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Humpday Links for January 25

Happy Robert Burns Day! While you wait for your haggis to cook I hope you’ll enjoy these wee timorous links… – It is time once again for Paizo’s RPG Superstar Challenge, and the 32 competitors have been chosen! – I’ve long suspected that Mark Wahlberg is America’s secret weapon…now I know for sure. – Nothing…

January 25, 2012
Top Three Fictional Worlds I’d Live In

Today is a bad brain day, courtesy of my old friend Seasonally Activated Depression. It would be easy to give in to it, and who knows? The day is young and I might yet. But for now I’m going to push back the SAD with a bit of silly speculation. When I read fantasy and…

January 24, 2012
Back in the Saddle Again…

Okay, that was a nice little “vacation”. I promise not to let too many more of those happen, but believe me when I say it was needed. But I’m back and working on some new Renaissance Dork goodness for the new year. Let’s get started. * * * I have toyed with the idea of…

January 23, 2012
No More Junk Food

I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I agree with the common wisdom, which states that all such promises made under seasonal duress are doomed to fail before they are even uttered. I think that promises to myself need to be made freely, for good reason and without real or perceived outside pressure. I mention all…

January 2, 2012
Our Last Night Together, 2011

I’m not going to lie, 2011 was a turbulent year. Seeming new opportunities at work turned into unemployment, and new jobs were not exactly lying thick on the ground. At the same time a lot of positive stuff came along: this blog, freelance work, getting stuck a little deeper into Edmonton’s geek community, a Pathfinder…

December 31, 2011
I’m No Customer Service Expert, But…

I didn’t plan to write anything for the blog today, but as with the Alyssa Bereznack story from a while back, some things I can’t pass by without comment. This is going to be quick and off the cuff (not edited), so my apologies… You may have heard already about the ongoing Ocean Marketing customer…

December 27, 2011
Merry Merry!

I just wanted to thank everyone who comes by the blog for your support these past few months. It has meant a lot to watch my readership grow like it has. Frankly, I’m humbled that other people would seek out or even (gasp!) look forward to my online blatherings. So thanks for letting me fill…

December 25, 2011
Humpday Links for December 21

If I were pandering to the season, I’d try to do a holiday-themed list today. The Twelve Links of Christmas, or some such. Well, I’m not that kind of guy and I figure you might need a little break from the incessant holiday crush, so this is just my usual amazing links from around the…

December 21, 2011
Renaissance Dork’s Gift Suggestions

Yesterday I gave you my advice on the best way to shop for the geek in your life. Following those should make your geek shopping experience a little easier, and result in happiness on Thanksmasween Day. “But Renaissance Dork”, you ask, “What if I don’t have time to absorb 500+ words of shopping theory? Can’t…

December 20, 2011
How to Shop for your Geek

We’ll get to shopping for your geek in a second, but first: I wrote a guest post for Beyond the Farthest Blog! I was honoured to be asked to write something about the initial Star Trek pilot “The Cage” by the blog’s owner, Mike. Thanks so much for the invite, Mike! And all you what…

December 19, 2011