Under the radar, but I think it's really interesting that PM Mark Carney has made a conscious decision to go with European spelling instead of American spelling for all of his press releases. I first noticed it a few months ago, but it's the same every time. Undeniably a conscious decision.

Not a great day today, had to say goodbye to a really good friend, far too soon. Goodbye, Cleo - you were greatly loved. We'll miss you.

Just spent the afternoon on the shore of lovely Lake Huron (about 500m from my front door). I can neither confirm nor deny that a number of beers made the ultimate sacrifice. May their memory be a blessing.

Happy MLB Trade Deadline Day to all who celebrate! I fear this will be disheartening at best for Blue Jays fans, who will go to sleep tonight feeling like we gave away some really excellent people for very little, but buck up - at least there won't be any baseball next year to remind you of this.

I've been working on a homebrew AD&D City System / Campaign Setting now for about a year. Currently 109 pages, 41,000 words, and still a bit more work to do to polish it up. Also created a "Citizen's Guide to Evermere" (14 pages) to introduce the city to new players. Getting there! #dnd #ttrpg

I'm more of an RPG guy than a board game guy, but being an American Civil War buff, these games have always really intrigued me - and oddly, the more complicated they sound, the more attractive they are to me. Send help.

Hey, I gotta know... has anyone ever actually played a cavalier? Like, for an extended period of time? #dnd #ttrpg

I sometimes fear I'm too much of a contrarian when it comes to AD&D 1e rules. I never understood the logic behind alignment languages, and thus, never used them in the campaigns I've run. If anyone has a solid argument to make in favour of alignment languages, I'm all ears. #dnd #ttrpg

Hey, all. Obviously, there's a lot going on, and things are pretty chaotic right now. Try to take 30 mins today (every day, really) and go for a walk, or sit by a lake, or listen to the birds. Touch grass. No phone, no news, no social media. Just you, and nature, and peace. Take care, everyone.

Can't decide, so I'm crowdsourcing a path forward: 1. Continue to hold, certain in the knowledge they'll never increase in value; 2. Open and see what I find, sell what I can; 3. List the unopened boxes on eBay, use the meagre proceeds to buy RPG stuff; 4. Cast them into the flames! #FaBTCG

Ok, so, I did a thing. Found it on eBay, made an offer the seller could not refuse. Super excited for this to arrive, first time experiencing product from Free League Publishing. Cannot wait.

Just curious (and hopeful) - I wonder if we can expect a gradual decrease in the price of AD&D 1e material now that Stranger Things has ended its run? It was a thing, and as the mania fades, it becomes less of a thing and some of these items return to semi-affordability? #DnD #ttrpg

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

Canada grieves for those impacted by the incomprehensible tragedy in Tumbler Ridge. Regardless of who you are or where you live, there are moments when politics cease to be important or relevant - do not fail to recognize those moments. Show your quality. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

Man, I miss my hometown. The Ramsey Lake Skating Path, 1.5km of serene beauty in the heart of Sudbury, Ontario.

Group of folks who have only ever played DND5E and a short AD&D campaign. Want to try running them through something new, trying to decide between Star Trek FASA and Traveller, with Call of Cthulhu as an outside contender. Which is the best for such a group?

Hey, don't be dumb (like this guy). If a highway is closed, it's closed for a reason. Driving on a closed roadway voids your auto insurance; coverage only applies when you're driving legally. If you get stuck, not only are you putting your life at risk, but those of emergency services folks, too.

If you see this, post a dragon

Impossibly, the highway is still open

Call me crazy, but I swear I can hear the voice of Saruman swirling on the wind, calling down winter's wrath up me

Raise your hand if you're old enough to remember "play-by-mail" campaigns - any PBM veterans out there? Wonder if anyone's tried a "play-by-skeet" campaign...

All the roads are closed, again. Throw another log on the fire, kids, and ROLL INITIATIVE...

So, so tired of being awash in tech bros, AI, reality TV, crypto, and the clown show that passes itself off as political discourse. Just want to step completely out of it all, disconnect, unplug. Going to take a news holiday for a few days, maybe run a one-shot for the kids and have a few laughs.

From Dragon 67 (Nov 1982)... the Module Design Contest! Love the fine print on this - anything you write becomes the sole property of TSR. If they publish your module, you don't get paid or anything, but hey, they'll give you a free copy of it! Seems excessively mercenary, no? #dnd #ttrpg

eBay delivery day! #ttrpg #dnd

Not sure how many EVE Online players are on this platform, but let's give it a whirl anyway... I'm looking for industrialists to provide contract manufacturing for me. Primarily cap mods and implants, orders likely weekly. I turn over about a trillion ISK a month, so big orders. HMU. #eveonline

I go back and watch some of my favourite movies, and I'm struck by how the scores of some remain timeless, while others now seem horribly dated. Two that come to mind as being terribly in need of an updated score are Blade Runner and Apocalypse Now. What movies do you think need a new score?

Ok, so now that the collection of orange spines is complete, on to the next challenge. Think I'd like to try to assemble all of the Forgotten Realms material, for a couple of reasons - it was coming out just as I stopped playing and I missed the fun, and also, Ed Greenwood is Canadian! #dnd #ttrpg

Great, awesome, another 60-100 cm (2-3 feet) of snow on the way, on top of the 60cm that's already fallen... kinda feel like the Fellowship in the mountains fending off the spells of Saruman.