I was a Lieutenant is the US Army on September 11th, 2001.  I was a combat engineer, living in Baumholder, Germany. I was in the 1st Armored Division. 

To say that my experience of Spetember 11th was different from most of the world is an understatement. For one, Germany is 6 hours ahead of the US.  It was late in the afternoon on a long, hot day before I heard.  My unit was at the range. That means we were practicing our marksmanship and testing our weapons.  I was responsible for a taking a small team to the top of a nearby hill to set up a retrans site, so the units at the range could relay radio signals back to the headquarters. All-in-all, it makes for a boring day, sitting in the sun, working on paperwork and reading a book. I had gotten Game Boy Advance for my birthday, and I was determined to find some time to play with it too.

Well I was going to post on my chess game in the forums... you should check it out and make a move if you haven't, but some thing came up...

Today is the 45th anniversary of Star Trek. Those who frequent some of my favorite haunts may have seen some commentary on Geek Mom. Or you might have spotted some blog-necromancy on Underwire. God forbid you were caught on Trek Web...

There's even a great tribute video on YouTube.

But of course we all know by now... it's not really a big deal unless I post on it, right?

Just a short note, but Netflix has brokered a deal with CBS to carry their shows, INCLUDING ALL FIVE STAR TREK SHOWS!

I'm stoked.

The original story broke here.

Unrelated to this... Apparently Game of Thrones on HBO is debuting  in the US on 17 April HBO, rumors of previews indicate it will be awesome. I love the books, so I've got my fingers crossed for the TV show.

Something that I see pretty consistently in sewer adventures is horrible sewer design, and as I’ll try to show here, good sewer design leads to good narrative design. Not only that, but fantastic stories are easier to believe when the details seem to make sense.  

             

More after the jump:

Clan, I’ve just discovered a new blog that’s near and dear to my heart, because it’s all about 4th Edition D&D play.

So, my expectations were pretty high that the 3D experience had improved. It hasn't. And it's made worse by a lousy movie. The movie is enjoyable and visually stunning.  I did enjoy watching it, but I have some quibbles.