Old World Game of the Week 330 Dual sized desert map Play as Hatti versus Assyria The Just level (spoilers in thread)

Got a guide to the "non-partisan" judge elections locally. Even just the bullet points make it very clear which way I should be voting for these.

This was a fun one of #OldWorld. Random map was Archipelago Random nation was Persia Key early step was becoming Allied to the Vandals (getting lots of vision). It didn't last, but was also renewed towards the end for a final settlement push in the North West to get the VPs met

DD will be playing JV Volleyball for the High School as a freshman. The team selection was just announced. She has worked so hard for this over the last few years.

And chrome is now uninstalled in its entirety on my machine.

Rome in Old World. Single Player Islands Random map. "The Strong" level (one above "The Good" I have been playing on. Simple outcome, everyone was so settled on their islands (except Persia who jumped over) that it was almost impossible to force a bridgehead. Never playing this map style again

Various Farne Island boat tour companies also show Dolphins when seen, which is most days, and a few times a year Orcas. *polishes regional pride button* Got to love the North East coast, but sshhh don't tell anyone how great we have it.

Help set-up a pop-up archery range. Teach mostly elementary aged kids the very basics for about 3 hours Help tear down said range. Long day on very little sleep.

Unless you count the dark scar from where my older brother stabbed my arm with a pencil and the graphite broke off inside the would, I don't have one. Got some good scars though. I hear voters dig scars.

Old World Game of the Week 329 (spoilers 2nd post and later) Small Hardwood Forest map The Just difficulty Playing as Rome.

The actor Richard Todd played Major John Howard in the Longest Day, who was filmed actually talking to an actor playing Lt Richard Todd (Patrick Jordan uncredited).

Bannana Ball pop-game at a High school ground in TX is currently live on You tube. First pitch just got thrown.

Latest go round on the Random everything Old World. Got gifted Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar on a large single continent. (I did check where to find this in the game) Beat Greece to one tribal choke point, and nabbed a whole area from under Rome's nose.

QTP and spell your name/handle with games you've played! Civ (the whole darn series) Alpha Centauri Transport Tycoon Worms (various versions) Humankind Old World Ogre Railroad Tycoon (various iterations) Galactic Civilizations

The 9YO lost their playoff game in extra innings last night, AFTER a game that also went to extra innings. We started 45 min late, didn't finish until 10:30. FAR to late for a 9/10U game. Kudos to the opposing team, they pulled it together in the extra inning to put up 4 runs.

#OldWorld on a rainy day. Random everything except size (large) nations (6) and difficulty (the Good). Solid jump out of the gate and worked hard to keep people mostly peaceful, including trading a newly settled city to Babylon for a Peace treaty.

For little to no reason: I was a little busy on July 6th, 1996

No photo of today's hike as everyone I took has someone else's kids in them, and I don't do THAT. 4.5 miles round trip. Warm, but mostly shaded. The last drag back to the car in an area that had been clear cut was brutal with the sun.

So #humankind game, small map, all expert level PC characters, 2nd fasted blitz speed. Everything random except rivers (more rivers). Ended up being 3 continents, very few islands myself and one PC player on the "middle" one, one PC player on each of the others.

With the first significant rain in weeks, baseball has now been postponed. Probably will play Monday evening, buts its TBD

Baseball isn't until late today, so its a Jeff Wayne "War of the Worlds" type of morning. Nearly 50 years old and still absolutely banging

Trying Game of the Week #328 in Old World Tamilakam nation - as its from DLC I don't have, I do have no idea how this is going to go.

Random large map, Random leader gave me Carthage. Set me up for a trade/diplomacy/espionage type game I *think* the script is multiple continents, but cannot be sure. First solid border between myself and Babylon was mostly determined by a mountain block, only could get round the edges.

News! Christopher Franke has just released a ton of Babylon 5 soundtracks on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora and others: six large volumes and smaller, six episodic soundtracks. Available yea unto this very moment.

5th game as Kush (finish 4-1 with the different leaders). Fast out of the box, kept Carthage and Rome relatively happy with caravans and the occasional bribe, plus a good wall of steel on each border. I think the next DLC I get will be the one that adds families to the existing nations.

Today's baseball was a fun one, if long (almost 2 hours as we started a 4th before time ran out). Top of 1st, our 2 hitter got walked, but picked off. 3 up 3 down. They scored a run in bottom of 1st. Top of 2nd we scored a run to tie it, and held them scoreless. (so 1 - 1 after 2)

4th game as Kush, and did much better. Much more aggressive in grabbing the tribal lands, and got a comfortable start. Hatti came at me (bro!) and got defeated in detail in their mobile forces, and the one city I captured was going to be only the start. I had a 20VP lead so just needed to play safe

Fascinating study on the local (intragalactic) neighbourhood.

I never knew Pulp Fiction counted as Scripture, I figured it was a different sub-genre of literature.

He is annoying the right people.

I'm not a Catholic, but I kinda like this Pope.

3rd go round with Kush in Old World. This one was a loss, as Rome hit the magic number (65) before me. I was on 61, with 4 VPs going to score within the next 4 turns. Never triggered a meeting event for Persia (red)

So tonight our party escaped some Vampire Spawn through a cunning combination of my use of Turn undead and another party member breaking down boarded windows to create a channel of daylight to act as a rearguard.

2nd game as Kush, chose a different leader this time. Going to cycle through them (started with the 5th and did the 4th, so I guess reverse order) Minor early war with Persia, mostly as I settled that Southern city. Another more major war just as the game was ending.

My #1 rule for elected officials. They should not be rapists or have committed sexual assaults. It really is that simple.

Won my 1st game with Kush in Old World. Quite easily, and I allied with Numidia (tribe) and took over a bunch of their city sites. Only war was with Egypt (Orange) to protect my tribal ally and no cites were lost or gained. Points Victory

I challenged a cloud to a yelling contest 44 days ago, and still haven't heard a thing from it. 🦗

Its a campfire cooking kind of night.

I keep thinking of the moment in the "Sum of all Fears" book where Jack as National Security Advisor, being the "2nd man" for a nuclear strike told the open line general etc that the President was not in charge of his faculties. 2 man rule applied as there wasn't a incoming strike.

Summer plans with my son: Twilight Camp (Cub scouts) Baseball camp Introduction to whitewater course (I obviously will be there) Acting Camp (My wife's influence) Plus plenty of hiking and kayaking just the two of use (or plus a couple of friends)

With the new one coming out, always worth watching this 1954 telling. (several free options and a free with ads option) www.justwatch.com/us/movie/ani...

Depluralize a movie: Where Eagle Dares

Been interested over the years (on Disney+/Nat Geo) on seeing Kathleen Martínez's explorations of Taposiris Magna. Just watched the latest installment about the likely harbour/island. Not baffled, just slowly and seriously building evidence.

I saw Wessex Archaeology has bunch of Time Team derived academic papers put up recently. I'll see you guys in the Spring (of 2027)

every time i write about wage theft i do a double take because it's so crazy corporations steal more than $50 bn from workers' paychecks each year, illegally paying workers less than they earned for their labor that significantly exceeds the combined losses from larceny, burglary, & vehicle theft

Congrats to UCLA on winning the Natty. Definitely the best team throughout this tournament.

Spot on. Watch for polymarket activity in advance of any JD Vance promotion. That will be the key.

Pit Stop/water break on our bike ride today.