tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52357235616694957482024-03-19T01:03:05.468-07:00Angry Cab ComicJames Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.comBlogger2144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-75485267406309063942024-03-18T10:08:00.000-07:002024-03-18T10:08:23.958-07:00Freight and passenger canal narrow-boats<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Cost freight boat:</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">200gp</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cost passenger, modest</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">basic accommodations boat:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>250gp<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cost passenger,
middle-range accommodations boat:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>300gp<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cost passenger, luxury
accommodations creating a positive impression with most visiting, non-player
characters boat:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>350gp<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These numbers are for
wooden hulled boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add an additional
100gp for metal hulled boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add an
additional 100gp for double hulled boats.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Weight:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6600lbs<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freight boat carrying capacity:
66000 / 66500lbs*<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Passenger boat, freight carrying
capacity: 6000 / 6500lbs*<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Specialized boats built to
carry vehicles such as chariots, wagons, or </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">caravans and their pulling animals determined by </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">DMs
discretion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">*At the DMs discretion the flat roof can in safety give
a freight or passenger boat an extra 500lbs worth of external storage space.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A roof load of more than 500lbs gives a
slight change of overturning the boat during stormy weather.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Narrow boats have an AC of 30 and 40 damage will
penetrate the walls. You should double AC and damage threshold numbers to
penetrate if the boat is made of metal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For double hulled boats, an enemy must have two successful attacks on
the same area to break through both hulls.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Freight canal boats have a large cargo hold, with a
common room for the crew. Passenger
canal boats provide 6 cramped, yet comfortable cabins for character parties. A cabin can be made to be a small
workshop. Access to the cabins is a
narrow hallway on one side of the boat. Canal
boats give the party members the comforts of home, out in the unforgiving
wilderness.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sDtZxcC_uX_Kl0MOMX02xjZ2Dk4gxkkO0q_nIBDBRZLyvYnCYqqun5le4bnkzUz1LzicIiwmh_0ZHGVUXLklNoE4ofgTLCeKzBXY8o2FfNe-nqAP7kQUnJMPDZ-_5rvNnEmcISIEEPtO1uP6pNzKDS1GZ6CMhl2X4r2rLK6PJ3n9TPUvrIFBWD7pL6KI/s448/Modest%20cabin%20(web%20pages).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="224" height="1105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sDtZxcC_uX_Kl0MOMX02xjZ2Dk4gxkkO0q_nIBDBRZLyvYnCYqqun5le4bnkzUz1LzicIiwmh_0ZHGVUXLklNoE4ofgTLCeKzBXY8o2FfNe-nqAP7kQUnJMPDZ-_5rvNnEmcISIEEPtO1uP6pNzKDS1GZ6CMhl2X4r2rLK6PJ3n9TPUvrIFBWD7pL6KI/w553-h1105/Modest%20cabin%20(web%20pages).JPG" width="553" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Modest Cabin</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Passenger canal boat cabins have 2 bunk beds, chair and
table, a chest and 2 pull out drawers under the bottom bunk bed for personal storage
space*, as well as a three gallon barrel, with a spigot, for safe to drink
water, or alcoholic drinks, kept fresh and cold by a preservation spell. There is also a wall-mounted lantern for
light, while bolted to the floor is a wood, coal, or </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">dried peat</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> burning
stove, or a magically heated stove - for heating and cooking. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A bed roll can be rolled out on the floor to
accommodate a second guest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In the common language,
one drawer has a brass nameplate label “upper”, while the other is labeled
“lower”.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3M-v8xhCgGXSDGBACXmYnjQ5I_Geo-Y4GKRZqkm1zSiy8Nip7ARDjCOBIiy0v7ImtDW7fOlOgzZbVMfEwtxEy59rxK7LpAt9D4NhfHwCPKNmepVEiPyb0_h5o2_a9WftJ-AWVICMau-IHzcHxbP5rYTWd-x5gT2bLLHobzFLpgtAWMUkQUZA1W0yL42b/s436/Horse_drawn_cruising_on_the_Montgomery_Canal%20(web%20pages).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="436" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3M-v8xhCgGXSDGBACXmYnjQ5I_Geo-Y4GKRZqkm1zSiy8Nip7ARDjCOBIiy0v7ImtDW7fOlOgzZbVMfEwtxEy59rxK7LpAt9D4NhfHwCPKNmepVEiPyb0_h5o2_a9WftJ-AWVICMau-IHzcHxbP5rYTWd-x5gT2bLLHobzFLpgtAWMUkQUZA1W0yL42b/w503-h388/Horse_drawn_cruising_on_the_Montgomery_Canal%20(web%20pages).jpg" width="503" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse pulling narrow boat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before the internal combustion
engine, moving freight and passengers by water was far less expensive than moving
the same freight and passengers by draft animals, wagons, and seldom paved rural
roads. For example, a typical Conestoga
wagon is four feet wide and 18 feet long.
