tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.comments2023-10-20T06:48:04.662-05:00Lord of the Green DragonsRob Kuntzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comBlogger2188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-24548130841834954612013-01-10T16:32:42.498-06:002013-01-10T16:32:42.498-06:00All steak, no hot dogs. :DAll steak, no hot dogs. :DTimeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-65393269173952823552012-10-19T21:55:26.842-05:002012-10-19T21:55:26.842-05:00Better than a vitamin pill? ;)
Talk to you soon....Better than a vitamin pill? ;)<br /><br />Talk to you soon.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-79339376442468361262012-10-16T18:02:35.867-05:002012-10-16T18:02:35.867-05:00Thank you so much, Rob. :D
Your encouragement ha...Thank you so much, Rob. :D<br /><br />Your encouragement has been a great boost. :DTimeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-15220535103612762322012-10-13T23:17:52.489-05:002012-10-13T23:17:52.489-05:00Thanks Mark. I'll be in contact as soon as K....Thanks Mark. I'll be in contact as soon as K. is well recovered from her surgery. She'll be in intensive therapy for the next 6 weeks. I look forward to our exchanges! :) Best to you and yours. -- RJKRob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-33141412561318302952012-10-08T19:22:28.160-05:002012-10-08T19:22:28.160-05:00Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are...Full fathom five thy father lies;<br />Of his bones are coral made;<br />Those are pearls that were his eyes:<br />Nothing of him that doth fade<br />But doth suffer a sea-change<br />Into something rich and strange.<br /><br />Contact me any time Rob: Mark.barr@smu.ca<br /><br />But if this is, indeed, the end of your public life, then walk on in peace, brother. May you live in contentment and joy.Endymionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765931160733109597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-70054847209683328732012-09-28T09:52:54.089-05:002012-09-28T09:52:54.089-05:00Well. . . damn. Hope you keep on gaming. And pleas...Well. . . damn. Hope you keep on gaming. And please, don't delete the blog--the past posts are still good resources.Matthew Schmeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348372645986806502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-43385731749162608052012-09-28T04:08:31.420-05:002012-09-28T04:08:31.420-05:00It was fun while it lasted. Looking forward to see...It was fun while it lasted. Looking forward to seeing your new projects. Hope your health is holding up and best wishes for the future. Tim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-37245381223539940692012-09-14T14:11:17.662-05:002012-09-14T14:11:17.662-05:00No problem; you are a busy man, what with all that...No problem; you are a busy man, what with all that collecting and writing up history. I am much looking forward not only to the game material but your essays on the progress of creativity (in and outside the industry) from your experience. It's a topic that interests me a great deal.<br /><br />Thank you for your offers of luck and best wishes! I will most certainly keep my finger pressed on the independence button, however difficult it can occasionally be. Like you, I'm constantly puttering in the creative kitchen, and I have plenty of projects to cap off.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading more from you.<br /><br />-MMontgomery Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178171173623810107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-53731289064899380322012-09-14T00:21:31.392-05:002012-09-14T00:21:31.392-05:00Montgomery. I missed your post!
Thanks for the w...Montgomery. I missed your post!<br /><br />Thanks for the well wishes--and they have been passed along.<br /><br />Keep on pressing the "individual" button and I will do likewise.<br /><br />The DVD project will likely take 1-1.5 yrs. to complete, what with scanning,collating the parts so that they match by groups, and of course what writing I have to do for it, etc.<br /><br />Just more of a "last card down" on my part for I will be including many unpublished essays on the art of creativity and how that has changed over the years within RPG.<br /><br />Wishing you luck as well!<br /><br />Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-89801060615914986012012-09-06T12:41:40.647-05:002012-09-06T12:41:40.647-05:00Best wishes to you and yours, Rob, and I admire yo...<br />Best wishes to you and yours, Rob, and I admire your determination to remain as independent as you have. It's a difficult road in this day and age.<br /><br />Also looking forward to this DVD. If it is available, I will most certainly have a spot for such a piece of history on my bookshelf. I've always been a big fan of your style.<br /><br />Montgomery Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178171173623810107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-57646257681656673712012-09-06T11:32:44.834-05:002012-09-06T11:32:44.834-05:00Just ran across this- Thanks for the kind words. M...Just ran across this- Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.Mark Reephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07928808493620257146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-85578845748621342832012-09-06T10:51:24.894-05:002012-09-06T10:51:24.894-05:00Mracus Antonius Endymious!
