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April 5, 2063

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Red Carpet

Very excited to be attending the west coast premiere of “You can call me Bill” from Legion M. Looking forward to toasting Mr. William Shatner for his 93rd birthday tonight after the film.

#me #williamshatner #youcancallmebill #legionm #startrek #bostonlegal #captainkirk #jamestkirk #dennycrane #tjhooker #ohcaptainmycaptain

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Charles Shultz stood up to the racist Editor. Good for him.

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π Happy Pi Day! π

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Pi Day - 240314

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Happy pi day

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Happy Pi Day π

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🔪 pi day 🥧 3.14

🔪 ides of March 🥗 3.15

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Happy Pi Day, everyone!

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I was out at @knottsberryfarm last night and I took my son on the Bumper Cars. Guess what number car I chose? Of course the ultimate answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything, 42! Today is Douglas Adams’ birthday. My favorite author, gone too soon.

#42 #douglasaddams #douglasadamsfan #h2g2 #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #hhgttg #dna #favoritenumber

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TTRPG Shelfie!

Time for a #shelfie! I got all my #TTRPG books together. My #dnd5e is pretty complete. Rebuilding some earlier editions plus some other TSR stuff from the 80s. I regret getting rid of my original books from my youth. Collector’s Items, now! Do you have a favorite edition? Something other than D&D?

#ttrpg #dnd 5e #TSR #dungeons and dragons #shelfie

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It’s been 10 years now since my surgery. So far so good! I think I was down to about 155 when they took the staples out. I can’t believe I thought the weight loss was from all the trips to the gym and healthy eating. Be sure to pay attention to your body and get checked out by a doctor when things feel off. Colon cancer is striking younger and younger. Early detection is key. I’m so thankful for the life I have now. I feel very lucky.

#me #coloncancer #coloncancerawareness #coloncancersurvivor #coloncancerawarenessmonth #coloncancersucks #flushcoloncancer #cheekychallenge #cancersurvivor #canceesucks #10yearchallenge #10yearanniversary #dadbod #luckyme

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The Comedy Cellar, NY

I never posted my photo with Dave Attell at the Comedy Cellar. It was my first trip to the city and a New York comedy club. Getting to see and meet a legend like Dave made the experience even better!

#me #new york #new york city #comedy cellar #Dave attell #Stand up comedy

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In the beginning there was Dungeons and Dragons™ -- Original Dungeons and Dragons, later called the Collector's Edition. Then there were Greyhawk and Blackmoor and Eldritch Wizardry, which were essentially Expanded Original D&D. Then came Advanced D&D (which was advanced Original D&D), and Basic D&D (which was basic Original D&D). And ultimately, we have Expert D&D, which is expert Basic D&D, not expert Original D&D, or expert Advanced D&D; and Expert Basic D&D brings it all to the same approximate scope as Original D&D. One gets the impression that the TSR crew spends its off-hours designing mazes for rats to become lost in.

Aaron Allston summarizes the history of D&D editions through the first 8 years, from the opening paragraph of his review of Cook & Marsh's Expert D&D rules in The Space Gamer 38, April 1981. His review is generally positive, noting that it is much better edited while fixing some but not all problems with the original game:

I wish I had had the Basic D&D series when I began gaming. The rules sets are legible, indexed, punched for 3-hole notebooks, reorganizable, and, best of all, understandable. One actually can learn the game from the rules, something not possible with Original D&D. That is, however, perhaps the most annoying part about this set of rules. With sufficient playtesting, it could have been released seven or eight years ago, instead of the original set. This series is the product of hindsight.

The complete 1981 B/X D&D (Moldvay's Basic and Cook & Marsh's Expert) remains one of the best-loved early versions of D&D, directly inspiring many of the OSR clones like Labyrinth Lord and Old School Essentials.