advanced.

hot on the heels of the new no joke fifth edition of the
core rules for Dungeons & Dragons,
my buddy wayne found and delivered a crucial piece of throwback history.
that's no joke.
check the late-80's-type teleport:

that's right.
it's the advanced D&D monster manual, 4th edition(?!),
from 1979.
holy sh!tballs!!!
that's pretty F*ing advanced, huh?
wow.
i'm reminiscing on some no-foolin' back-in-the-day memory jauns, for sure.
i will say, too, as a means of big thank-you's-
it is super nice of a guy to think of me on thanksgiving,
when he's digging through his old junk.
anybody could've tossed it aside,
and most duders would've.
not wayne, though.
he knows the value of gratitude and generosity,
and he usually comes through in the clutch.
(that's why i make so many apple-style treats, neighbors...he loooves 'em)
the thing of it is-
i appreciate it.
a lot.
and i'm just feeling pretty good about this little glimmer of expertism
here at the end of another 'nother no-hope no-thank-you november.
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and speaking of little glimmers...
there's a chance a surprise guest-star may pop up this evening for a little
activation in the woodsly goodness.
mmmhmmm.
we'll see.
i'll give you a clue, though-
he wasn't even kind of born in 1979.
and he can't even hang out with fantasy and/or games at all.
mmhmm.
should be a ton of fun, huh?
well,
it will be loud, and fresh, and full of hard styled hardness for your face.
if snow doesn't doo-doo buttersmear the best plans and intentions.
ma nature may see fit to derail the evening's doings.
she always wins,
and it IS november still, after all;
never quiet, never soft.....