Harehunter

All this talk of monks reminds me a series that played a half-lifetime ago. Does anyone remember David Carradine Kung Fu ?

It was for this reason Congress passed a law allowing the President the power of a line-item veto. However, it has never been used, because it would immediately be shot down as unconstitutional.

Ear-marks do serve a purpose, but like too many other things that initially had good intentions, it has been abused to the point that there is a populist movement determined to elect representatives and senators who will resist their use.

Wow, good taste. I have a copy of that picture on my office wall. Handsome gent, isn't he?

14" was the most common tube at that time, but remember, the actual display area was more like a 12" diagonal. When the flat panels came out, a 14" screen was an actual 14" in display area, equivalent to a 16" CRT.

I'm not certain from that picture if the dog was abused, or is just an exceptionally old one. The breed appears to of the Xoloitzcuintli, or Mexican Hairless. If that is the case, I would understand its ill disposition toward cameras, especially if it is just an older dog. Chihuahuas, which are closely related, have a bit of an inferiority complex, which they try to hide behind an aggressive front. But they are very loyal and affectionate to their owners.

 

And as a dog gets older, they do tend to get a bit grumpy. I resemble that remark myself, and I'm only a half-century old.

Here they are, along with the Rakshasi. When I looked at the Version 1 Rakshasi, I noticed the tiger strips on his head. That would explain a lot why they are such powerful, magical creatures.

 

Even the liberal use of punctuation does not do proper justice to an artfully spoken delivery. I've tried commas, semicolons, ellipses, parentheses, and new-lines. Only the true double entendre survives intact the duress of being put in print.

 

--Edit.

Actually in retrospect, a double entendre is *not* a pun. It is a completely different type of anecdote. For example:

 

A successful farmer is a man who is outstanding in his field.

 

Or is that a pun also?

Missy was a shelter puppy when we got her from the SPCA. She's a labrador terrier, and definitely the sweetest and smartest dog I have ever known. Not only does she learn something astonishingly quickly, she has us trained very well too. She understands just about everything we tell her, and she has taught us some of her language as well. She has different barks, howls, and whines for different things, and several non-vocal words as well. Ask her what she wants and she will say "That" by pointing with her nose.

 

In some ways, dogs have a great deal to teach us humans. They are always honest, they rarely hold grudges living only in the moment, give them a little love and they will return it 100 times over. And frankly I think dogs are beautiful.

 

And yes, those are Texas bluebonnets. Very astute, Turtle.

Please accept my sincere apology. I meant no offense.

I liked your acronym. It made the perfect foil with which I could cut up.

Anyway, I should not crack wise when speaking disparagingly about the GUESTS. It does irritate them immensely.

I work with Oracle database servers. That means Unix/Linux and Windows. Period.

Excuse me while I indulge in some sole food.

 

"A little bit of ketchup with that foot?"

That is precisely what I mean when I say that puns are meant to be heard and not seen. When writing a pun, I will often spell the key word with the homonym, rather than the more expected word. For example...
Seeing the homonym in print weakens the impact.

I suppose I should enter the fray.

Now that's an idea that would really go over BIG!

I started out as a computer programmer about 26 years ago. Learning languages, not just computer languages, but other languages such as Spanish or French, etc, it an important factor in becoming a programmer. That, and learning how to communicate with people of all backgrounds and education levels. The hardest part of my job is finding out what my client wants and needs that stupid hunk of hardware to do. It's like solving a word problem in math, without the book in front of you. You're the one writing that word problem out; then you take it back to the office and translate it into something the computer understands. Once that is done, you take it back to your client, and translate the output to him to see if you got it right.

 

If you get really good, they make you a DataBase Administrator (DBA), where you get a lot of authority, along with a lot of responsibility. The job requires a lot of overtime, which is usually not paid. But the pay is good, the working conditions are good, and you will most likely work with a bunch of nice people. I absolutely love what I do, even at 2:00 AM when I am fighting a database restore.

 

Working at a job you truly enjoy isn't really work. It's more like having a life's paid vacation.

That is one series that I have thoroughly enjoyed many, many times. To hear someone else liking it a lot makes me Mysty eyed.

I have in the past seen people trying to get a licensed copy of some of Jeff's games. I am proud to note that in every case, at least as far as I can tell, the would be pirate was roundly, verbally thrashed and told in no uncertain terms to go fly a kite. When Trenton wanted to play the entire Exile III episode, I could not, would not, let him have a copy for free. At $15 bucks, it's a super bargain. Now I have gotten myself into another project. Stand by for updates on my web site.

I hope they aren't caught between the

It's a sickness. It comes from years of playing with words. Doing cross word puzzles sharpens the way I cross reference seemingly dissimilar items so that they relate.

I will accept both as a compliment.

I am trying hard to refrain from fowl humor. It is time I flew the coup.

Having played through all of both the Exile series and the Avernum series, I would have to rate my satisfaction level thusly (this is just the opinion of an old guy and not a reflection of the whole SW community):

 

#1: Exile 3 and Blades of Exile; Sure it's an older interface, but the 6 vs 4 party and the range of spells put them to the top.

#2: Avernum 3; Basically the same interface as A1 & A2, but a bit more refined.

#3: Exile 2; same remarks as above, just slightly less than E3

#4: Avernum 2; liked it better than A1 but not as much as A3

#5: Avernum 1; here it finally comes down to the better interface

#6: Exile 1; arguably the most primitive game, but it was the first one I had played, so I still like it.

#7: Avernum 4; the change in the game engine and the loss of distance was a bit off-putting to me.

#8: Avernum 5 and 6 are about even here. I just couldn't get into the story, and the plot had become so linear.

I didn't say that, but watch; I'll get blamed for it anyhow.

I'm a good boy I don't cry...
Boy I'm glad that cows don't fly!

(And I was trying so hard not to joke here.)