These wagons needed two draft animals </span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">to transport about six tons of cargo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, the United Kingdom’s
narrow-boats are seven feet wide and 70 feet long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These need one draft animal to pull a boat
that can carry about 30 tons of cargo.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">By using canal boats you save a significant amount of money
by using one draft animal, while transporting five times the cargo.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A narrow boat can also tow a second narrow
boat without a loss of travel speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: #202122;">This is why the Industrial Revolution started on canal
boats and ships.</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Narrow boats move at the walking pace of the average draft animal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, some parties have installed steam
engines fueled by wood, coal, or other combustible materials.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some higher skilled parties create magically
powered engines for their narrow boats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Because narrow boats were pulled by draft animals, few narrow boats used</span>
<span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">folding masts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, some narrow boats used sails to cross
rivers and lakes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="background: white; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFGL9ubPgGhpkwnfXnT5UDJpUpKYx71CZcW9m3XfnQs2s4pj-h-DMjI1hbnHRt9YiMr25eO-sp6ON2f2xEEXd4UkJxPq75vcONOc-yASefujyPuJvNnl3XKxf24IxqxwAUq567KoZszdKFhFZyGpieaI_3ry4iOHVNfy-ajltoW6o075xQ9BLCKIuixwB/s448/Canal%20boats%20with%20stone%20walls%20(web%20pages).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="448" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcFGL9ubPgGhpkwnfXnT5UDJpUpKYx71CZcW9m3XfnQs2s4pj-h-DMjI1hbnHRt9YiMr25eO-sp6ON2f2xEEXd4UkJxPq75vcONOc-yASefujyPuJvNnl3XKxf24IxqxwAUq567KoZszdKFhFZyGpieaI_3ry4iOHVNfy-ajltoW6o075xQ9BLCKIuixwB/w500-h375/Canal%20boats%20with%20stone%20walls%20(web%20pages).jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 narrow boats with stone walls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In my home campaign, my players usually use one freight boat
to move their equipment and one passenger boat as their mobile bastion. They have in storage a boat designed to
transport their passenger caravan and freight wagon. My player characters have also installed on
their boats two</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></span><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">bullseye lanterns in front, and two additional lanterns in the
rear that are lit during night or stormy weather.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 26.3pt;"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-81520741813817182342024-03-17T16:58:00.000-07:002024-03-17T16:58:28.433-07:00The return of Pizza Toast, 2024 edition!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloQyLbDv089v_Mj4nwcZsbhUmaP0NAoRzHX095k_g4Yjy__gKu0TbpYZus61KQdvBNcpyfqZN7Z498z6vm7JLzmuU_U2etK-Ape_WdXSn5pvveunFqA9YpdbfqeRpxOVz2rf-MSFRKFZUPbQElWmqFCob-AOO6ttE6-f-g8MFgndnQWi5PB-Oofx2wmsb/s3557/Pizza%20Toast%203-17-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="3557" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiloQyLbDv089v_Mj4nwcZsbhUmaP0NAoRzHX095k_g4Yjy__gKu0TbpYZus61KQdvBNcpyfqZN7Z498z6vm7JLzmuU_U2etK-Ape_WdXSn5pvveunFqA9YpdbfqeRpxOVz2rf-MSFRKFZUPbQElWmqFCob-AOO6ttE6-f-g8MFgndnQWi5PB-Oofx2wmsb/w558-h317/Pizza%20Toast%203-17-24.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I used Colon’s Cheesy Garlic Bread, with Classico ®
Traditional Pizza Sauce, Crystal Farms ® Whole Milk Mozzarella, and Hormel ®
Pepperoni Minis for toppings.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-26528656271450233482024-03-12T10:08:00.000-07:002024-03-12T10:08:16.735-07:00If you are innocent, naive, and love tacos clap your hands.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqSlDMGtz3nQnnFifir2Lau3mqMRAC1mbLFW0iv_OiFxWNzxswZbiHKWVSFNcrGUNizuW5-FDiL_KIG8obgBvCchzovtibLfCVdd9tmtlhMi1EtIq7yNaTbcOaUJNcQ7XI2dE_ZPwq708a3GWolTQrbOYDpkwHt_D97t96hZ7oBWlVvaPnY1NTIU-hEdN/s2942/Taco%20Surprise%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2942" data-original-width="2561" height="554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxqSlDMGtz3nQnnFifir2Lau3mqMRAC1mbLFW0iv_OiFxWNzxswZbiHKWVSFNcrGUNizuW5-FDiL_KIG8obgBvCchzovtibLfCVdd9tmtlhMi1EtIq7yNaTbcOaUJNcQ7XI2dE_ZPwq708a3GWolTQrbOYDpkwHt_D97t96hZ7oBWlVvaPnY1NTIU-hEdN/w483-h554/Taco%20Surprise%201.JPG" width="483" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found this small packet on the <i>King Manor </i>parking lot. At
first, I looked at the cute pictures of tacos and then thought I had found a
packet of taco sauce.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjx_jG0FKPkcH4z6WFYMGK1gsb_XNKuijsYd0Q-hm_zUGztTuhtehZubgaM5Er4DIiDaZN8lPbJ6QiElIdu7Jv2iqepjUb2lj2a_G2MWK10UG5RiEt26j1UxUv9SChmy9Ad_Ys-VzO-0RfKDc7Uz9mb6pmiagg33z9vSdrn_UedgFu8OxT4WVkeOUTNgr/s2506/Taco%20Surprise%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="2244" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjx_jG0FKPkcH4z6WFYMGK1gsb_XNKuijsYd0Q-hm_zUGztTuhtehZubgaM5Er4DIiDaZN8lPbJ6QiElIdu7Jv2iqepjUb2lj2a_G2MWK10UG5RiEt26j1UxUv9SChmy9Ad_Ys-VzO-0RfKDc7Uz9mb6pmiagg33z9vSdrn_UedgFu8OxT4WVkeOUTNgr/w489-h546/Taco%20Surprise%202.JPG" width="489" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Then, when I turned it over I had in fact fond a condom. After realizing my mistake, I clapped my
