Hamenopi

In 2015, I learned social media was more then just sharing photos and feelings. It's about sharing thoughts and ideas. It's about educating and entertaining your neighbors, friends, and those you share interests with.

You may of heard I gave up my position as Local Coordinator for South Houston D&D Adventurer's League. That's not the whole story and I feel the air needs clearing.

"I have 3 kids. I don't have time to work out". That was my mindset in 2015. With a demanding work schedule and 3 kids, it's easy to make that decision. It's an easy world view to have. But.. is this the real life? Or is this just fantasy? Either way, the landslide that caught me gave me no escape from reality.

“I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” - Tolkien

I planned to write this sooner but #excuses and I'll try harder in the future. Never the less, shipping late is better than not shipping at all, right?

The discovery I discovered the game of Warhammer 40K, 4th edition not long after I left the Army. Games like D&D, Shadowrun, Vampire, and Paranoia; I played in high school. This game was completely different than any of them. I remember my friend Jarret introduced me. We went up to a local Games Workshop store and demoed the game. He decided on the Tau for their back story. I chose Orks for the same reason. WAAAAGH! The drug Orks are an amazing race on bumbling hilarity. At least they were in 4th Edition. The one thing I didn't consider was that you needed a horde of them to be effective. Luckily several Ork players were getting out to hobby and I bought up their models at a discount. I still paid an small fortune for the, but at least I had more than could fit in 3 shoe boxes. One side effect was I had a rag tag assortment of models. They looked like a squadron of blind monkeys threw green paint on them. I spent a lot of free time trying to uniform them. The ad...