Today returns me to my non-NaNoWriMo schedule. By wonderful happenstance, however, this means I shift gears on Fiction Tuesday! If you’d like to catch up on this story, Welcome to the Valleys, the first section can be found at this link The group walked along in silence for some time as the rain continued to…
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.
I just couldn’t
Yesterday I wrote how I was committed to spending several days with the Pebble Steel so I could give it a real chance to find a place in my workflow. I just couldn’t. This morning, as I went about setting up things for worship, the device was just so noticeable. I felt it on my…
An Afternoon With Pebble
On Saturday a neighbor allowed me to borrow his Pebble Steel smart watch. I’ve been mildly interested in a wearable computer for a while, but not enough to shell out any cash for one 1, so this was a great opportunity. The watch is an older generation Pebble Steel, but was still surprisingly easy to…
The Rules of Star Wars
Thursday night I got to see The Force Awakens. My son went along and said, “I can’t believe in in the theater for a new Star Wars film, I’ve waited my whole life for this!” That may have been worth the late night, just of that. Thankfully, I got to enjoy a dang entertaining film…
The Geek Awakens
On Wednesday I was asked a question by our Senior Regional Pastor, “So what makes Star Wars so appealing to you?” As I prepare to see The Force Awakens 1 I find this a particularly interesting question to tackle. Why, even after Jar Jar and the infamous “sand conversation,” do I still flock to Star…
I’m a Slacker
Over the Summer the crew from the Theotek podcast introduced me to Slack. It quickly became our go to means for collaboration, discussion, and generally being a nuisance to each other. In fact, I loved it so much I introduced it to the region team for The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey, and in…
