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group name: geektravel
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April 21, 2008 12:30 PM EDT --
Magic tournaments were a big deal at science fiction, comic, and gamine conventions when the game first became popular. Over the years, though, Magic became something of a specialty, with dedicated tournaments . . . more
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December 02, 2007 12:11 PM EST --
One of the great things about participating in this year's National Novel Writing Month was that our area had a really fun group of writers who got together for write-ins twice a week.
Our area . . . more
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August 12, 2007 12:16 PM EDT --
Tournament Location: Pi-Con Convention, West Springfield MA.
Tournament Format: Time Spiral Block Booster Draft (non-sanctioned). Three rounds, round-robin.
Pi-Con had one Magic event, which ended . . . more
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October 08, 2007 10:42 PM EDT --
On our way back from Pi-Con in Springfield MA this past August, Gynn and I decided to stop off to spend some time outdoors. We detoured to Sutton MA and Purgatory Chasm State Reservation, south of . . . more
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August 22, 2007 05:22 PM EDT --
One of the great things about living on Cape Cod is the tremendous number of opportunities to get involved with ongoing work to preserve the environment and to protect wildlife. Gynn volunteers at the . . . more
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September 02, 2007 11:13 PM EDT --
On Saturday, my friends Jen and Justin (Road Ogre Snapdragon and Road Ogre Ginger of our letterboxing group, the New England Road Ogres; btw for those unfamiliar with letterboxing, information is included . . . more
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May 24, 2008 04:00 PM EDT --
This was the first ride I took on the hand-me-down bike I got recently. I love living in a place where I can bike to the beach.
Actually, there are several beaches within reasonable biking distance. . . . more
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June 30, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
In a place full of tourist traps waiting for the summer crowd, the Cape Cod Baseball League stands out as the best entertainment bargain to be found on Cape Cod every summer.
The premier amateur baseball . . . more
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January 18, 2006 12:53 PM EST --
Les Zygomates are the muscles in your face that allow one to smile, and that is exactly what you will do once you arrive.
In one word breathtaking. The gorgeous and classy bistro atmosphere to the . . . more
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January 31, 2008 09:55 PM EST --
About a week ago, I was back at the UMass Boston Campus Center for the latest Magic: The Gathering Prerelease Tournament. The new set is Morningtide, which continues the tribal theme of Lorwyn, but this . . . more
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April 12, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
Gynn and I got up very early last Saturday morning to drive up to Westborough MA and attend the 35 th Annual New England Adoption Conference, sponsored by the Adoption Community of New England (ACONE) . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:56 AM EST --
This was our late Valentines Day celebration. a little time in the outdoors. We're in our third year living on Cape Cod, and there is still so much we haven't explored. This was our first time . . . more
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June 19, 2007 04:03 PM EDT --
Last week I headed over to Borders in Hyannis MA for weekly writing/drawing without Gynn. Miranda was there, and I met a couple of guys who were working on designing a game and chatted with them for . . . more
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January 20, 2008 09:35 PM EST --
Just after Christmas, a friend was visiting for a couple of days and we stopped in a small park along the Marstons Mills River just off Route 28 in Marstons Mills MA on Cape Cod to take some pictures . . . more
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June 21, 2008 12:27 AM EDT --
Mid-June brings one of our favorite activities: Baseball with the Cape Cod League . What's not to love? Admission is free, and the players are among the best college ballplayers from around the country. . . . more
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June 23, 2008 09:37 AM EDT --
This was our second time attending the ChowdaFest in Hyannis. We had such a great time last year, that it was a definite on our to-do list for the summer.
The event is held at the Cape Cod Melody Tent . . . more
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August 07, 2007 03:45 PM EDT --
We're gearing up for this weekend's Pi-Con convention this week, and I'm hoping to get started on some new projects this week and next, beginning at tonight's writing/drawing session at . . . more
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August 21, 2007 04:58 PM EDT --
We spent last Tuesday doing saltmarsh fish monitoring with volunteers and a staff biologist from the Association to Preserve Cape Cod. The location was the saltmarsh at the Massachusetts Game Farm in Sandwich . . . more
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March 30, 2008 11:53 AM EDT --
Usually when I write these "On the Road" reports, I'm writing about geeky things I do for fun. This is the first time I'm writing about geeky things I do for work.
My school is on . . . more
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May 28, 2007 10:53 PM EDT --
A couple of weekends ago, Gynn and I (that would be RoadOgre Dandelion and RoadOgre Sage out on the trails) headed to the Mary Barton Land Trust in Cotuit MA for a walk in the woods and some letterboxing. . . . more
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