My health seems, as of...Mracus Antonius Endymious!<br /><br />My health seems, as of the last three years, to be on a chaotic fader program, or some such.<br /><br />It is ultimately the price one can pay for "doing it their way" as a free-lance writer/designer. I chose a path of societal non-conformity to establish a free reign mentally and spiritually. The end-game, physical isn't covered under such a policy... ;) I try not to mention it, but ever so often I have to explain why I miss a con where I'm a confirmed GoH, etc.<br /><br />Combative? I dunno. If you mean by that, "challenging," then yes. I often pose a challenge for others: to think for themselves and to cast off the yoke of sameness and collectivistic thought. Allan occasionally chips away at this idea. Sometimes I feel he is trying to discover what makes me tick and why. But one cannot discover such truths in others, only in themselves, and then perhaps confirm them, then, in others.<br /><br />I have really appreciated your commentaries and posting Mark, and that includes going all the way back to "Ye Olde Forums" days. My only wish is that you had done more creating here, not for the lack of it; but to the contrary, due to your various insights and their quality. More quality matter of the sort you posed for the minds-eye is always a joy to read and to ponder over.<br /><br />I would be tickled pink to reestablish written or verbal comms with you over what you might contribute, if even in some slight way, to this :massive" project. If nothing else, at least, we could chat over various subjects (besides objects) which have interest to both of us. Do mail Allan for my email address: grodog@gmail.com<br /><br />Health to you and yours as well!<br /><br />Rob<br /><br /><br /><br />Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-46748592589231865082012-09-06T09:57:46.120-05:002012-09-06T09:57:46.120-05:00Thanks Tim, We have the fingers crossed on the up...Thanks Tim, We have the fingers crossed on the upcoming surgery. She has an extremely rare bone disease. But, on the bright side, she is in the hands of one of the world's top specialists for this.<br /><br />Yes, artifacts. Allan and I basically agreed to put everything unpublished/auctioned on the DVD so neither one of us would have to do such a project ever again. :)<br /><br />Thanks again and keep creating and gaming, Tim.<br /><br />Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-11509773098872540972012-09-06T08:26:41.381-05:002012-09-06T08:26:41.381-05:00And the project sounds intriguing, although vast. ...And the project sounds intriguing, although vast. I eagerly await any results. I'd also be willing to help in any small way I can, if needed -- it doesn't sound like you'll require too many editors.Endymionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765931160733109597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-42661215298674555912012-09-06T08:21:15.505-05:002012-09-06T08:21:15.505-05:00I had no idea you were so ill, Rob.
I'm very ...<br />I had no idea you were so ill, Rob.<br /><br />I'm very glad you appear on the mend and on the road back to your old combative self.<br /><br />Westu Robilar hale!Endymionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16765931160733109597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-82512731379387697502012-09-06T03:56:48.326-05:002012-09-06T03:56:48.326-05:00Sorry to hear of your continuing health issues and...Sorry to hear of your continuing health issues and, of course, I wish you and K all the best for the future. <br /><br />Was reading through Bottle City and other bits from Pied Piper just the other night and look forward to seeing what other artifacts you produce in the future.<br /><br />Take care!Tim Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845783872464372488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-5071291444236895042012-09-05T20:00:05.682-05:002012-09-05T20:00:05.682-05:00regarding the Old School
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THE REVOLUTION IS C...regarding the Old School<br /> ... <br />THE REVOLUTION IS COMPLETE<br /> . .. <br />As longshoreman-philosopher Eric Hoffer observed, <br />…<br />“every great movement begins as a cause, <br />eventually becomes a business, <br />then degenerates into a racket.”Clovis Cithoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208194219083373456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-22743932335921711642012-09-04T07:45:41.862-05:002012-09-04T07:45:41.862-05:00Thanks for posting this. I get so tired of the &q...Thanks for posting this. I get so tired of the "OSR mentality" sometimes, even though I'm a proud proponent of the old games. I love how everyone assumes things about the original version of the game and knows jack-all about it. Once again, thanks for the amazing post, and for trying to set a few of those crazies straight.HitAdjacentAllyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632582325567098655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-79020270678160308742012-09-04T07:12:56.614-05:002012-09-04T07:12:56.614-05:00I simply want to say "thank you".
