Music

There is something about techno music. Specifically Drum n' Bass and hardcore. As an old friend of mine put it; "It's good for the soul." There is something tranquil in it. I know that sounds strange, but it certainly calms me.
I was talking with Anne last night, and I cant' really quantify my thoughts effectively right now.
I hope that I will have some better idea of how to phrase what I'm talking about one day.
hurumph.

Wargaming!

Wednesday night, Anne and I played DBA. It was good. We played some Alexandrian Successors.
I used my skirmishers to screen my pikes long enough to form them up from a column, so she couldn't hit me before my pikes were in position. She attempted to flank my pike formation with some light infantry from the south, but I countered that with a unit of Knights. They slaughtered the light troops like nobody's business. My plan had been to flank her forces on the north with my cavalry, but they did not made it through the forest in time. I should have put my light infantry there to filter through the woods.

The battle was won and lost by control of the flanks. Giant pike blocks basically have big shoving matches. Nobody will really win if both sides have some movement points to throw around.


So, it was a good time. Yay wargaming!

Health care in the US

Our health care system is broken.
Something must happen with it. We have the worst health care system of any industrialized country in the world. The worst. We pay the most, and derive the least benefits from it.
It's time to change something.

Camping pictures

Here are some pictures I took when Anne and I went camping over her spring break.
These were taken in Mark Twain National Forest near Ashland, MO. There is a campground there that I really like. It's small, so it can't be too full of people.
If I'm not camping with the SCA, that's my number on criterion. Not a lot of people.

There are (or will be soon) more pictures on my Flickr page.

Camping pictures

Here are some pictures I took when Anne and I went camping over her spring break.
These were taken in Mark Twain National Forest near Ashland, MO. There is a campground there that I really like. It's small, so it can't be too full of people.
If I'm not camping with the SCA, that's my number on criterion. Not a lot of people.

There are (or will be soon) more pictures on my Flickr page.

rough week

I hurt my elbow last week. It has made for a few rough days, since I can't really do any work. I am very frustrated with armouring, because I can't get much done. I have tried a couple of days, but it makes my elbow hurt. If I just stay off of it for a few days, it should get better. I don't think it's anything serious, but prevents me from hammering.
Arrgh.
That's really all I have to say, and that when I'm frustrated, I don't feel like posting on my 'Blog.

Sunny Decatur, Il.

Anne and I went camping last week. It was great. We saw our friends Shaun and Miranda, and we hiked, and we had coffee. It was good. I have some pictures of the glorious sunset on Wednesday, but I haven't had a chance to do anything with them yet. We also, and mainly, went to Decatur, Il.
Why, you may ask, would anyone go to Decatur? What's there?
Well, nothing is there, but it's apparently the midpoint between where my parents live and where my sister lives. So, my family met in Decatur last weekend. Good times were had. We went swimming, we ate, we went to the mall...
Well, mostly we visited. There's not much else to do in Decatur.
It would be nice if my parents came here to St. Louis more often, as there's lots to do here that they would like, but alas, it's a long way from Kv.