Spring is here!
2007-03-12It’s 70 degrees in Peoria, and Orange Street is finally coming alive. The windows are open, and I spent a few minutes sitting outside on my porch.
Thank you, God, for spring.
What I'm Doing...
- Finished reviewing Fiasco. An almost ridiculously simple design. I'm looking forward to playtesting it. 1 day ago
- That last Tweet was supposed to have been sent about an hour ago. 1 day ago
- Change of plans: I'm downstairs and going to read Fiasco for tomorrow's playtest. 1 day ago
- More updates...
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Items in the Dark and Quiet Room
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Peoria Area Bloggers
- “Fritz”
- Blog Peoria
- Bryan’s Family
- Caleb McDonald
- Carrie Ben-Ezra
- Chad Degenhart
- Crystal Ben-Ezra
- David Price, Jr.
- Gabrielle Ben-Ezra and Raquel Mutton
- Gabrielle’s Magical Notebook
- James
- James Michael McDonald
- Jessica McDonald
- Jon Sauder
- Peoria Chronicle
- Stephen Bock
- The Peiffer Family
- Theresa
- Tiffany McDonald
Peoria links
Play by Web games
- BoardGameGeek Online Games (Tigris & Euphrates, Auf Heller und Pfennig)
- BoardSpace.net Home Page (Hive, Gobblet, Trax, Lines of Action, Plateau, Zertz , Yinsh, Punct, Hex)–includes bots
- Hive–bot only
- Ludagora (Through the Desert, Medina, Vinci)–in French
- MaBiWeb (Samurai, Hansa, and Richelieu)
- Marquand.net (Clans)–bot only
- Marquand.net (Ingenious)–bot only
- Puerto Rico
- punct.biskai.de (PUNCT)
- Richards PBeM Server (many abstract games, including Gipf, Tamsk, Zertz, Dvonn, Yinsh, and Punct)
- Ricochet Robot puzzle page
- SpielByWeb (Amun Re, Bus, Hacienda, Hoity Toity, Reef Encounter, Tikal, Wallenstein)
- Taj Mahal Online–bot only
- YINSH (realtime play)
Showcase articles
Citizen Journalism from your neighbors
- So, I?ve been a little busy? (Raquel)October 17, 2008No, really I have a good excuse for not posting. It’s not that aliens invaded or that I was turned into a zombie–it’s slightly harder to believe than that. Are you ready? My parents actually came for a visit. (If this doesn’t sound unbelievable to you, you’ve obviously never owned goats.) The main point [...]sharppointythings
- An author I am not.October 17, 2008But I could have been. Some time ago I was contacted by a national publisher of local themed history books inquiring if I would like to author a Peoria history book. It would be formatted similar to those postcard books of which many of you surely own but would this new series would consist of [...]PeoriaIllinoisan
- Local: Jaycees? 1st-ever masquerade ball benefits Peoria PlayHouseOctober 17, 2008Details: Masquerade Ball Friday October 31, 2008 8 pm- 12 am Packard Plaza-225 NE Adams Peoria, IL 61602 Cost: $25.00 hors d’oeuvres by One World Catering Entertainment by Extreme DJ’s Ticket outlets: Party World 3441 N University (University Plaza) Peoria, IL 61614 (309) 679-2100 Costume Trunk 710 W Main Peoria, IL 61606 (309) 637-4234 Evening wear is requested, please wear a mask, Jaycees will have some available at the door www.jaycees.com (original .pdf file [...]Billy Dennis
- Media: GateHouse hits new all-time low, Nexstar next?October 17, 2008The Turner Report notes that GateHouse Media stock reached 15 cents per share Thursday, but closed at 21 cents. The company recently submitted a plan to get it’s stock back up above $1 share to avoid delisting from the New York Stock Exchange. He also noted that stock for Nexstar Broadcasting, parent company to WMBD 31 [...]Billy Dennis
- Local: Some Lincoln linkin?October 17, 2008Long-time readers know I’m a bug Lincoln fan. In fact, it was the disrespect Ron Paul had for Lincoln that prompted me to NOT support the libertarian-minded candidate. Peoria has a visit from Honest Abe yesterday. I couldn’t attend, but blogger/education activist Diane Vespa attended the event with her daughter. She has a wonderful post about [...]Billy Dennis
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