I kn...I simply want to say "thank you". <br /><br />I know the internet noise will not quiet down and in fact might spike up for a while - but for me this was a much needed post.netlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682684237533870576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-25245052018341515022012-08-29T03:36:23.704-05:002012-08-29T03:36:23.704-05:00Kyrinn's ideas rocks. And she helped me alot w...Kyrinn's ideas rocks. And she helped me alot with my stuff :-)Albert R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09691712927512834666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-27710682233665062392012-07-11T20:40:44.354-05:002012-07-11T20:40:44.354-05:00I'm not a fan of the health care law because i...I'm not a fan of the health care law because it isn't universal health care. It's worth noting, by the way, that the original version of the law had a public option, aka UHC, but the GOP raised a stink and the Democrats caved (like they always do) and removed it...and replaced it with the individual mandate. I think that's one of the real reasons the GOP is so against the law, because they're responsible for that part of it.<br /><br />It's pretty amusing, however, to see the GOP and right-wingers gaggle on and on about how "Obamacare" (I hate that name and I'm not even a fan of President Obama) is a tax. It isn't. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress couldn't enforce the individual mandate via the Commerce Clause, but could via their taxing powers. The Supreme Court simply ruled on its constitutionality - which for some reason, people are still calling unconstitutional - and nothing more.<br /><br />I think GOP and people on the right are just cheesed that a conservative justice didn't vote their way.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852395640994627645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-14255536575817685202012-07-07T01:52:18.357-05:002012-07-07T01:52:18.357-05:00Mike Cook was my dad, This is his son Keenan, Than...Mike Cook was my dad, This is his son Keenan, Thank you all so much for helping his Legacy Live on as well as Garys and TSRsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11742848014538054392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-19391954351914531302012-07-04T06:09:22.416-05:002012-07-04T06:09:22.416-05:00I am lucky that they did the correct thing in not ...I am lucky that they did the correct thing in not recognizing the Admins interpretation of the CC? It was their duty; just as it was their duty to STRIKE DOWN this Unconstitutional monstrosity foisted upon the American people. Already several states are opting out of this debt and tax generating scheme; and more will follow.Rob Kuntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648200357715492214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-9545129406848206952012-07-04T04:05:07.409-05:002012-07-04T04:05:07.409-05:00You should learn some history, Lord of the Green D...You should learn some history, Lord of the Green Dragons. The Supreme Court supported broader rules than this many years ago, and the <a href="http://faustusnotes.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/strange-congressional-decisions/" rel="nofollow">original framers were all for insurance mandates</a>:<br /><br /><i><br />in 1790, the first Congress, which was packed with framers, required all ship owners to provide medical insurance for seamen; in 1798, Congress also required seamen to buy hospital insurance for themselves. In 1792, Congress enacted a law mandating that all able-bodied citizens obtain a firearm. This history negates any claim that forcing the purchase of insurance or other products is unprecedented or contrary to any possible intention of the framers.<br /></i><br /><br />You're lucky this Supreme Court bypassed the commerce clause, because if they had pursued that angle the implications would have been far worse for you and your weird knee-biting right-wing kind.Sir Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16538417181412075663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016645013375966173.post-68032396826347068042012-07-01T21:03:27.772-05:002012-07-01T21:03:27.772-05:00Damn right, Aaron. This new ruling is a failure on...Damn right, Aaron. This new ruling is a failure only because it neglected to eviscerate the current morally-indefensible for-profit health insurance industry as all civilized nations have already done. When financial success is tied directly to how many claims can be denied, that's a recipe for dystopia.<br /><br />Ironic what great progessive strides the U.S. made in the 17th century, only to get bogged down later. We were slow on emancipation, slow on women's sufferage, slow on LGBT rights, slow on sane health care, the list goes on. Sad.Will Mistrettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18403399118961902073noreply@blogger.com