Tabonga

Like last year I will owe the Feds about one k - which will be offset (plus a bit) from my state refund. When Mrs. Tabonga passed I got the "benefit" of the IRS's treatment of single taxpayers. I haven't adjusted my withholding because I would rather have them wait for their ill gotten gains rather than my waiting for an obscene amount of time to get some back.

A film about it just wouldn't work - "The Billy Goats Gruff Gang" just doesn't have the same impact as "The Doberman Gang". '

In medieval Europe it was not uncommon for animals to be put on trial for various "crimes" - they were usually given a lawyer to represent them!

Maybe they didn't grill the suspect sufficiently.... https://news.yahoo.com/indian-police-clear-suspected-chinese-113218143.html

The only one I clearly remember (it was a long time ago) was his trashing Dark Wizard since it was one of the few rpgs on the Sega CD besides Lunar SS. Especially odd since they are really really disparate games.

i was particularly annoyed when he would dis games that could be seen as competition to WD titles.

Tell that to these two dicks!

Here is something I would get since I like jigsaw puzzles.- except my cat Loki would help by batting pieces to the floor so my dog Jack could eat them. They are team players! https://www.amazon.com/1000-Piece-Interactive-Educational-Activities-Building/dp/B09NNGG1CN/ref=asc_df_B09NNGG1CN/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=642193414769&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5822092204663805003&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028780&hvtargid=pla-1949807592210&psc=1&mcid=7e4ea1c215e03cb29bb649d9046c9357

You can make some simple ones by using glass blocks for supports and white pine painted with a high gloss paint - blue like the sega cd cases would look nice. So size is up to you. (You may have to cut some spacers painted to match (or maybe a complementary color - they look better if you cut them so the smooth side is to the front) to put under the blocks since most glass blocks are 8" on the long side which is just shy of what you need.)

Working Designs was always closed mouthed about their production numbers. Unless I missed it they never even released how many of each variant was released (I went through an exchange of messages with someone there where they refused to give me numbers, dates of the runs or even rough ratios. And they wouldn't tell me why it was a state secret. Good products but miserable public relations.) y

I just started watching this series about war production in the various countries in WW2. If one's mind runs to such things it is very interesting.

The force is not strong with this one. https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/police-working-to-identify-suspect-who-stole-city-owned-security-camera-del-rio-texas-thief-officers/273-cd5b3845-3159-4b58-bfc4-1374a186c1fb

One of my brothers turned me on to this to use with my chromebook. https://www.walmart.com/cp/onn/3004279 it apparently can do a lot of stuff but for now i am happy with being able to wirelessly transmit what is on the chromebook screen to the tv. - and to do it pretty cheaply.

I am currently playing the PS1 version of Brigandine. I am playing as Leonia and am trying something different. I am currently running a day camp wherein I am turning little pixies into little fairies (which are surprising useful as auxiliary units).

Doesn't everyone keep these in their freezer? https://news.yahoo.com/human-head-hands-found-colorado-164519574.html

There is also going to be an exclusive kickstarter edition for backers at a certain level - I just got an email that they are redoing that edition in light of the success of the game - I should get it before the Iam8bit ones ship. The kickstarter edition is being made by LRG. (I also should have a tombstone with my name on it in the crypt. I will have to go look for it.)

The most excellent RPG "Sea of Stars" is available for a physical pre-order at Iam8bit. https://seaofstars.iam8bit.com/us/

A modern day Leinigen!

Just started Double-Booked - the 8th book in the Dan Shamble Zombie PI series - it is the usual romp (which is good) of an odd universe with wacky characters and in-your-face pretty dumb simplistic (deliberately so) humor.

Heh - it wore out its welcome for me back in, oh say, 1971 - about a year after I graduated from high school. Back then people listened to a lot of radio - wasn't much else to do while tooling around in your car unless you had a tape player - which was ok (if somewhat uncommon) except that you soon got sick of hearing the same tapes over and over and usually went back to the radio anyway. They played the hell out of it and even in the college dormitory you couldn't get away from it since someone on your floor always seemed to have the platter going. Great song but just got constantly over played. Imagine by Lennon was a close runner up to it in terms of being everywhere. Daryl in The Walking Dead got off easy - he could have had to listen to Stairway to Heaven instead of this:

This video is the first tv broadcast in the US - in 1928! RCA/NBC first tested their nifty experimental toy and they needed something to broadcast. One of the engineers' daughter had left a Felix the Cat doll in the backseat of the family car so they grabbed that and used it.

I think they outsource the goodies in the collector's eofditions from different places and have to wait until they all get in to package up the collector editions. On the bright side they sent me an email letting me know that that the Shadowrun Collectors Edition had been delivered - so I was able to bring it in form the front door within a few minutes of the arrival. I am not aware of any porch pirate events on my block but I figure it is only a matter of time. Being retired has some advantages. Anyway the email about the delivery is a giant step forward IMHO. I have to say LRG is really stepping up their game (as it were).