Ken Newquist

The First Step

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Luke took his first tentative step yesterday and naturally (Luke being Luke) he did it on the concrete porch outback. ‘Cause you know, that way he can maximize the chance of really hurting himself. He immediately sat back down again, and crawled to his destination, but he definitely took a step.

Of course, everyone says not to compare your kids to each other, but walking — like talking — is one of those milestones you can’t help but compare. Jordan started walking three days before her first birthday, and it seems like Luke’s following a similar trajectory, given that his first birthday is June 14.

Game Day: Complexity and Time, Mutant Heroes, Dwarven Quakes

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Friday was utterly consumed by an all-day staff retreat at work, denying me my normal lunchtime opportunity to write my Game Day column. But here we go again, one day late, but a little wiser nonetheless as I take some time to look at the new Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG, consider lessons learned during … Read more

Top of the Pile: KODT, Dork Tower, Conan, Ex Machina

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Gaming comics top the pile this week as my copies of Knights of the Dinner Table #125 and Dork Tower #36 arrive, augmented by the sword and sorcery (though mostly sword) of Dark Horse Comics’ Conan #39. Rounding out the picks in this pile is the latest issue of Ex Machina, which sees a mysterious … Read more

Life with NeutronLad: 11 Months

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It’s been months since I last wrote about my son NeutronLad, and what an eventful couple of months it’s been! NeutronLad learned to crawl at around 6 months and started pulling himself up shortly there after. Now, at 11 months, he’s starting to “bridge”, moving from one item to another in a precursor to walking. … Read more

Podcast Roundup for May 2007: Vintage Gamer, Fear the Boot, AGC, The Tome, Pulp Gamer, Yog Radio

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This weekend saw my home improvement efforts redoubled as I patched and primed the walls of our third-floor bathroom, dug up a third of our admittedly-small backyard in order to sow grass and clover seed, and pulled staples from our hardwood floors in anticipation of getting them re-finished. And naturally, all of this gave me plenty of time to listen to podcasts.