hands.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-67415881586707965572024-03-12T08:58:00.000-07:002024-03-12T08:58:20.865-07:00What is posted on King Manor’s fifth floor bulletin board for March 12, 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZaemQS5SpI-e9_68x_IIkqGhXSTfUfrSk0l32c2NLejTGam6_-QdhXmVVVZhK_W-uxHax6Qzg31eir8cFNLd54-tfxxejK5DocNt8hTivNknCjqSdRV5xJ6g_-giA3wYLKExTq_z7n8sbm0JxcnMpCMuI2g5N4zrHVbkwpsSJH_4CBYBZ8kGmGMTcvkl/s4032/3-12-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1912" height="1188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrZaemQS5SpI-e9_68x_IIkqGhXSTfUfrSk0l32c2NLejTGam6_-QdhXmVVVZhK_W-uxHax6Qzg31eir8cFNLd54-tfxxejK5DocNt8hTivNknCjqSdRV5xJ6g_-giA3wYLKExTq_z7n8sbm0JxcnMpCMuI2g5N4zrHVbkwpsSJH_4CBYBZ8kGmGMTcvkl/w564-h1188/3-12-24.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are you able to find the two ponies on the March calendar?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-55639979077113187592024-03-10T17:18:00.000-07:002024-03-10T17:18:32.844-07:00At a Duluth bus stop, have you ever seen a “Simme-Seat”?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM6rLnb0dre4QLkwF8-uD8AvCnsXBEFcOO7vyvWbgcUhyphenhyphenV3yZSLXfhwLthvfv4TU-D2XGX1130knAU02rqqlq2sbd5NoEwa62uBofEEGcXlod4MwNDT6XGTSbJI59djR0qE9uf5VZxSIEaddgui7B0W4Tr5l48gg3V0RpMqjdvOwdKwqDzWoQexBdYgrk/s3507/Bus%20seats%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3507" data-original-width="2112" height="935" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghM6rLnb0dre4QLkwF8-uD8AvCnsXBEFcOO7vyvWbgcUhyphenhyphenV3yZSLXfhwLthvfv4TU-D2XGX1130knAU02rqqlq2sbd5NoEwa62uBofEEGcXlod4MwNDT6XGTSbJI59djR0qE9uf5VZxSIEaddgui7B0W4Tr5l48gg3V0RpMqjdvOwdKwqDzWoQexBdYgrk/w564-h935/Bus%20seats%202024.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I
found this one southeast at the intersection of East Second Street and North
Third Avenue East.</span></span><p></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-80364510699623519182024-03-08T09:58:00.000-08:002024-03-08T09:58:08.459-08:00What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for March 8, 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9Ky3lid0SFxY4o7fQgUg0m-Bivx-SkgV6io5VtsrT2bl5yuApl5hV5dpp4Ek-sQCK4topXCXqabrnOMQdgdSb0am4vj7Wn07YTxvBivtzcxD2PKpDNc-HRQkuXaMPiQ0ilPQmwiszMTUUDV9Aee89c3Ytw-dxaFHVC0-anzh2DrtevSYASGmKp9tRuL/s2836/March%208,%202024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="2836" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTp9Ky3lid0SFxY4o7fQgUg0m-Bivx-SkgV6io5VtsrT2bl5yuApl5hV5dpp4Ek-sQCK4topXCXqabrnOMQdgdSb0am4vj7Wn07YTxvBivtzcxD2PKpDNc-HRQkuXaMPiQ0ilPQmwiszMTUUDV9Aee89c3Ytw-dxaFHVC0-anzh2DrtevSYASGmKp9tRuL/w559-h530/March%208,%202024.JPG" width="559" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Similar to February, <span style="background: white;">old
posters have disappeared, while new posters have taken their place.</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Did you find the 2 ponies on a calendar
poster? </span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-278734619868918602024-03-08T09:08:00.000-08:002024-03-08T09:08:07.614-08:00I see and hear the construction of a city parking ramp next to East First Street.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8slR7EjLnPohdni-HVTJ_DPW5cCWR1PNmEAHmHE57ejdMJ8MZZLFilXi9iq-dzaT5-8yS-Bx5OUrR0zu5sVx_fQgvRjlj0AJliej9Zr2BusjiE6BfhYgljpRiNLRs23BumzK-OkDO6ummrk0Z_-gLTHlDSYeSOLysbKnBfGTrFnKx8Oo-KOLfgJgG3Iv/s4112/3-8-2024.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4112" data-original-width="3104" height="747" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig8slR7EjLnPohdni-HVTJ_DPW5cCWR1PNmEAHmHE57ejdMJ8MZZLFilXi9iq-dzaT5-8yS-Bx5OUrR0zu5sVx_fQgvRjlj0AJliej9Zr2BusjiE6BfhYgljpRiNLRs23BumzK-OkDO6ummrk0Z_-gLTHlDSYeSOLysbKnBfGTrFnKx8Oo-KOLfgJgG3Iv/w565-h747/3-8-2024.JPG" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Located within Duluth’s Medical District, this
construction site is across the street from my apartment.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-9422110338012820202024-03-06T20:38:00.000-08:002024-03-06T20:38:27.564-08:00Message inside a box<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwL-vMcCuFiNijb0YXCaRaClyrj6dLmQ2OFiWQDy043wHUaJ27B1dKEVcnMhfwyf12xAgjTxmP9MBCRr3zuAPeS2TeB_aXs_BPJoFsltKgR3a8g5ZZS9nPglexAizFsov1QBVsN3ftMrX3x-QSgM-xlENZB052qkFPALAyail8oRFZ23WUsD3DxeZgBXI/s2130/3-6-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="2130" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwL-vMcCuFiNijb0YXCaRaClyrj6dLmQ2OFiWQDy043wHUaJ27B1dKEVcnMhfwyf12xAgjTxmP9MBCRr3zuAPeS2TeB_aXs_BPJoFsltKgR3a8g5ZZS9nPglexAizFsov1QBVsN3ftMrX3x-QSgM-xlENZB052qkFPALAyail8oRFZ23WUsD3DxeZgBXI/w571-h221/3-6-24.JPG" width="571" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I found this box on the street corner of West Third
Street and North Third Avenue West. I do
believe that someone wrote down a license plate number and a bumper sticker
that reads: “<i>I love raw milk</i>”. I will never
know who wrote this message, when it was written, and why this message was
