Today’s blog continues my long-neglected satirical fantasy, In The Land of the Penny Gnomes After Sindy’s verbal explosion, the rest of the trip to The Empty Throne passed mostly in silence. The Steam, which continued to pour from her ears, probably contributed to the silence. The heat in the transport turned the passenger compartment into…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
Spring In My Step
Today is the first day of spring, so I decided to head out on the town with a new lens 1. A few months ago my neighbor picked up an old Quantaray 28-92mm AF lens. Unfortunately, when I mounted it on my Nikon I got the dreaded “fee” error. The lens has a manual aperture…
F8 and Be There
Today is the last full day of Winter, and the temperatures have rebounded from our week of ice and slush. It was Sunny, hovering around fifty degrees, and the ground is poking out from the remains of the snow. It was time for a photo walk. My recent experiences taking some drama photos inspired me…
Understanding Mental Health Days
Every now and again I take a “mental health day.” These are typically needed in one of two situations. After a major event in which I’ve been heavily involved. During a span of time in which my official time away from my vocation work are spread out 1. I treat mental health days as mini-sabbaticals,…
Habitat
A pastor is a public figure. This is an aspect of the calling with which I’ve never felt comfortable, but as I’ve grown older 1 it is something with which I’ve come to terms. So when Habitat For Humanity reached out to local clergy to participate in a dedication I swallowed my introverted aversion and…
Oh Slush!
This past week the Northeast was supposed to suffer from a Pi-Day Blizzard. Much of the Northeast did, indeed, experience a Pi-Day Blizzard. We got slush. I’m not a fan of snow. I like it once during the Winter so I can take some pictures and enjoy its beauty, but after that I’m fine if…
