I was reading this Order of the Stick comic and that’s how I found out that Gary Gygax was dead. I know that most people don’t know who Gary is, but I do… and if you do too then take a moment and reflect on how he has impacted your life.
Archive for March, 2008
IE 8… Shaking my head
11
Mar
If for no other reason why I wouldn’t want to play with the pre/beta version of IE 8 then it’s here in this post that I just read:
If you had any doubt that Internet Explorer 8 beta 1 was released as a developer preview and wasn’t really meant for general consumption, consider this: You can’t access Windows Update using Internet Explorer 8. If you try to visit the Windows Update page, you’ll get a message telling you that you need to use Internet Explorer 5 or later.
Microsoft plans to add IE8 support to its software update page, but it’s not available yet. In the meantime, you can get your updates by clicking the Emulate IE7 button in IE8 and restarting your browser.
Call of Duty 4
09
Mar
Well, Friday I purchased Call of Duty 4. Bruce and Curt both have it and wanted to play it/talk about it this weekend. Also Matt has it. He’s talked about it a good bit. We’ll see…..
Settlers of Catan
08
Mar
Craig was telling me over a week ago that he went to a friends and they played Settlers of Catan. I’d heard about SoC before but I’d never played it before. But Craig said it was really a good game. He actually went back at least one other time to play it. Well, I’m going to see if I can find a copy. Today Lisa and I are in WV playing games with some friends. (Bruce, my brother, is even going to join us-he got a kitchen pass…)
Cannon Challenge
05
Mar
Cannon Challenge is a ROCKING GAME!!! I’m sure that Larry will really love the game!. I really, really recommend going by and looking at it. It was made by the Discovery Channel as part of their Future Weapons show. Enjoy.
The Walk to Rivendell and Beyond
04
Mar
The Walk to Rivendell and Beyond is a great site that my wife (Lisa) just mentioned. It seems that she is reading something on her Food Diary site and someone there mentioned wanting to do the walk or at least seeing if anyone else is interested in it or what they think about it. I’ll admit that I’m intrigued… Anyway, just so people know what type of walking we are talking about:
THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
458 miles: Go from Hobbiton to Rivendell.
462 miles: Set out with the Fellowship from Rivendell to Lothlorien.
389 miles: Travel through Moria and down the Anduin from Lothlorien to Rauros Falls.
355 miles: Follow the path of Merry and Pippin from Rauros to Isengard.
484 miles: Follow the path of Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli from Rauros to Isengard.
470 miles: Follow Frodo and Sam on the quest from Rauros to Mt. Doom.
517 miles: Ride with Gandalf and Pippin from Isengard to Minas Tirith.
786 miles: Travel with Aragorn from Isengard to Dunharrow through the Paths of the Dead to Minas Tirith.
578 miles: Ride with Merry and the Rohirrim from Isengard to Dunharrow to Edoras to Minas Tirith.
138 miles: Follow Aragorn from Minas Tirith to the Morannon.
120 miles: Return for Aragorn’s crowning from the Morannon to Minas Tirith.
1625 miles: Take the road home with the hobbits from Minas Tirith to Hobbiton.
- 535 miles from Minas Tirith to Isengard
- 693 miles from Isengard to Rivendell.
- 397 miles from Rivendell to Bag End.
467 miles: Follow Frodo to the Grey Havens and return home with Sam.
THE HOBBIT:
397 miles: Travel with Bilbo from Bag End to Rivendell.
570 Miles: Travel with Bilbo from Rivendell to Lonely Mountain.