written.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-65433181712815927962024-03-05T12:58:00.000-08:002024-03-05T12:58:05.360-08:00Today, I voted<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbowPSClZYhABbgd1xfFaHJ90okX5FkOt0w8k24ZvIYhUIeX8owvDI_MAH93GTZJ8DisFWjTJtvLT89LxFeWyQ0wsWp-5NyPuYhyWZMfm0ty6Dx6FDtx-yw0-ubRZFqwOLQ_9UeA6rOYxySdprtj9oop8BWaHnT5daYCV3OemWk0juKH6tBY5yrtFlv00/s1900/3-5-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1696" height="623" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAbowPSClZYhABbgd1xfFaHJ90okX5FkOt0w8k24ZvIYhUIeX8owvDI_MAH93GTZJ8DisFWjTJtvLT89LxFeWyQ0wsWp-5NyPuYhyWZMfm0ty6Dx6FDtx-yw0-ubRZFqwOLQ_9UeA6rOYxySdprtj9oop8BWaHnT5daYCV3OemWk0juKH6tBY5yrtFlv00/w557-h623/3-5-24.JPG" width="557" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">By reading my blog and published newspaper articles,
you already know which political candidate who is nicknamed, "<i>Amtrak</i> <i>Joe</i>" I voted for and will again this November.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-32879721807291736122024-03-02T11:58:00.000-08:002024-03-02T11:58:12.080-08:00What I found at the Superior Street construction site.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpIKScfopkriPSmDLfkZd2DwIGDPgQ5ZuZyjTLUkY7fF33q8cLr6I6ocXVedV7nuTGKJomkRpumkXn4Lw84cl3ZRDL2hWakylgQ7zWWD6d_tlTdHij8nWgRd58f5tg0pHUKwBzU1-3nOqLDDuzFEvJEekoCXb4s82tc-OTKPXipqWLwJ-CfoAyr5QjLzj/s1082/3-2-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="1082" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpIKScfopkriPSmDLfkZd2DwIGDPgQ5ZuZyjTLUkY7fF33q8cLr6I6ocXVedV7nuTGKJomkRpumkXn4Lw84cl3ZRDL2hWakylgQ7zWWD6d_tlTdHij8nWgRd58f5tg0pHUKwBzU1-3nOqLDDuzFEvJEekoCXb4s82tc-OTKPXipqWLwJ-CfoAyr5QjLzj/w563-h298/3-2-24.JPG" width="563" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The first is a <i>Voyager
Lakewalk Inn</i> sign. That sign is
still there, despite the fact that the Voyager Lakewalk Inn has been gone for
years.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The second is a mystery sign that I don’t know what it
was advertising for.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-48288423666463837932024-03-02T05:18:00.000-08:002024-03-02T05:18:11.764-08:00Sharp Dragon’s teeth crafted into D&D tools and weapons<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP_AUcERsXpR-3FEmK3XT54tttuscatFrcdqgRLTyX6mkM1Qne7Y82XUeuslh8iTbLPvADn_2v88c3Y7IYKAZ9Ud7nPxlgoUHh8_GGk3i5yQZTocLjH5jO0I33x4A7lPAzGXi2mphkx2kXp6LJb38XHm8yrG3EFuKBoTZQW7jAd1fmdkM1GHUbK09zQht/s890/csm_OEkse-Sigerslev-mose_01_bd2e2b22e6_a91b16b26f.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="890" data-original-width="525" height="949" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqP_AUcERsXpR-3FEmK3XT54tttuscatFrcdqgRLTyX6mkM1Qne7Y82XUeuslh8iTbLPvADn_2v88c3Y7IYKAZ9Ud7nPxlgoUHh8_GGk3i5yQZTocLjH5jO0I33x4A7lPAzGXi2mphkx2kXp6LJb38XHm8yrG3EFuKBoTZQW7jAd1fmdkM1GHUbK09zQht/w561-h949/csm_OEkse-Sigerslev-mose_01_bd2e2b22e6_a91b16b26f.png" width="561" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shafted and polished axe found in the Sigerslev Bog near
Præstø. This axe is exhibited in
the exhibition about Danish Prehistory.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Our Stone Age ancestors used bones and rocks like
volcanic glass, known as obsidian, to craft tools and weapons. Such weapons are hand-crafted axe, arrowhead,
and spear blades, as well as knife and macuahuitl blades. Mesoamerican macuahuitl is a weapon, which is
a wooden club embedded with several embedded obsidian blades on 2 sides, like a
double-edged sword. While made of wood,
stone or Dragon’s Teeth, those are weapons that could be used by wizards.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Imagine using magical Dragon’s Teeth, and the teeth of other
types of monsters, as cutting blades for D&D tools and weapons. For combat, Dragon’s Teeth blades are considered
magical weapons. Thus, those blades
become an inexpensive way to equip magical weapons to henchmen and hirelings. During my past campaigns as a player, I
remember several times when my party’s henchmen and hirelings, as well as
player characters, fled or died in combat, because they didn’t have magical
weapons to fight monsters that can only take damage by magical weapons.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The peaceful way to obtain sharp dragon’s teeth happens
when dragons grow new teeth while pushing out their old teeth from their jaws in
each stage of their lives. The violent
way is to take them from dead dragons.
Dragons selling their old teeth could create a new source of tools and
weapons for the party, to be used by them or sold to NPCs.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
<br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-67566924330497948622024-03-01T03:28:00.000-08:002024-03-01T03:28:37.992-08:00Locomotive Number 7, Under Wraps<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6kwabvV52JcwsiHEHIbYFAnpjsjv1y9ZyRMLJmoOfrX889Ci93ymlo41tgsv-mG7l17s0U61te6iwENbLG1p7Tx_DFxdj1jdICci36cBkad35Y5J4xnu_lBnH0URgrUkYcm8adHftZHyvstIlsw-iK-ajBmEZuQPQuZR5w5MrQHWnEM8ECm_8sMANqK8/s4032/Number%207%20Tank%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6kwabvV52JcwsiHEHIbYFAnpjsjv1y9ZyRMLJmoOfrX889Ci93ymlo41tgsv-mG7l17s0U61te6iwENbLG1p7Tx_DFxdj1jdICci36cBkad35Y5J4xnu_lBnH0URgrUkYcm8adHftZHyvstIlsw-iK-ajBmEZuQPQuZR5w5MrQHWnEM8ECm_8sMANqK8/w547-h410/Number%207%20Tank%201.JPG" width="547" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I saw this locomotive in the Lake Superior Railroad
