On knowing when to hold ’em, as well as when to fold ’em<\/b><\/p>\n
Dice were not my friends last night. Two good rolls (including a spectacular … initiative roll), accompanied a bevy of rolls in the single digits. <\/p>\n
In the low single digits. <\/p>\n
In the thumbs-on-both-hands-if-I’m-lucky digits.<\/p>\n
It’s fortunate we were out of the asteroid field when I took the helm.<\/p>\n
Okay, enough geeky goodness.<\/p>\n
It’s been raining since shortly after I came home until now. My Dad, a noted Weather Channel addict, says it’s just about blown through. A good thing, that, since our tee time is three hours (hack).<\/p>\n
Golf and Star Wars RPG. Two great oddball passtimes, rolled into one blog. Who could ask for more?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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