year goals, i'm happy to report that i hit something of a milestone today: my collection hit 9000 items.

6161 frp items
2309 frp magazines
72 tournament adventures
75 personal manuscripts
120 "old tsr" my catch-all for things that defy easy categorization like convention programs etc.
126 call of cthulhu items
137 knights of the dinner table

so since the last two categories shouldn't count, the frp total is really 8737, but that didn't sound as good...

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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 8:07 pm

stratochamp wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:since round numbers are fun, as are end of the year goals, i'm happy to report that i hit something of a milestone today: my collection hit 9000 items.

Heh, your welcome. Without my last minute gnome be-stickered delivery saving you would have had only a moment of near triumph lanquishing at 8999

You are welcome.

Oh, yeah and happy new year.

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Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 9:58 pm

i do thank you very much for your high-quality lesser-gnome product, but it had already been logged as #8996.
truth be told ye book of tentacles 3 popped up this morning as a buy-it-now and i bought it so i could hit 9k before year end.

by the way happy new year to all of the rest of the world. now that you've peaked in to 2014 what's it like?

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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:24 am

Fantastic!

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:07 am

Here a bit to the west of Chicago, it is currently 17 degrees F (about -8 C) and snowing. I would normally think of that as pretty cold, except that the low tonight is predicted to be -17 degrees F (-27 C). And the high tomorrow -- the high -- is -13 F (-25 C). :shaking:

I've lived here most of my life, and I don't remember temperatures like this in many, many years. If we're not careful, I think we may be liable to be annexed into Canada.

Anyway, for those who are also enjoying this lovely weather: take care, and stay inside if you can. These temperatures are dangerous.

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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:30 am

Bracton wrote in Random Thoughts or OT Chit-Chat Thread:Here a bit to the west of Chicago, it is currently 17 degrees F (about -8 C) and snowing. I would normally think of that as pretty cold, except that the low tonight is predicted to be -17 degrees F (-27 C). And the high tomorrow -- the high -- is -13 F (-25 C).

I've lived here most of my life, and I don't remember temperatures like this in many, many years. If we're not careful, I think we may be liable to be annexed into Canada.

Anyway, for those who are also enjoying this lovely weather: take care, and stay inside if you can. These temperatures are dangerous.

Just spoke to my wife and she said they already have six inches of snow, on top the foot they already have. Expected to get another six inches by the time it ends later today. And the temps are forcast to be around 2 degrees to -15 degrees for the next couple days.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 3:03 pm

Hi,

hope you lot in ice-age mid-usa are ok.

Winter is Coming!

Cheers,
Karen

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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2014 10:25 pm

So far just South of Indy we have gotten around 10 inches. Tonight it is going to be -11 or colder with high winds. We lost power for 7 hours but now have it back.

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