Roll for Initiative - 04 March 2022 - Plague Journal Day 722

Micah 6:8
Proverbs 19:21
Yes, your life matters.

Some of you are still sheltering in place, but fear not: I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

Today is International GMs Day! (That's GM as in Game Master, a generic term that would apply to Dungeon Masters as well!) Apparently the date was chosen because "March forth" is something one would do in a game, while "March Fourth" is a date. Nerds are clever, aren't we?

Interestingly, today is also National Dance the Waltz Day, but that mostly only works in the US 3/4 is how we write the date here, while most of the world would write 4/3. Next month, on the third, the rest of the world will be waltzing to catch up with us!

Keep Calm and Don't Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our insane lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.

Roll for Initiative - 04 March 2021 - Plague Journal Day 357

Micah 6:8
Jonah 1:7-15
Yes, your life matters.

We all are still sheltering in place, but I'm here to keep you sane and entertained.
One could hardly ask for much more than that, now could one?

Today is International GMs Day - as in Game Master (or Dungeon Master / DM as we called it back in my day). It's a day to celebrate the folks who run role-playing games. Ironically, on 04 March 2008 Gary Gygax, American game designer, writer, co-created Dungeons & Dragons, died - six years after the beginning of this holiday. In one way, it's nice to know that this is really about celebrating the folks who run our games, not set up as a memorial to Gary, in another, it's even better knowing that we can celebrate his life along with that more general celebration. Roll some d20s or d12s or whatever your favourite dice might be today in celebration.

Quite a few years before all of that was going on in Wisconsin, on 04 March 1678 Antonio Vivaldi was born. We're almost to the beginning of Spring, so why not play the Spring concerto from his Four Seasons? I think I'll look for a recording around the house.

Keep Calm and Stay Away.
I'll be back tomorrow.
The mental health issues related to our lockdown and the pandemic are especially hard for people with depression. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, has a 24 hour helpline: 800-950-6264.