Early Spain Barbarian Troubles
Daily Ramble 128: Early Spain Barbarian Troubles Barbarians have been the death of me so far in this game. I think it must have been turn 3 or so, but I started seeing scouts almost as soon as I planted …
Month: January 2018
Fighting Back
First Look for January 12, 2018: Fighting Back One commonality between the two comics I look at today is fighting back. In both, someone is injured intentionally and there’s a need to get retribution. In Letter 44, it’s President Blades. …
Civilization VI on the iPad
Daily Ramble 127: Civ 6 on iPad I’m excited and frustrated as I embark on my journey into Civilization 6 on the iPad. I’m totally excited to be able to play this game, virtually the entire thing, anywhere I go. …
Perspectives
First Look for January 11, 2018 In today’s first look, I actually get 3 stories for the price of 2 comics and it’s interesting how the three basically layout different perspectives of events. In Avengers vs. X-Men #0, the first …
Transitions
First Look for January 8, 2018 Looking at the comics I read today, I see a common theme of transitions. In Letter 44 we see that Gomez is transitioning into some kind of hybrid. The leg where he was stabbed …
January 2018 Book Plans
Daily Ramble 126: January 2018 Book Plans Fleshing out January Reading I already mentioned that I have been reading Magician: Master by Raymond Feist so far in 2018 but I wanted to plan out the rest of my January …
Football Champs, Toads, and Dodos
Daily Ramble 125: Football Champs, Toads, and Dodos Not much of a preamble today except to reiterate my congratulations to Alabama for winning the NCAA Football Championship and to Georgia for a valiant fight. I also ramble on about quests …
Hearts and Minds
First Look for January 9, 2018 As one soldier in the issue of Letter 44 I read today comments, it’s all about the hearts and minds. In my first look today, the hearts and minds can be seen in both …
Beyond Reading
Daily Ramble 124: Beyond Reading Today’s ramble looks at things beyond reading because I really didn’t like all the reading I had to do yesterday for FFXIV. Today in Final Fantasy I got to move beyond reading and onto some …
Shattered into Pieces
First Look for January 8, 2018 As I look at the two issues for my first look today, I see that both are looking at worlds shattered into pieces. In Letter 44 #9, we see ex-President Carroll searching desperately for …