Xaxaxe wrote:

Okay, whatever you say. I'm not sure who are to be doing all of this judging, but, apparently, not all of us have picked your path to happiness or career success or financial security or whatever is important to you.

I work in an industry that often requires moving (literally) to move up (the fabled "ladder"). I won't bore you with my resume, but I also won't apologize for not meeting your standard of stability.

Sir, no judgement or condemnation imputed or implied. Your life history is just radically different than mine. It must suck to have to move so many times, that's all. I consider myself fortunate to be able to remember when the 30 foot Norwegian Spruce in my front yard was 10 feet high. I consider myself blessed to be able to enjoy the fruits of all of our landscaping labors. I raised two children in this house (for most of their years, anyway) and I'm glad that they feel like they are "coming home" when they come to visit. I delight in the fact that my grandkids know my house as well as they do.

If you took offense at my comments, sorry. None was intended.

I was simply commenting on how different mine was. I now that my experience is out of the ordinary. Heck, I've never ever minded being considered different our out of the ordinary (If I used the word extraordinary would you accuse me of overweening pride when what I mean is "out of the ordinary?); at certain stages of my life I took pride in the distinction.

When I wish to be mean-spirited, vindictive, sarcastic or condemning I am usually not misunderstood; I speak very plainly when circumstances warrant. None of those nuances were aimed at you.

I will no longer post on this thread.

Kosh--where is the "D&D museum in Florida" you mentioned in the earlier post on this thread, and do they have a website I/we can access over the Internet?

Kosh Vorlontay wrote:
Sorry wrong place. I thought it was to be a museeum but it is not (from the pics it should be though)

There is one in New York with a website:
http://rdushay.home.mindspring.com/Museum/Index.html

If you want to call it a museum

And here I was thinking that you were refering to I/Os lair:

viewtopic.php?t=2657&highlight=lair

Wonder if "that system" he created would have been the "dreaded"  3rd edition or the 3.5 edition?

Why does this thread now sound like a H.P. Lovecraft story.  

deimos3428 wrote:Ok, just picking on Grayson because he's the last person that mentioned this point.  He wasn't the only one.

Do you guys really consider that writing to be good?  Even for a 13 year old?  

I'm not sure I'd consider it good, but it is "interesting."  

bclarkie wrote:
And here I was thinking that you were refering to I/Os lair:

viewtopic.php?t=2657&highlight=lair

Originally I was but I could not remember if the Lair was to be a museum or every gamers fantasy gaming spot

deimos3428 wrote:Ok, just picking on Grayson because he's the last person that mentioned this point.  He wasn't the only one.

Do you guys really consider that writing to be good?  Even for a 13 year old?  

Speaking from direct experience....yes, it is pretty good for a middle school student.

dorentir wrote:
Are you a teacher?  I wish I had been able to write half as coherently as this kid when I was 13.  If I were his English teacher I'd have enjoyed reading his stuff as opposed to the boring dreck I wrote when I was 13... as far as the high emotions go, I'd ascribe that to being 13... plus I think he probably just enjoyed spilling a little bile on the page.  
A boy needs some emotional outlets when he is that age.  I used firecrackers.

Yes.

Jim's angry pen is interesting reading.  He is pretty articulate for a 7th grader and his rant is no more deranged than some other online posts about gaming books and rules editions.