Recent content by Mannahnin

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Last night my date requested something with a bit of holiday spirit, and I didn't have any specific ingredients so did a little googling based on what I had on hand. Wound up settling on an Enchanted Forest: 2 oz gin 1 oz green Chartreuse ½ oz fresh lemon juice ½ oz honey syrup Ice cubes Fresh...

I rested Friday and Saturday, then a dead car battery delayed things on Sunday but I still got in a workout. Just had to hurry a bit on the rest and didn't make time for legs. Committing to hit legs this evening! Sunday 12/7: Smith inclined barbell bench 70x23, 90x11 +80x5, 90x9 +80x5 +70x4...

Crisps can be great with a sandwich or something. But they don't stand up as a pure showcase of potatoes the way most of these other options do.

Reminds me of a theme from one of Pratchett's Discworld books. Definitely a good message for kids. I long for that Vess-illustrated edition.

My groups started using a 5' grid (though usually hexes) in the 90s too, during 2nd ed. We were happy with how battlemats cut down on confusion and arguments about positioning. Yes, I think space is one of the big factors. When I ran Graphite Prime's Praise the Fallen for a convention game...

Agreed. Thankfully most of his are designed to be a 10' square map scale.

The first core D&D book to suggest a 5' grid for tactical use with miniatures was 1981 Moldvay Basic. But when "Standard" dungeon exploration map scale went from 10' squares to 5' squares is a bit less clear, at least to me. I do have a vague sense that it was around the 3e transition, but I...

I dig mashed parsnips better than mashed potatoes. Though braised in duck fat and sherry and orange juice (alongside a duck and with other root vegetables) may be their perfect state.

Just finished Death by Lightning on Netflix, a nice 4 part miniseries about President James Garfield and his assassin. Awesome to see Michael Shannon playing a sympathetic lead. I've mostly seen him play villains, though he's always good. Matthew MacFadyen, Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman (as...

But The Back Room in Stockbridge, MA was indeed Alice's restaurant.

Rosti/latkes/potato pancakes are awesome. I think by "tots" the OP was referring to "tater tots".

I voted fries, but good roast potatoes tossed/crisped in duck fat are up there, or potatoes pave.

Thursday night: Machine triceps extensions 90x26, 90x27 +80x10, 90x27 +80x10. Added weight and dropped 4 reps on the first set, added 1 rep each on the second and third, compared to last time. Lat pulldowns (narrow grip) 110x17, 120x12 +2 +1 (rest pause), 120x12 +105x5, 120x9 +105x4 +90x6 (drop...