Board Game Compression Experiment

Board Game Compression Experiment

Reading about folks “compressing” their games in preparation for travel, I was inspired. We just returned from a weekend trip to Indianapolis (about 90 minutes from our home on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio) with a bag full of games (in their boxes) in tow.…

Joshua Bennett Vogel, October 27, 1964-December 20, 2017

Joshua Bennett Vogel, October 27, 1964-December 20, 2017

This is, without a doubt, the hardest news I have had to share. VOGEL, Joshua Bennett With great sadness, the family of Josh Vogel announces his passing on December 20, 2017 following a very brief illness. He is survived and remembered with love by his…

Gen Con 2018

Gen Con 2018

Gen Con, the best four days in gaming, was held in Indianapolis Indiana on August 2-5, 2018. I attended all four days and Wendy joined me for the weekend. I worked for CMON in their play-through area on Thursday and Friday, demoing RISING SUN to…

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

At this site, we are anti-racist and believe that black lives matter. We stand in support of the protesters demanding reform. Demanding change. Demanding equality. As a country, we need to strive to defeat racism and systematic injustice based on race. Let’s make it stop.…

SSL: Well, that was an ordeal!

SSL: Well, that was an ordeal!

I decided one of my goals for the website was to get HTTP2 protocol and SSL enabled on it. Spent some time researching on the internet and found a couple methods that looked easy to implement and somewhat fool-proof. Well, not THIS fool! I was…

2020 Happy Mouth Members Poll

2020 Happy Mouth Members Poll

As we leave 2020, I asked the members of Happy Mouth the following critical questions. What time do you wake up in the morning? Wendy: 7:30 Ron C: About 6:00 on weekdays. Sleep in on weekends. Beth: As late as possible Jay: When my bladder…

Wendy’s 50th Birthday Dinner

Wendy’s 50th Birthday Dinner

Wendy had a significant <ahem> birthday on September 17, 2021. We celebrated on September 19 with 8 folks (Wendy, Beth, Summer, DJ, Alex, Jay, Greg, and me) at our house. The menu is included here and some pictures of the food! As a welcome, we…