Museum. A visiting man, upon seeing this
locomotive said out loud, “I’ve never before seen a locomotive wear a body
condom.”</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6fNzX8vpSx4cPM08Gv8aoK1_WGFp1UEUm9bO5zJGG4BG838HZvq4bU-roa_i2n4V765iauXMA673QjwVsHW3Nv7EL9gdhjYafK9tqJjq9JN-0E_ckT9CPTOG-2onimnLJ9qqshY1bZ9kiHqR4ckF8ObXsG6GBRxHz_KfmVQUVEQjBu42nmIvRqr86MFn/s4032/Number%207%20Tank%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6fNzX8vpSx4cPM08Gv8aoK1_WGFp1UEUm9bO5zJGG4BG838HZvq4bU-roa_i2n4V765iauXMA673QjwVsHW3Nv7EL9gdhjYafK9tqJjq9JN-0E_ckT9CPTOG-2onimnLJ9qqshY1bZ9kiHqR4ckF8ObXsG6GBRxHz_KfmVQUVEQjBu42nmIvRqr86MFn/w552-h414/Number%207%20Tank%202.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wonder how the Depot workers wrapped this locomotive
with a plastic wrapper.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-74817592718057330472024-02-29T05:38:00.000-08:002024-02-29T05:38:16.424-08:00What is that unnecessarily complicated and shoddily made contraption?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRg6grM7Oro4ppyhnuA7yo-CpSG4-DV4iRzo8b8xQVKSXQpvW68Qapk_qgdBWnLbStq2ItTtC2ABjk6N07Vj71vOFpXkYRlJmzIa-5EuMZtbBZYBf6ki-l3_VM4xelitQaoRNDE_3q5eL49TBvv3EWPRXBVh6U7O8PlB2UMFrzvF7RR6sNxgbmBAo-jcq/s3102/Hobo%20Mobile%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="3102" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRg6grM7Oro4ppyhnuA7yo-CpSG4-DV4iRzo8b8xQVKSXQpvW68Qapk_qgdBWnLbStq2ItTtC2ABjk6N07Vj71vOFpXkYRlJmzIa-5EuMZtbBZYBf6ki-l3_VM4xelitQaoRNDE_3q5eL49TBvv3EWPRXBVh6U7O8PlB2UMFrzvF7RR6sNxgbmBAo-jcq/w572-h352/Hobo%20Mobile%201.JPG" width="572" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’ve never before seen a <i>hobo mobile</i>.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBJv0MCk1r9_m1KhSaKaG5_a2ulEYOsY_P3PMXIAhE0SGAhsFthnr5X1f2kKhdPNPlVLDrOxS0rPJUtcI-Du0UTeUK7IGyNGA8agOYSiEFuE1Iy6Pz57JIhm52Y2WckLa2cGN-CjYjnEya2SWDfPoe-GIY9-p2ZKWPolW6RpeeIiCDnxZWtlKsREDrqRt/s2302/Hobo%20Mobile%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2302" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBJv0MCk1r9_m1KhSaKaG5_a2ulEYOsY_P3PMXIAhE0SGAhsFthnr5X1f2kKhdPNPlVLDrOxS0rPJUtcI-Du0UTeUK7IGyNGA8agOYSiEFuE1Iy6Pz57JIhm52Y2WckLa2cGN-CjYjnEya2SWDfPoe-GIY9-p2ZKWPolW6RpeeIiCDnxZWtlKsREDrqRt/w574-h345/Hobo%20Mobile%202.JPG" width="574" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I wonder who crafted this hobo mobile, for what purpose
was it made, and why is it parked on the corner of West Third Street and North Third
Avenue West?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-14587716481951693732024-02-29T04:08:00.000-08:002024-02-29T04:09:48.141-08:00Read Karamador<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://tapas.io/series/Karamador/info" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="120" data-original-width="936" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGsR3aH3o86k4SIDAnN1Pee8wB-TTyqv6nxi7ln5sJu3YWpV4pADVOyho9F6KofrW70sG2BeL1lkTWWocgjKpjiFd3_4ncGr0GruHw44lfOCFRb1bmPLAr2qc3YssVA4VJyGCQ2Vtc8-FqzHdSisYXRFsi6FMK6vGrE2A8hsBfK-rwj1u4R_SmfvmP5W_K/w400-h51/27286_karabanner07.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">According to the author, “Karamador is a renaissance
fantasy comic with anthro characters set in the world of Karamador. We follow the adventures of Sir Kiljaos the
lion paladin of wind, on his ongoing quest to fight off the forces of chaos.”</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I very much recommend reading Karamador. This illustrated story is a very good source for
inspiration for fantasy tabletop, role-playing game players and game masters. I also recommend Karamador for all those who
love heroic, fantasy stories.</span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-46320808582368506332024-02-28T06:48:00.000-08:002024-02-28T06:48:07.917-08:00I document the permanently closed Hacienda Del Sol wall art<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVwX1VicweWorcf-lTY8qzRTg892h4v9vccGsW-CjuSzpW0Dlz_jmvuYwDw69ljy40JdJapF87LtoUvGNLXzA_osutcB8ffH4UqoG3p86XusqBK8BNzoQJr_VDJuPJda3MqpNMweDtU09X9ffGjB9Heg48dMB1FgVrn9Xm9y6_qBla7km8Pi0k3ZxVP-b/s2022/Wall%20Art%20HdS%201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="2022" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVwX1VicweWorcf-lTY8qzRTg892h4v9vccGsW-CjuSzpW0Dlz_jmvuYwDw69ljy40JdJapF87LtoUvGNLXzA_osutcB8ffH4UqoG3p86XusqBK8BNzoQJr_VDJuPJda3MqpNMweDtU09X9ffGjB9Heg48dMB1FgVrn9Xm9y6_qBla7km8Pi0k3ZxVP-b/w564-h272/Wall%20Art%20HdS%201.JPG" width="564" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This art is the only
remaining tangible piece from the wonderful Hacienda Del Sol, Mexican
restaurant. Although I never ate a meal
here; my friends tell me that this was one of the best family-friendly restaurants
in the Twin Ports.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jm0nj0TDPs36rfx0sZcQPONSO3KQmimMcvMAtrzDs6lUSuiPtKf1-rA22Ds5WlG-s3a0TxZ0PbBd5fWk4LCA0BSsK9aDkN1dSj2-hk7zyRBVKeKiHDIzQ3Vsgzy9LYTrogiL0gbpiVOz1ThHDS-qN93QfTQR1HxLsHgy287dha5ozHw0Q1ffjyQEFHTC/s3353/Wall%20Art%20HdS%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1740" data-original-width="3353" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Jm0nj0TDPs36rfx0sZcQPONSO3KQmimMcvMAtrzDs6lUSuiPtKf1-rA22Ds5WlG-s3a0TxZ0PbBd5fWk4LCA0BSsK9aDkN1dSj2-hk7zyRBVKeKiHDIzQ3Vsgzy9LYTrogiL0gbpiVOz1ThHDS-qN93QfTQR1HxLsHgy287dha5ozHw0Q1ffjyQEFHTC/w566-h293/Wall%20Art%20HdS%202.JPG" width="566" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">In a few more days, this wall art
