400 posts

400 posts is a record amount for posts for Angry Cab Comic in one year!

HRA Office Closed

To conclude (bring to a close) today’s posts, I found a poster that says that HRA offices will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Thanksgiving Day coloring page

I like the way that my Thanksgiving Day coloring page turned out.

Another 35th Annual Thanksgiving Day Buffet meal

Eating my second Thanksgiving Day Buffet meal saves me money for other things I need and want.

My 35th Annual Thanksgiving Day Buffet meal

This was an appetizing meal at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center that I walked to and from.

What is posted on King Manor’s, fifth floor bulletin board for November 28, 2024?

I find it fun to see which old posters have disappeared and which new posters have appeared on this top floor, bulletin board.

 

I hope you have a happy and heartwarming Thanksgiving Day celebration.

What is posted on King Manor, fourth floor bulletin board for November 28, 2024?

I see at least one Thanksgiving themed event that is posted at the top of the bulletin board.

This is my once a week bread, made with Oliver Winery Melon Mint Moscato.

I didn’t know that recently baked bread made with melon and mint wine becomes tasty bread.  Moscato is the Italian word for Muscat grapes, which are used to make sweet, low-alcohol white wines with fruity and floral aromas.

I bought Ciderboys Melon Mojito

Advertised as a Cuban classic beverage, I am sure I will get tasty bread when it is made with the “Flavors of fresh mint and lime swirl with juicy apple and hints of honeydew and melon”.  I would never have thought of combining all five of these flavors into one beverage.

Bentleyville "Tour of Lights", part 2

While I was walking, I found new Bentleyville Christmas displays.

Bentleyville "Tour of Lights", part 1

Today is the first day of Bentleyville “Tour of Lights” 2024!

I saw fireworks.

I bought two souvenirs from the gift shop!

On Friday, more people contributed their cute hand prints to our thankful tree.

Will even more hand prints be added to our thankful tree next Monday?

Today, I helped make a thankful tree.

This group project happened in the North Pointe Resource Center art room.  Such low cost and high reward crafts projects make me remember to count my blessings, to make a special effort to appreciate all the good things in my life.

My best advertising comics, part 2

I made this one for my friend Beth Anderson!  Beth put one copy of this comic up in her office lobby.  Beth’s boss approved of the advertisement and told her that she thought that Beth was the one who made it.  Should I begin to put the line “Comic created by James Patrick Buchanan” on the comics that I create as advertisements?

My best advertising comics, part 1

I made this one for my friend Larry Hunt!  I wanted to make sure that new readers could see the best of my work, without having to read my entire archive to find these.

My meal at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, conclusion

This is my first plate of pasta.

This is my second plate of pasta.

My meal at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, part one

These are the days and times for our December 2024 meals.

This afternoon, I bought a bottle of Oliver Winery Melon Mint Moscato

I will wait until next week to taste just how good this Melon Mint Moscato bread will taste.

This morning, I got my loaf of ¡Ay Carumba! Premium Red Sangria wine bread.

Trust me when I tell you that red wine bread tastes very good.  I wonder why this is not a common type of bread.

Player’s Bastion based on Old London Bridge and bridge chapels (third revision)

I found a better image of the drawbridge of Old London Bridge.

Player’s Bastion based on Old London Bridge and bridge chapels (revised again)

What is a Bastion:  A whole chapter of the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide is dedicated to Bastions, a new system where players can build their own base of operations and run it with the help of hirelings. Whether your player characters are clearing out an ancient fortress so they can move in, renovating an old wizard’s tower, or pitching in to buy a tavern together, they’ll find countless possibilities for customizing their stronghold.

Exploring Bastions from the 2024 Dungeon Master’s Guide | Dungeons & Dragons (dndbeyond.com)

Background:  Old London Bridge was completed in 1209 AD and then demolished in 1831 AD.  This structure 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.

Notice the drawbridge for tall mast ships on the far left side.

