Focus – Nuketown

A view from the top of a ski sloop. The hills of Pennsylvania can be seen in the distance.

Radio Active #92: Back from the Break

February 18, 2019 Ken Newquist Focus, Nuketown Radio Active, Podcasts

It took a year, but I’m back! On this episode of Nuketown Radio Active, the Broken Ankle Saga comes to an end as the Outdoor Geek ventures into the Pennsylvania wilderness for some winter-time camping. Back in the warmer confines[…]

A coffee cup featuring the X-men appears on a green counter top.

Endlessly Tweaking the Morning Routine

February 9, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Fitness, Focus, Productivity

My weekday morning routine is a work in progress. Always has been, always will be. I tinker with it from season to season to accommodate the changing needs of family, work, and myself. There area few constants to the routine,[…]

An arrow-like space ship dives in front of a cluster of space stations.

Off the Bookshelf: The Prefect, Big Ships. Things from the Flood

February 6, 2019 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Focus, Off the Bookshelf

I’m making slow progress on my Winter 2018-19 reading list, partially because I’m still working my way through Getting Things Done and mostly because I got Civilization 6 for Christmas. Nothing devours time like a Civilization game. Nothing. That said, “slow progress” isn’t “no progress”[…]

Game Day: Embrace the Megadungeon

February 3, 2019 Ken Newquist Focus, Game Columns, Game Day, Games

In 2008 I wrote, “Beware the Megadungeon”, a post about delving into depths of the sprawling deathtraps known as megadungeons. At the time, the Blackrazor Guild was just coming off of a prolonged — and frustrating — foray into the legendary[…]

A knight charges out of a dungeon, running down monstrous enemies as he does so.

Blogworthy – Spell Names, Failing Spectacularly, Organizing D&D, Savage Star Frontiers

February 1, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Blog Columns, Blogworthy, Focus, Games, Role-Playing Games

The many names of spells and how to change them: Tenser’s Floating Disc. Bigby’s Crushing Hand. Mordenkainen’s Mansion. Named spells defined Dungeons & Dragons from its earliest days while hinting at a greater world. Jeremiah McCoy talks about how to bring the magic of[…]

A close up shot of several different Spider-men.

Top of the Pile: Uncanny X-Men, Spider-Verse, Darth Vader

January 30, 2019 Ken Newquist Book & Print Columns, Books & Print, Focus, Top of the Pile

My comic book pile is almost — almost — current. After a summer and fall of reading comic books almost every day I’ve caught up on everything except for X-Men Blue, a few issues of Uncanny Avengers, and the limited series X-Men Black. I credit[…]

Three pens sitting on a grid-style bullet journal notebook. The colored squares of a habit tracker appear in the background.

Nine Months with a Bullet Journal

January 26, 2019 Ken Newquist Blog, Focus

I started a bullet journal in Spring 2018. Nine months and one completed journal later, I’m still journaling and still happy with the results. Life is busy. As I’ve joked before, my wife and I hit peak kid last year. That’s[…]