News to break your Heart
In the midst of various activities this week, I didn’t really get a chance to keep up on the current events - much less write about them. In any case, I apologize for my desultory posts.
A great loss has been sustained by the role-playing community this week: Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, passed away on the fourth of this month.
Born Ernest Gary Gygax in 1938, Mr. Gygax - along with Dave Arneson - created the first Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game. He played his entire life, faithfully Dungeon-mastering right up until his death. He has been a fixture in role-playing culture, often known affectionately as “The Great Gygax.” He attended many conventions and other events, and loved to receive feedback from D&D Players from around the globe.
Among his other accomplishments are co-founder of Tactical Studies Rules (with Don Kaye), International Federation of Wargamers, Gen Con mastermind, Lake Geneva Tactical Studies Association, and co-author of Chainmail.
Needless to say, he will be sorely missed. May he rest in peace, occupying a throne overlooking the Blessed Fields of Elysium, his faithful dice beside him.
This ends the nerd section of this post.
As I mentioned in my introduction paragraph, I didn’t really catch much of the news this week. I did, however, notice two blows to the American political scene.
First, Sen. Hillary Clinton won strong enough support to keep her a definite factor in the Democratic nomination race.
Ouch. How could you do this to the rest of us? Ohio, Texas - I’m ashamed of you! Rhode Island? You people are asking to be pushed off into the Atlantic!
In all seriousness - she claims to “know and love” Texas. Remember, the state that gave us George W. Bush? Sure, she loves Texas. Like I love her. Or Bush.
Second, Sen. John McCain has the Republican nomination. Nomination. This means he has the support of roughly half of the citizens of the U.S. right now - scared? This is the man who wants to be at war. Wants to be fighting, killing, ruining lives, displacing families - and not just the people of Iraq, but Americans too. Do we really want him sitting at the controls?
I think not.
That’s all for now - I’ll write again soon. And I won’t use so many - dashes.
