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March 30, 2022

The Missing Index for the Southern Living Cookbook Library

I’ve compiled an index for all 22 (I think) of the Southern Living Cookbook collection. You can download it here, or buy a print copy if, like me, you prefer browsing.
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Published on March 30, 2022 04:00

March 27, 2022

Kolchak is back, baby! At North Texas 2022

I’ll be running another Kolchak: The Night Stalker game at North Texas in 2022, again using the Daredevils rules from Fantasy Games Unlimited.
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Published on March 27, 2022 10:29

March 23, 2022

Place a QR code over an image in macOS

It's simple in Swift to create a QR code and place it over an image from your Photos or from any file on your computer.
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Published on March 23, 2022 04:00

March 16, 2022

President Biden’s most anti-vax policy

President Biden’s decision to magnify personal decisions within the medical community about the risks of the COVID vaccines signals that he’s either anti-vaccination or incredibly incompetent. Or both.
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Published on March 16, 2022 04:00

March 9, 2022

Bicentennial Pie for Pi Day

A pie and crust from 1976 for Pi Day. The crust is a coconut crust, and the pie is a whipped orange-gelatin filling. Top it all off with chopped macadamia nuts and you’ve got a pie fit for any holiday.
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Published on March 09, 2022 04:00

March 2, 2022

Temple Public Library Book Sale

The Temple Public Library has a great book sale twice a year. I’ve picked up some wonderful novels, nonfiction, and cookbooks there.
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Published on March 02, 2022 04:00

February 23, 2022

Depersonalizing God in modern hymns

Hymn publishers seem to be hell-bent on removing God and faith from the hymns we sing during mass. Where Charity and Love Prevail has removed almost all personal pronouns, and implies that our faith can change with the whims of the day.
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Published on February 23, 2022 04:00

Hymns

Musings about hymns.
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Published on February 23, 2022 03:59

February 16, 2022

Plots are for the dead

Plotting is for directors and writers. When roleplaying narratives are plotted, they die.
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Published on February 16, 2022 04:00

February 9, 2022

My Year in Food: 2021

From Washington DC to San Diego and one or two places in between, it’s been a very good year for food.
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Published on February 09, 2022 04:00