will become enclosed behind a concrete wall for decades if not hundreds of
years.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-57658729105228825332024-02-26T11:08:00.000-08:002024-02-26T11:08:14.119-08:00What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for February 26, 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVNCMFfZ3xpFkPjOaG9yN5nXYNAUfJAGU2LLnf5uCKADYlQO9gihrMJZArMZ2T6LvzR9YzJR3Cjh_QrfLyPePwtjwaw_RBaQhqp_B117y-tSCE4b4kLA7lm-aA1EPS8F4pwl_nOx2Ia-8puR7bh6wh5tplreGa6U2OzDEWqst0q_AqQOgLWnNuXKOn0M5/s2945/2-26-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="2945" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAVNCMFfZ3xpFkPjOaG9yN5nXYNAUfJAGU2LLnf5uCKADYlQO9gihrMJZArMZ2T6LvzR9YzJR3Cjh_QrfLyPePwtjwaw_RBaQhqp_B117y-tSCE4b4kLA7lm-aA1EPS8F4pwl_nOx2Ia-8puR7bh6wh5tplreGa6U2OzDEWqst0q_AqQOgLWnNuXKOn0M5/w565-h540/2-26-24.JPG" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Old posters disappear, while new posters have taken
their place.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-65021883993659154462024-02-23T09:58:00.000-08:002024-02-25T15:16:10.335-08:00Ain’t Too Proud to Beg? Views on Pedestrian Call Buttons<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxMNrbjVSBAZqZwXv7O7AiiRGbraETcx0Az685sMdEP-JJ4MKAM7MmKHC3HG31sAz83uZussseqd9Va-tIMfhdmROc6vSYugW8h_ZVPb7qSRNkjzIn4M38h2OzdnJbXIsLCpmlmtjQGgNyUh8g1zk5jC3wW4-HEWOkuv9Q000jJ9ej6xll_ubwMbI9jx8/s4032/1-28-24.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="769" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxMNrbjVSBAZqZwXv7O7AiiRGbraETcx0Az685sMdEP-JJ4MKAM7MmKHC3HG31sAz83uZussseqd9Va-tIMfhdmROc6vSYugW8h_ZVPb7qSRNkjzIn4M38h2OzdnJbXIsLCpmlmtjQGgNyUh8g1zk5jC3wW4-HEWOkuv9Q000jJ9ej6xll_ubwMbI9jx8/w577-h769/1-28-24.JPG" width="577" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><i>Photo <span style="background: white; line-height: 115%;">of a Duluth call button by James Patrick Buchanan</span></i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This editorial was originally titled, </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;">“T</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;">o beg, or not
to beg, that is the question.”</span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;">This is
my first published editorial for 2024.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #1f1f1f; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="https://streets.mn/2024/02/23/views-on-pedestrian-call-buttons/">https://streets.mn/2024/02/23/views-on-pedestrian-call-buttons/</a><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-outline-level: 2;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-68500316616294810862024-02-21T13:38:00.000-08:002024-02-21T13:38:05.362-08:00What is posted on King Manor’s fourth floor bulletin board for February 21, 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsP9wymlPsKca9M1e0IItM71uTeeoPFATJ3St0SnVahZ_95dVYk-_yuiza5Veft0j5x9b4dVwD1mgOG0O4_S9KKBBqNzRNe38e9lBcweFQ_k2zPRK2HwNDLovf4MS9baonMorR4Vt23cNegKK-A2VnVbTw9LrfI5-TY_pl_RTk4Yqn1xu_1Cp8JxHO9_r/s2846/2-21-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2805" data-original-width="2846" height="557" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsP9wymlPsKca9M1e0IItM71uTeeoPFATJ3St0SnVahZ_95dVYk-_yuiza5Veft0j5x9b4dVwD1mgOG0O4_S9KKBBqNzRNe38e9lBcweFQ_k2zPRK2HwNDLovf4MS9baonMorR4Vt23cNegKK-A2VnVbTw9LrfI5-TY_pl_RTk4Yqn1xu_1Cp8JxHO9_r/w565-h557/2-21-24.jpg" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With this board overflowing with posts, methinks HRA
should get a second, </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">fourth
floor bulletin board. I also used this
post to use the word methinks at least twice in my blog.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-20354099048551497262024-02-17T02:58:00.000-08:002024-02-17T02:58:23.827-08:00King Manor Residents’ Club 2024 Valentine's Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHQ_pQwlx5n9zOVUytUOqBhqtWwc-5QcD2DMP6oCuxyeYUA56XZaFRKot98DXKb2ThThZ__65-1k9O9092ua5_UZTieNFeJXOsBhabC-2jsdZ9xrsgVGRT-DVULRu65Q7vpue-ktowVExMzXpvEi3jdBP-79w08NcKjdqQG3KvcjGU5wobb1ztw047c30/s3457/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3457" data-original-width="2204" height="875" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHQ_pQwlx5n9zOVUytUOqBhqtWwc-5QcD2DMP6oCuxyeYUA56XZaFRKot98DXKb2ThThZ__65-1k9O9092ua5_UZTieNFeJXOsBhabC-2jsdZ9xrsgVGRT-DVULRu65Q7vpue-ktowVExMzXpvEi3jdBP-79w08NcKjdqQG3KvcjGU5wobb1ztw047c30/w557-h875/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20A.JPG" width="557" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This XOXO sign welcomed King Manor residents and their
guests on their way inside the King Manor Community Room.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaBCF5TDHzzOhUxdFqFl_FXwrYOT8bEQvs7Dj0cgEp3smOL3rucBjurkWlFM4xgTIiSQBkaYC5ODQMiD4MKW0TS4qDr5_SDCsRkSiiNUcSmzm4FC8wgUjnV62sEzjIfiDI6dc5wj2uBjpnt6VxUfBXpPKoxhd0R5EZHDpkD5MoH7wJppKJHAXF7ot0x53/s4112/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4112" data-original-width="3104" height="736" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEaBCF5TDHzzOhUxdFqFl_FXwrYOT8bEQvs7Dj0cgEp3smOL3rucBjurkWlFM4xgTIiSQBkaYC5ODQMiD4MKW0TS4qDr5_SDCsRkSiiNUcSmzm4FC8wgUjnV62sEzjIfiDI6dc5wj2uBjpnt6VxUfBXpPKoxhd0R5EZHDpkD5MoH7wJppKJHAXF7ot0x53/w556-h736/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20B.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">These are the food tables and in the background our
