Fascination with large round numbers: 1 million views & 20 years

 We have this strange fascination with large round numbers, I share it with my fellows I will not try to hide it.

Today this blog crossed the 1 million views threshold!

in my blog control panel as of noon PDT March 31, 2026

I'm also planning on some summary posts regarding things I found interesting in the past 20 years of blogging here, as the blog turns 20 in September 2026.

 

like a time capsule ...

 

I have found some lost video of the tabletop game that won an award back when I was just starting to chronicle my tabletop activity.  I have also been reliably informed that another player in that game has a load of photos that he took during the action.  

Now if I can just source some way to put this video into digital format so I can edit it into something memorable that I can share on the blog here ...

 

Fun finds - the joys of re-sorting a collection:: Battlestar Galactica Pyramid Game

 While re-sorting the many items I have, this one came to light in another forum and I decided to give it a feature here.

I have this 55 card set from a convention purchase sometime in the early 1990s, around the same time I came across the "L" cubit replica.

Sometime in the mid-1990s I learned how to make my own RTV molds and made a mold of that cubit.  

oh so many cubits now!

Since the early 2000s I found the other 'curved' symbol cubit at an expo in Victoria.

giving an impression of scale and color match
my rings are gold

After that event I made another better mold of both replicas (one was metal the other resin) and then turned out enough cubits to be able to play a reasonable 'game' of Pyramid.  I recall at least once playing for jelly beans in the later 1990s, then at least two runs of the game with the new cubits.

These cubits got a fresh coat of paint about two years (yharen) ago, though mostly poker with Jeff's old clay chips has been played.   

 

maybe it is time for a game?

Continuing commercial impact

 Again a topic found me today. 

I have many of these pulp figures by Bob Murch and since I live in British Columbia there’s no tariff nonsense going on. 

I can only imagine the interruptions of projects for both producers and the hobby users. 

Nonsense like these tariffs are just going to push more away from any of the hobby activities and that hurts everyone. 

Building spaces, starting new

 Having the opportunity to re-think my painting and game set up spaces I have started with what already exists and adding to it what I have with flexibility being the over-arching thinking.

the current painting rack

When I was forced to use the dining table as my computer desk and painting space I re-discovered the need for a stable drying space for the minis while they were in-between layers and before completion.

The discovery of a metal rack that we already had worked out well.

The new desk (formerly of my son) will work well as the desk and painting space, though the space under the desk was a few inches shorter than the metal rack poles.  Four cuts with a rotary cutter later, and now the rack fits under the desk and does not eat up more floor space (that will be needed for the coming table)

Table designs are continuing to marinate, as my thoughts regarding the surface and materials keep being pulled around by my research.  Ultimately I may need to use the dining room table for a game surface one last time, though it becomes a great 'double-blind' game space set up for the future.

Along with the table is lighting issues and the need for some flexible seating options, so there are more choices to be made yet.