If you're a soldier in the 11th Airborne Division being ordered to prep for deployment to Minnesota or Greenland, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the GI Bill Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

cleaning up my desktop and found this little gem

ROMEO AND JULIET AND GODZILLA COMING APRIL

kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2026/01/futu... FUTURE JUICE, a potion for your role-playing games. Should work for most fantasy rpgs, OSR or not. #ttrpg

"Damn good food. Diane, if you ever get up this way, that vegan sausage roll is worth a stop."

So anyway, I went and did the thing. MOVE OVER, TWO FRIDAS, FOR HERE COME THE THREE MARIOS!

"Damn good food. Diane, if you ever get up this way, that vegan sausage roll is worth a stop."

Nice to see that the US has finally realised that it's bad when governments murder protestors.

Er, the Wellesbourne? Sort of? Ish? For most of my childhood it was the Uck.

Labour defends Trump.

ORBITALS looks incredible: 2 player, split-screen game with unbelievably nice Franco-Japanese anime styling. Think Split Fiction -meets- Ulysees 31. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoaT...

If Starmer can’t find the balls to ban X for what it’s been doing I wouldn’t expect him to do much if Trump marches in to Greenland.

Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist. Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it

You are now forced to have the same job as the main character in the last book you read. What is the job? Can "stomping on Tokyo" be described as a job?

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you: Hello! I'm a disgraced writer driving a black Mini a bit too fast because I'm late for a talk and book signing.

I'm asking John - and indeed all journalists - as a new year resolution to stop comparisons with a national economy and a household budget. How many years have to go by until we can have coherent conversations in the media about the economy? t.co/jIObxTAoeL

I got these as a Chrimble present! Pastry is a bit crispy but has a pleasant sweetness, and the filling is a bit dry but is full of lovely flavours, lots of fruit and spice and a bit of booze. Not bad! Tin is quite handsome too. 🥧🥧🥧 out of 5. (Palm oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Next up, Car Wars. I'm calling it a TransAm. This machine kills fascists.

Lucy van Pelt has finally gone too far. But she will be brought to justice

Spotted today. 🤦

We're not even into 2026 and Kev's already on the Easter eggs.

However you celebrate the end of the year, I hope you have a good one. See you in a few days.

Imagining sunburned X-Men in Spain, washing down a full English breakfast with fizzy lager.

Cornish Pasty Shop. These are BIG! The pastry has a lovely semi-savoury, semi-sweet, flavour, with a pleasant crumble. The filling is tasty, but there's no booze and not much spice. At £4.50 each they are pricey but 🥧🥧🥧 out of 5 seems fair. (Palm oil? Unknown!) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

The role-playing games I played in 2025, what I thought of them, and which was the best. #ttrpg kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/12/rpg-...

Added two new tiny Gate Crushers to my tiny LGBT themed space marines series : the lesbian pride and gay pride flags. Will post separate detailed shots of those two next week, but couldn't resist making a team picture, because it's taking shape nicely. Still a few more to go.

Completed our West Country #Vaesen campaign last night, complete with a #mincepieaday of course! #ttrpg

Mince Pie Fest 2025 Bonus Round: The Bastard Kipling (Sort Of) I wouldn't describe it as "mince pie flavour" to be honest; it's basically rum and raisin, with a slightly cakey backdrop that I imagine is supposed to evoke the pastry.🍦🍦🍦🍦 out of 5. (No palm oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

For your collective delectation this holiday season: Quite possibly the silliest thing I've ever written (and definitely the most ridiculous graph I've ever made!) loreandordure.com/2025/12/16/j...

Halo Jones Zenith Nemesis the Warlock Full Tilt Boogie Sancho Panzer

#FridayFantasy: Terror in the Streets A review of the scenario for Lamentations of the Flame Princess Weird Fantasy Roleplaying published by Lamentations of the Flame Princess. rlyehreviews.blogspot.com/2025/05/frid... #reviewsfromrlyeh #rpgreview #rpgreviews #OSR #OldSchoolRenaissance #LoftFP

Infinity Foods! A Brighton institution! (Sorry if you're not near Brighton) Excellent filling: rich, spicy, and tangy. Thick pastry, but a bit too crispy for me. Also £2.50 each, which is insane. 🥧🥧🥧 out of 5. I expect to be deported from Brighton upon the morn. #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Innocent people end up in our criminal courts. Completely, terrifyingly innocent. And all that stands between them and losing everything is a fair trial. Politicians would do well to remember this when they tell us that justice is all about processing “criminals” swiftly.

Happy Holidays! I've released Sonic Adventures, a two-page micro RPG based on classic Sonic the Hedgehog games, for free. It used to be a @roleplayretcon.bsky.social Patreon exclusive, but I've decided to give everyone a little gift. Play it with your cousins. benjamingray.itch.io/sonicadventu...

Okay then, I'm ready to call it. I've tested almost every nationally-available mince pie -- not the Bastard Kipling; I will, but they are never much good -- and so I can say with confidence that the best mince pie is... Oh crap, it's a three way tie. #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Film you've watched 6+ times, hard mode (no Star Wars, Trek, Pixar, LotR, Disney, Marvel).

Waitrose: These look impressively chunky! Both pastry and filling are quite bland, even tasteless, were it not for a welcome (but far too late) aftertaste of festive spice. These aren't bad as such, but they have very little going for them. 🥧🥧 out of 5. (No palm oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

The pastry has a nice texture, almost biscuity, but a bit bland. The filling is very tasty; mostly booze with a bit of citrus.The amount is a bit miserly, especially for such costly pies. 🥧🥧 out of 5, 🥧🥧🥧 if you don't mind the price. ("Certified sustainable" palm oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

I'm trying to work out under what circumstances you'd recycle a *coffin*. 🤔

Tee. Ee. Ess. Cee. Oh. (Again!) The pastry has a nice bite, maybe a touch soft, but with a nice, not too sweet, taste. The chunky filling is a pleasant mix of fruit and spices and a hint of alcohol, but the overall flavour is a bit meek. 🥧🥧🥧 out of 5. (No palm oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Tee. Ee. Ess. Cee. Oh. The pastry has a pleasant firmness and, aside from the sugar on top, is not too sweet. It is a bit dry though, and the filling is bland, with some very hard fruit pieces. Watch your teeth! 🥧🥧 out of 5. (Palm Oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Greggs; not a supermarket, but a national chain, and I was in there anyway. The pastry has a nice crumbly texture, a bit on the soft side, but is terribly bland. The filling is lovely and rich; alas, there's barely any of it. 🥧🥧 out of 5. (Palm Oil? 🤷) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay

Oi you, person of Christian values… “When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself” Leviticus 19:33–34 Still feeling holy?

Anyway, congrats on your Thanksgiving dinner, America. In Britain we have that every weekend but crack on.

Here's a potentially (and literally) pointless way to track damage in a vanishingly small number of #ttrpg games: kelvingreen.blogspot.com/2025/11/dont...

Rachel Reeves says this Labour Governments decisions are "necessary." Why is it always necessary to hit the living standards of the 99%? When are we going to make the necessary decisions about extreme wealth?

Morrisons the Best These have a lovely filling, all booze and spices, and the pastry has a pleasant, biscuity, crumbly firmness to it. Alas the pastry is a bit too sweet and overwhelms the flavours in the filling. 🥧🥧🥧 out of 5. (Palm Oil) #MincePieFest2025 #MincePieADay