club president Cathy.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2D5OZoR0xOJ4bJ0iuTjvCorXPT4Ca4VAuEqdtDm03GmXmbznciWI_scQioSqQ_BtYskn30nCKH4QrJd9np8RvU7ggHOI0pfRNOUebuoxCUgrg_5SP9SW2kJhHEPMrba3VpSsZUiLsT8wOOSZUDcmyXQSLUz9GUbvOxxWS8YkmUTiuzA63COP0ffpHaij/s3470/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20C.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3470" data-original-width="3104" height="624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2D5OZoR0xOJ4bJ0iuTjvCorXPT4Ca4VAuEqdtDm03GmXmbznciWI_scQioSqQ_BtYskn30nCKH4QrJd9np8RvU7ggHOI0pfRNOUebuoxCUgrg_5SP9SW2kJhHEPMrba3VpSsZUiLsT8wOOSZUDcmyXQSLUz9GUbvOxxWS8YkmUTiuzA63COP0ffpHaij/w559-h624/Valentine's%20Day%20Party%20C.JPG" width="559" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is the table where I enjoyed my Valentine's Day food
and drinks.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-46597523199653130042024-02-16T21:38:00.000-08:002024-02-16T21:38:09.787-08:00Birthday Cake - 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89hubftNzbzF2R6rtFDH61ZZMAEw1d75xJfKDwahZZ1XJpQPc3Z4E-X8fBsK0NgS5lr937cGlYZOzKhkaougwWsLAxEz-RrI5sZ58oNbmMPBl0_sWuXe9XKszlYKlVUtPN7JlOx2R2B85u-JV3mFhWv2AQpUlYSVcWAltwAL5fKLiKKkbycoVYYibcv0M/s3159/Birthday%20Cake%202024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3159" data-original-width="3104" height="568" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89hubftNzbzF2R6rtFDH61ZZMAEw1d75xJfKDwahZZ1XJpQPc3Z4E-X8fBsK0NgS5lr937cGlYZOzKhkaougwWsLAxEz-RrI5sZ58oNbmMPBl0_sWuXe9XKszlYKlVUtPN7JlOx2R2B85u-JV3mFhWv2AQpUlYSVcWAltwAL5fKLiKKkbycoVYYibcv0M/w556-h568/Birthday%20Cake%202024.JPG" width="556" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As you can see, I love chocolate cake!</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-28208097735763376142024-02-15T21:18:00.000-08:002024-02-15T21:18:22.653-08:00I found a shopping cart in the manhole for February 15, 2024<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81ssnMmAhT8UpzxsT5QtXS5bS3C0ylz7UCsxuwMTSlaAG7CbFiUfTFS4ZhrQv705M8VIk8-HAz-zSS8ox2H8MHfZsTfYWECnMrD5a-GhRPKHEgTrh-dw_2RF6pGu67E42hO3fegxDDC1b9eVpIZRLPMcnukO0_bgtYM0e07eZTrG3JrpqEatU1bR7geAx/s3490/Manhole%202024%20A.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="2829" height="702" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81ssnMmAhT8UpzxsT5QtXS5bS3C0ylz7UCsxuwMTSlaAG7CbFiUfTFS4ZhrQv705M8VIk8-HAz-zSS8ox2H8MHfZsTfYWECnMrD5a-GhRPKHEgTrh-dw_2RF6pGu67E42hO3fegxDDC1b9eVpIZRLPMcnukO0_bgtYM0e07eZTrG3JrpqEatU1bR7geAx/w567-h702/Manhole%202024%20A.JPG" width="567" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This image was created looking northeast at the
intersection of East Superior Street and South Fourteenth Avenue East.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VeIM1W4fnDwWwfTAJjDjmDJUUTbeceVeeg65NsM-UO8VgvS_JJQH0vXPtrMYvJdO5YDEwviPTDSyzGQQMbfifZkwwxro5TBGVab1L0J3CyndCIKsEA2-o8PnDKBj8D0RhYgOu4Tfj6dA3aeX_NAzb7mnrkpQl95LD_EcITfQ2jitgbbzZGWva5wZwJuO/s2573/Manhole%202024%20B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2390" data-original-width="2573" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1VeIM1W4fnDwWwfTAJjDjmDJUUTbeceVeeg65NsM-UO8VgvS_JJQH0vXPtrMYvJdO5YDEwviPTDSyzGQQMbfifZkwwxro5TBGVab1L0J3CyndCIKsEA2-o8PnDKBj8D0RhYgOu4Tfj6dA3aeX_NAzb7mnrkpQl95LD_EcITfQ2jitgbbzZGWva5wZwJuO/w569-h528/Manhole%202024%20B.JPG" width="569" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I would love to know the back-story behind this situation. This is not a normal situation for a street
in Duluth, Minnesota.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-77162243244272562712024-02-15T01:18:00.000-08:002024-02-15T01:18:39.665-08:00A close-up of what is posted on King Manor’s fifth floor bulletin board for February 15, 2024.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg270PfXZHRAtf2AyLwYTwIxTXzseRCQXYpNbgtG-bzy5wp56fegVu8V4EpF1vlkoPYc346879eWUM5kD8O6GC4ftuFhDS-8JTUjNDeuXnOtNK0KhnK4Zl07uyVyczCFVxwYyXJs37PJCvNl5BUourXOTWkz2oLG7ZWzE0MSJiUiLVqiRJ9mfP9sejc5G/s4112/2-15-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4112" data-original-width="2775" height="843" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg270PfXZHRAtf2AyLwYTwIxTXzseRCQXYpNbgtG-bzy5wp56fegVu8V4EpF1vlkoPYc346879eWUM5kD8O6GC4ftuFhDS-8JTUjNDeuXnOtNK0KhnK4Zl07uyVyczCFVxwYyXJs37PJCvNl5BUourXOTWkz2oLG7ZWzE0MSJiUiLVqiRJ9mfP9sejc5G/w569-h843/2-15-24.JPG" width="569" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I’m looking forward to the Valentine's Day Party on
Friday. At the party, I hope to find
more players for my upcoming One D&D campaign.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-70598980750372627892024-02-14T00:18:00.000-08:002024-02-14T00:18:09.529-08:00What is posted on King Manor’s fifth floor bulletin board for February 14, 2024?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlME97SN-cmRYAQk5BFrf0OyRY3U1GhNiQvCYDTrDeqq9J6w1Sx6TVyrR9X9gXvdeI6vOPeeJ8gljM6akecsMFpyOIoTWT-xADe2_VyQY4CCMMb8a_FtcBcc_GM1CcHHcXwP1SY9y1yp6eEU3M7nICuL_tpqJOSebdscfhcKkbK08kkAT02q50xcxtx1D/s4032/2-14-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2573" height="886" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHlME97SN-cmRYAQk5BFrf0OyRY3U1GhNiQvCYDTrDeqq9J6w1Sx6TVyrR9X9gXvdeI6vOPeeJ8gljM6akecsMFpyOIoTWT-xADe2_VyQY4CCMMb8a_FtcBcc_GM1CcHHcXwP1SY9y1yp6eEU3M7nICuL_tpqJOSebdscfhcKkbK08kkAT02q50xcxtx1D/w564-h886/2-14-24.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Are you able to locate the King Manor Residential Club
