It’s been a while since I looked at what my alternate selves have gotten up to. Some background: When Google’s Gmail product went live on 4/1/2004 I grabbed a coveted first-initial-last-name account. My brother wanted that account (we share an initial) but I think he’s forgiven me, especially when he reads about what that email …
Category: Alternate Universes
Generally things that fall into the “if I had only…” category of thinking.
Uncle Josh Checks In on the Multiverse
Multiverses are the THING these days. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has already started exploring theirs, Marvel Comics has been doing it for years (see Cable/Nate Grey/Nathan Summers/Stryfe/Starglint), DC has done it informally and might be doing something in their TV show (I read on the geekfeeds that they got Michael Keaton[1]the best Batman to rubber …
Uncle Josh Revisits His Role-Playing Game
On April 1 2017 I published a very simple rule set for a role-playing game called “Scatological Utterance.” The original post was lost1 but is archived on my old LiveJournal2. I did not cover the topic of characters leveling up, as that seemed inimical to the idea of the game itself. Then today I was …
Uncle Josh is Still Afraid of the Bar
Now that the weather is amenable I am back to hitting the bar 2-3 times a week. I’m back on the minimized Starting Strength Novice Linear Progression on three lifts: Squat, Press, and Bench. I still cannot Deadlift safely and the only thing keeping me from Power Cleans right now is cowardice. My goal is …