So long, and thanks for all the dice rolls, Gary

E. Gary Gygax, the creator of Dungeons and Dragons, died this morning.  That’s really sad news.  Although it’s been about 20 years since I played D&D much, it’s still very dear to me.
Thanks for all the dice rolls, thanks for all the fun.
H/T Pharyngula

Fifth Active Learning Blog Carnival

The fifth Active Learning Blog Carnival is up.  I wasn’t aware of this blog carnival, but they were kind enough to link to me.  It looks like it has some interesting stuff.

US will stand with Colombia?

You would think that, as a general principle, if country A sends troops across the border into country B, that the world community should stand in sympathy with country B’s right to protect it’s territorial integrity, right? The US is apparently pledging to support Colombia’s right to invade its neighbours. I suppose that’s [...]