A blast from the past: Because I couldn't resist, the Walken Dead .... YOWZA

A Practical Guide to Dragons

A Practical Guide to Dragons is the type of book I would have loved as a kid.  It is specifically created for those who play Dungeons and Dragons, but if you didn't know the game it existed it wouldn't change the book at all.  The book is a series of brief description on dragons supposedly by a wizard of some renown.  It is illustraged both black and white and lovely color.

I know as a kid I would have the book open to say the Brass Dragon page as I carefully tried to replicate the illustration of the big dragon looking soulfully into the middledistance.  A book like this is a good seed for young imaginations.  I know I am already looking for books like it for when my young niece grows more into reading.

Today's Secret Code For November 2nd, 2010

Every vote counts, even when it doesn't."  Again, "Every vote counts, even when it doesn't."  Today's colours are patriotic.  Today's author still doesn't know the second stanza to the "Star Spangled Banner." That is all, maho maho."

Found in a Martian Tomb

Dated at an estimated age of one million years B.C.E., it still catches the eye after all this time.  What it means is a matter of conjecture.  Many consider it an abstract work.  Dr. Emanuel Lemeil Schwartz though says it represents celestial bodies and their various motions.  It should be noted that a very important piece of this art work is missing.  There is a seven inch diamond encrusted disc that on the track on the extreme right.  Where it is right now is a mystery.  If still intact it's value would be priceless. 

Her comes trouble

Deadly is as deadly does
and a serpent can shine like a jewel
Deadly does... well just because
and a man might love her and be fooled

The Walking Dead at first Blush

I'll write more on it later, but let me be clear.  I loved AMC's "The Walking Dead."  It was an incredible drama and a fantasy.  Perhaps it didn't break new ground (so far) in telling the story of zombies taking over the world, but it told the tale incredibly well.  Certainly it was one of the best looking bits of TV in a while. 

Just let me add there are two doors in the first episode.

The first door says "Don't Open Dead Inside."  The second door says nothing but you know that the dead are now out there in the world.  I think "Don't Open Dead Inside," is a prophecy and warning for the characters.  For living in the world of the dead how do you keep from dying on the inside?

Today's secret code for November 1st, 2010

"If you see a glass half empty then finish the job!"  Again, "If you see a glass half empty then finish the job!"  Today's colour is amber.  Today's author is not amber.  That is all, maho maho.