The Walton Firm Memos

May you always have a buckle on your hat,
a wind at your back,
a new world to sail to,
and a desert beach to wreck upon.
May all your friends’ graves be loitered by cure fans of the purest heart.
May your juice be loose,
your smiles unhidden,
your styles un-bitten,
your gardens lusciouse,
and your crushes smitten.

Fascinating article in the Guardian today on the Swiss assisted Suicide organization, Digniatas. Most astaoundingly:
Since Swiss law allows assisted suicide, but not euthanasia (the difference being that the person who wants to die must actively take the dose himself), the act of voluntarily drinking the drug, mixed with 60ml of water, and the subsequent death [...]

The water rolled down with our reflections in it. It was foamy for a second and then nothing, just dark out. I can remember the shape of him. He had a soft jaw and eyes that were darting off, and he held a gun that seemed to me like it was on video. It was [...]

…and after that, fuck role-play you can have it back.
Dragon Age is the Dre 2001 of RPG’s. It is not about new flash like casual or online play (WOW, Torchlight), but rather rolling heavy with some classic fantasy tropes. There are three races. Guess which ones? The classes are also traditional staples, no death knights [...]

Here is the second story in the ‘Nother Scorcher series. It’s about parents, enjoy.

I buy used books and sometimes they are books that have been read in high school or college and have other peoples’ notes in them. I never put notes in my books in school, I’m not sure how this goes. I imagine writing this and thinking: “yes. I will discuss this in class tomorrow”