BGG.Con

This year, before going to the Westin DFW for 3 days of board games I also headed to Arlington for a my friend Rob’s birthday and played the weekend before.  So, here’s my two long weekends of games: Total Number of Games played: 51 Number of Different Games: 40 Number of New Games: 25 Ra … Read more

Hip Number Three

I’m in Marfa today, and all weekend.  Next week I’ll be visiting my friend Bret Bloomquist in El Paso.  But today he’s having his hip replaced.  Again. The first time was when he was 30-ish.  The replacements wear out, and it’s time to do it again.  They tell him he’ll be mobile (on crutches) five … Read more

El Paso con Amigos

I’m Visiting Bret in El Paso. I convinced Tricia to come on a trip where we meeting a bunch of guys from college and watching a UT Football Game Also coming: Lee, Bob, Lance, Bill F., Don, Josh, Gregor, Joe, Bret’s parents. Everyone should bet on the over: UT v UTEP.

In Marfa

After arriving in El Paso and meeting Bret for lunch, we headed southeast for Marfa. We passed many border guards, had some good views of desert rain, and got rained on ourselves. We met up with David at Padre’s just as he was finishing a day’s work. He directed us to the grocery store for … Read more