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Stay On The Furniture

A snowstorm leaves Denmark shoppers stranded in the most peculiarly beneficial place.

Have you ever had the urge to hop on the displays, sit in on the sofas and pull out all the drawers when you walk through an IKEA showroom? I know I have. Well, yesterday in Denmark, a snowstorm dropped 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow. Shoppers and employees alike turned into stranded refugees inside an IKEA in Aalborg, Denmark. Not only did they get to flop themselves onto the beds, but they also nuzzled themselves down into the sheets.

Burgled Bricks

A Lego theft in Germany makes me realize just how valuable these simple plastic bricks really are.

Not the bricks you might be expecting though. Lego bricks. In Germany yesterday burglars knocked a hole in the wall of a toy store in order to steal Lego bricks. The thieves made off with dozens of sets, leaving about 100 empty boxes behind.

Imagination Time?

Roll for initiative. I have a quest to find a tabletop game compatible with my family values.

So I’ve been struggling with this idea in my head that I’ve had for a long time. I’ve wanted to have a family role-playing game that I can share with my children. For most others, this question is simple to solve, grab your nearest D&D manual and some dice from the comic store, sit down and make some elves and gnomes and orcs as PCs, then grab a campaign book and you’re good to go. However, therein lies a problem for me. A big problem.

Old Movie Review: Shrek (2001)

Misery doesn’t love company because things aren’t always what they seem. Deus ex dragon.

Side note: this particular review structure is borrowed from The Cereal Show, a podcast made by some friends of mine you should definitely check out.

“Misery doesn’t love company because things aren’t always what they seem. Deus ex dragon.”
(my tagline)

Jehovah’s Witnesses Move Annual Convention Online

Jehovah’s Witnesses unite globally to stream the 2020 Convention “Always Rejoice!”

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jehovah’s Witnesses globally have moved their large annual conventions online. Across the globe, in hundreds of languages simultaneously, Jehovah’s Witnesses will be attending the program virtually.