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I’ve been reading “Knights of the Dinner Table (KODT) for years and can’t say how great I think it is. I can’t say I recommend it to everyone, but for anyone who like “games” or “gamming” then to me it is a “must experience” at least once. This is from the KODT issues (at least two that I’ve read: one original posting and one request for the repost.) I’m just putting it here so I don’t lose it if something happens to my printed copies.

Eulogy of a Gamer

  There is an empty chair
at the table this day.
  A hallowed place where
a friend once played.
  The roll of his dice,
my ears long to hear.
  Or perhaps it would suffice
if he should suddenly appear
with character sheet in hand
and a bag of Cheeze-doodles to share.
  All his friends would stand
as he sat in the empty chair.
  I hear his voice a-callin'
and it ties my heart in a knot.
  For he cries, "Through a comrade has fallen,
you must play for those who cannot."
  We conquered worlds on the run,
he and I in the name of fun.
  And as others may come and go,
I make both friend and foe.
  But what I long for most,
is our past, now long a ghost.

I saw this on one of my reviews/blogs/e-mails (I don’t remember just where anymore…)

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Was reading one of my bloglines lists and came across a list of reasons why people haven’t posted on their blogs. I think it’s very funny… and even more so when I don’t post as often as I should/could. Enjoy….

I just installed and have started playing with the Google Analytics and Feedburner Reports plugin for WordPress. I have no comments yet since I just installed it, but I’ll say it looks like a good plugin.