Jerry Stratton's Blog, page 3

Balboa Park’s World of Beak and Wing

Engraved into the sidewalks at the corner of Balboa Park on Upas and 28th, there is a list of “Perching Birds of San Diego” and “Local Birds of North Park”. These are those birds.

Refrigerator Revolution Reprinted: 1928 Frigidaire

If you’d like to have a printed copy of the 1928 Frigidaire Recipes, here’s how you can get one. Also, a lot of new recipes tried.

Far Out, My Idol: A Kolchak adventure for Daredevils

Carl Kolchak and guest stars investigate the infamous high-rise murders during Chicago’s record freeze of January, 1977.

Flashing Blades: En coulisse de l’Hôtel de Bourgogne

Can you retrieve stolen French naval secrets before your rivals? A simple convention-style reskin of a classic Flashing Blades adventure.

Reduce File Size Update for Sequoia

Reduce File Size in preview still works. But there are some serious idiosyncrasies. This probably applies to well before Sequoia.

It’s not about the levels

One powerful tool to fight the video-game-ification of roleplaying games is the use of levels to avoid a code-level interaction between character sheet and advancement.

Mom’s High School Cooking Notebook, 1960

My mother kept her high school recipe notebook for as long as I can remember. It was often on the kitchen counter when the counter was dusted with flour.

Gods & Monsters Rules

All rules on creating characters and playing the game. This is what you’ll be using most as both player and adventure guide.

Four New Ices and an Ice Cream Cookery

Philadelphia Ice Cream, Walnut Nougat, Lemon Cream Sherbet, and Cranberry Ice. Four more new no-churn ice creams and desserts for Summer 2025. And, a book collecting all my favorite no-churn ice creams if you’re interested!

Tariff panic: Competing visions of America

One of the amazing things missed in all the Trump tariff talks is that Trump seems to genuinely believe that Americans can compete on a level playing field. That’s very rare among the political class. As we head into the Sestercentennial it would be nice to believe in American workers again.