Background:  Old London Bridge was completed in 1209 AD and then demolished in 1831 AD.  This structure 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.

Use as a player Bastion:  Imagine your player character or player characters have constructed a similar structure.  Then, 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.

Depending upon the length and width of the bridge, several player characters should be able to build several individual bastions above or below the road deck of the bridge.  Care must be taken as a wizard that requires peace and quiet to study; will not be happy being next to a chapel for a cleric who worships a divine being who is the personification of wine, festivals, and pleasure.  Don’t forget that each individual bastion can be expanded by building additional floors above the road deck or under the road deck and/or expanding the bridge structure sideways from the central spans.

On well-travelled road and ship routes, the player character’s Bastion would be similar to Star Trek: Deep Space 9.  Adventure possibilities would pass on the road, as well as on and under the river of the Party’s Bastion.

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.

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_chapel

The Chapel of St Thomas on the Bridge was a bridge chapel near the center of "Old" London Bridge in the City of London and was completed by 1209.

There are other examples of bridges with two or more floors.  This is the Ponte Vecchio, a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.

The Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno, in Florence, Italy.

Please post a short comment on my blog describing your player characters' bridge bastions.

These are slices of my DeKuyper ® Peachtree ® Peach Schnapps Liqueur bread

This bread becomes even more flavorful when topped with butter and strawberry jam.

¡Ay Carumba! Premium Red Sangria wine

I bought this Red Sangria wine because this should make tasty bread, was under ten United States dollars in price, and it has a drawing of a beautiful woman on the bottle.  Months ago, I had promised my bread maker that I would purchase a bottle of red wine, after reading an online article about using red wine to make bread.  I hope my bread maker will enjoy making bread with this ¡Ay Carumba! Premium Red Sangria wine.

This is my DeKuyper ® Peachtree ® Peach Schnapps Liqueur bread

I wish you could taste Peach Schnapps Liqueur bread.

I saw OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom

As a casual and relaxed fan of this franchise, I am impressed by how enjoyable OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom is.

What is posted on King Manor, fourth floor bulletin board for November 11, 2024?

For some reason beyond my understanding, a resident here is taking these November 2024 North Pointe Resource Center calendars.  And, why is that resident only taking calendars from the fourth floor?  This is the second time this month that I’ve replaced a missing calendar.

What is posted on King Manor’s, fifth floor bulletin board for November 11, 2024?

I wish you all a happy Veterans Day.

I bought DeKuyper ® Peachtree ® Peach Schnapps Liqueur

I have never eaten bread made with Peach Schnapps.

Suppers on the table

I hope to see you here, at these days and times, at the First Presbyterian Church.

Yesterday, I had a great meal at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, the end

This is my banana bread pudding dessert.

Yesterday, I had a great meal at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, part two

This is my second plate of pasta.

Yesterday, I had a great meal at the First Presbyterian Church of Duluth, part one

This is my first plate of pasta.

This is my Blake's Hard Cider, Blood Orange & Cranberry cider bread

I find that Blood Orange & Cranberry bread is very tasty!

Downtown Duluth

Today has rain with fog, obscuring my view of eastern downtown and Canal Park.

My Digiorno: Deadpool and Wolverine Pizza

This is effective marketing, as I would not have bought this pizza without Deadpool on the pizza box.

This is a very tasty pizza, as this pizza is 9.0 out of ten.

This is my 365 post this year!

I have never posted one post on my blog for each day of the year before this year!

I have ‘election stress disorder’.

If Harris Walz wins this election, my United States of America will remain a democracy, or more accurately a constitutional federal republic.  If they lose this election, my nation becomes an authoritarian dictatorship.  Making this post is one way that I deal with my election stress disorder.

I bought Blake's Hard Cider, Blood Orange & Cranberry

I wonder what next week’s bread will taste like that is made with Blood Orange & Cranberry Hard Cider?

King Manor, second floor lobby bulletin board

Before the crack of dawn, I saw that the diligent King Manor custodians have refurnished the second floor lobby bulletin board.