poster?</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-17303214919106659212024-02-13T20:28:00.000-08:002024-02-13T20:28:18.739-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_htq03ZYyRt57PD_2WQBtiuuwn3Etgez_MKA3DHAH9v2jrLe9p_5uF7GmMd2Kr1sHXmdrMereWCM1Sgv_303ywPQuiGKRTLg4uazMfrqUdoWL6Z9RAIRplg4XCwYrlivIlFZ1quu7xjLLu9xTNbB9lb_fvVQ5dEZ4wmgs3MCGGG4Y6_AOz-Ow4Zfz5cc/s4032/IMG_2214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="751" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_htq03ZYyRt57PD_2WQBtiuuwn3Etgez_MKA3DHAH9v2jrLe9p_5uF7GmMd2Kr1sHXmdrMereWCM1Sgv_303ywPQuiGKRTLg4uazMfrqUdoWL6Z9RAIRplg4XCwYrlivIlFZ1quu7xjLLu9xTNbB9lb_fvVQ5dEZ4wmgs3MCGGG4Y6_AOz-Ow4Zfz5cc/w563-h751/IMG_2214.JPG" width="563" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">There are some posters on the fifth floor bulletin
board that are not on the fourth floor bulletin board.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5235723561669495748.post-67199557839322030202024-02-10T19:38:00.000-08:002024-02-10T19:38:21.981-08:00Player Party’s Bastion headquarters based on Old London Bridge and bridge chapels<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Background: Old
London Bridge was completed in 1209 AD and then demolished in 1831 AD. This was a stone bridge that crossed the River
Thames. Shops were built on each side of
the road deck, with homes built above the shops and over the road desk. These homes were between 2 and 6 floors above
the road desk. Those structures created
a series of enclosed hallways above the road deck, separated by spaces open to
the outside. A drawbridge in the center
of the bridge allowed ships with tall masts to pass between the two bridge
sections.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBM2yUJqE9UksH2pSEwV1jwzUOzlb4j2J1Aw4Qx8LH6HLHden_dbBhIwVorfVBmYcOdNRNvpARnIhqoPUVEIybvijzEtj504GXF5zpHmf4tV_Y3TgiFz18A96Kq11EyIllNhp8MdqhKbcJSFS9wEj776TX3Xx-6wXmpxSJWHhoymb7jFzHD0XEL0_A4sc/s630/old-london-bridge-model-630x352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="630" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiBM2yUJqE9UksH2pSEwV1jwzUOzlb4j2J1Aw4Qx8LH6HLHden_dbBhIwVorfVBmYcOdNRNvpARnIhqoPUVEIybvijzEtj504GXF5zpHmf4tV_Y3TgiFz18A96Kq11EyIllNhp8MdqhKbcJSFS9wEj776TX3Xx-6wXmpxSJWHhoymb7jFzHD0XEL0_A4sc/w582-h325/old-london-bridge-model-630x352.jpg" width="582" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: times;">Notice the drawbridge of the left of the bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Use as a party Bastion:
Imagine that if a party constructed a similar structure, they could
charge tolls on people and vehicles using their bridge. The PCs would also charge rent for the shops
on either side of the road desk, as well as rent on apartment and hotel rooms
above the road deck. Their headquarters,
above the shops and road deck, would have commanding views of the river. The size of their bastion is determined by
the width of the road deck along with how long the bridge is from end to end.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As a travel route, the party’s Bastion would act
similar to Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
Adventure possibilities would pass on the road and river of the Party’s
Bastion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">One or more druids could cover the massive structure
with flowers, shrubs, and trees similar to the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Water for the plants could be taken up to the
top floor by mechanical or magical water pumps.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bridge Chapels: “Chapels
were occasionally built on bridges to be available for the spiritual needs of
travelers, who would give thanks for safe arrival in a town after a long and
difficult journey.” On Old London Bridge
one elongated bridge pier was constructed for the “Chapel of St Thomas on the
Bridge”. This bridge chapel was built
near the center of Old London Bridge, extended out from the main deck at a right
angle. Medieval bridge chapels were once
common for European bridges, but are now rare.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPgwDYGO57NGCtx4ssjLnby2oGVJEkWM7QXCiD26MY2VpS_qdwGCSpk8HBTyWq3AlgFDaoMMAj549WGj-yyTmxe-fXvM_JAyiIZX71yBJETg_RDnffRdC9bm2vXff_3z6FDpd4FYVBYl9W5Gz_0rl-CvHx_hV-iswCZVpGVMRgm9cy1MYvaAN8RH47nZR/s800/Chapel%20of%20St%20Thomas%20on%20the%20Bridge.webp" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPgwDYGO57NGCtx4ssjLnby2oGVJEkWM7QXCiD26MY2VpS_qdwGCSpk8HBTyWq3AlgFDaoMMAj549WGj-yyTmxe-fXvM_JAyiIZX71yBJETg_RDnffRdC9bm2vXff_3z6FDpd4FYVBYl9W5Gz_0rl-CvHx_hV-iswCZVpGVMRgm9cy1MYvaAN8RH47nZR/w584-h438/Chapel%20of%20St%20Thomas%20on%20the%20Bridge.webp" width="584" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-family: times; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Chapel
of St Thomas on the Bridge</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span face=""Verdana","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><p></p>James Patrick Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15205917964978882398noreply@blogger.com1