Thirty years ago this month I gave up all meat, dairy, and ceased using all animal products. Throughout August the subjects of my blogs will be related to my thirtieth anniversary of going vegan. The story of my early days of being wholly plant-based can’t be told without recognizing how my mother went all-in on … Continue reading “30 YEARS VEGAN: Mom Goes All In”
In August of 1996 I made the decision to give up meat, dairy, and the use of all animal products. I was 17 years old. Now, in August of 2026, I am 47 years old and still don’t eat meat or dairy, nor do I use animal products of any kind. This is my 30th … Continue reading “30 YEARS VEGAN: How It Started”
Today isn’t so much a blog entry as it is a warning. This is the last blog before I reach what I consider to be a major life milestone. Next month, it will have been thirty years since I decided to change my diet and lifestyle to a completely plant-based one. Next month will be … Continue reading “Milestone Warning”
Yesterday I started playing Warhammer 40K: Darktide with my son because I need a player to help me in a private game so I can accomplish the final Penance I need for the Psyker class. Never mind if you don’t know what any of that means, it’s only partially important for the point of this … Continue reading “I Am Said Son”
Last night, during our weekly remote TTRPG session with my friends, my character* died. Instantly. Thanks to shitty dice rolls. *this is not the same character who nearly died and my friends did something really narratively sweet for me, as I wrote in a previous blog Needless to say, I was grumpy… and by grumpy … Continue reading “Is This Loss?”
ConnectiCon this past weekend was exhilarating. Despite attending every single one since its humble inception in 2003, it remains incomparably memorable every single year. There is so much love, spirit, and character at ConnectiCon that I cannot imagine my career and my summer without it. While there were countless moments of love and happiness, there … Continue reading “Keep It On at ConnectiCon”
This weekend I’ll be exhibiting at ConnectiCon, but it’s not all I’ll be doing. On Saturday night, at the final event of the night in the Main Events hall, I’ll be hosting the Cosplay Death Match. It has become the signature live event of the convention, and to say that I am lucky and blessed … Continue reading “The Host with the Most”
Every year I write about my upcoming weekend at ConnectiCon and this year is no different. Because this weekend I’m returning to ConnectiCon and I couldn’t be more excited. I have a great deal of history with ConnectiCon. I met the convention chairman at the very first Anime Boston because we randomly had adjoining tables. … Continue reading “ConnectiCon Once Again”
I would not consider myself a dedicated fan of Warhammer 40K, but I do enjoy dipping my toes into it once in a while. A setting/game system that possesses the tagline “In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war” is not one I can spend a lot of time with, but … Continue reading “The Guard Prevails”
My wife is away this week, visiting her good friend in another state. She took our son with her, so he could spend time with her best friend’s kids. I, once again, have stayed behind to both watch after our cats and look after the house. This is the first of two weeks this summer … Continue reading “The Return of the Solo Week”