The Wind Shifts

It’s supposed to frost tonight.

How do I know? The joints in my feet hate me these last six hours. Oh. Emm. Gee. The pain!

But, it’s also been lovely the last few days. Even the light drizzle Tuesday morning didn’t really change anything.

The bridges across the Susquehanna, as seen from Samuel S. Lewis State Park

Sunday I went over to the state park overlooking the Susquehanna between Wrightsville and Columbia. I didn’t stay long — there was a large group having a party/cookout, and I felt like I was intruding — but it was a lovely day and I took some photos of the river.

Clouds over Yoe, as seen from my apartment comples

Monday was warm. I didn’t mind. It was a pretty day.

More clouds over Yoe, looking toward the fire tower in Windsor

Tuesday after the rain I went for a walk. The temperature definitely dropped with the rain, but it remained nice and pleasant.

Clouds over Yoe, seen from my apartment complex. Basically the same photo as the second, but it's a different day.

Wednesday was a bit blustery. I actually had to put the winter blanket on the bed last night, and then I was too warm. 🙁

As I write this, the Phillies/Dodgers game is going into the 10th, and I’m not sure either team wants to win this. I have no rooting interest here. I want a Brewers-Blue Jays World Series, because that’s the one the television executives will hate. And if the Blue Jays win it all, they have every reason not to go the White House. Maybe Mark Carney can invite them to the Canadian equivalent?

It’s 48 degrees, and it’s going down into the mid-thirties, so I should close up the windows before I go to bed.


To my surprise, I pulled off a victory in this game of Backgammon.

I did not think I would get those two pieces out — I swear xgammon cheats on the rolls — but I did, and sent a white piece back to my home quadrant after white had begun removing its pieces from play. And white ended up in a situation where he had more pieces further away from removal than I did, so I was able to remove pieces with any roll, while white had to move some pieces instead of removing them.

This was luck, not skill.

Wallpaper from here, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics.

Vivat Grendel!

Published by Allyn Gibson

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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