Monthly Archives: October 2009
Ancestral Recall, other power.
This will be short. I just want to get this down for posterity. A couple hours ago, I made the finals of a tournament where first prize was an Ancestral Recall. I wound up getting the Recall. It was a Grand Prix Trial, for a GP I don't plan on going to, and second place … Continue reading
Ancestral Recall, other power.
This will be short. I just want to get this down for posterity. A couple hours ago, I made the finals of a tournament where first prize was an Ancestral Recall. I wound up getting the Recall. It was a Grand Prix Trial, for a GP I don’t plan on going to, and second place … Continue reading
Jailhouse Barack
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] According to an article over at the Springfield News-Leader, the Missouri prison population has inexplicably reached an all-time high. On a related note, I’d like to take this opportunity to commend President Barack Obama for scaling back the police state milieu slightly with his … Continue reading
Icon 2009 report – split first in vintage
I’m going to try and toss this off as fast as possible so I can get back to heatsealing my apt. for wintertime. Legacy: I played goblins, basically the list I posted on these forms previously, though the SB was 4 (relic, pyrokinesis, krosan grip) 3 mindbreak trap rd 1 UG threshold My opponent had … Continue reading
High Time for a Change in Higher Education
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] Aristotle said that “Education is the best provision for old age,” and I believe that this insight applies to both of the common purposes for pursuing a college degree: investment in human capital and personal enrichment. This piece in the Post-Dispatch discusses the gap … Continue reading
Intellectual Property Vs. Clever Parody
[This post was originally written for my employer’s blog, Show-Me Daily.] The Post-Dispatch has a story about a college freshman from Ladue and the very small clothing line he came up with two years ago as a parody of “The North Face.” Apparently, the legal department at The North Face is taking issue with his … Continue reading