A Pirate on the Prairie

Me when I tell a girlfriend what I believe to be a funny story from my childhood and she responds by telling me how sorry she is that I had to live through that:

“Squeezin' out a thin dime 'til there's no one hanging on my arm. I've gambled on a third time. A fool will tell you it's a charm.” I am not a big gambler, but I have definitely squeezed “…out a thin dime ‘til there’s no one hanging on my arm.” And I have once “…gambled on a third time” and I am inclined to agree with the fool. “Clint Black - A Good Run Of Bad Luck (Official Video)” https://youtu.be/lexhv8MaXQ8

“Right there. Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart.” — Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper in Jaws “Mary Ellen Moffat. She broke my heart” (https://clip.cafe/jaws-1975/mary-ellen-moffat/) Below is a link to another short, interesting video from the Flourish with Laurin YouTube channel. This one touches on the hurt and the emotional “hangover” that follows in the wake of a romantic relationship coming to an end. I am by no means an authority on these matters aside from my own lim

“Somebody's Baby” https://youtu.be/LmTP0wLPK3g

The end of summer is approaching. Sometimes I still find myself wondering how I ended up living so far from the coast and I know my story. I certainly wasn’t Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, but I too loved my time spent in, on, and around the ocean. Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this song and film clip. 😎 “I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)” https://youtu.be/V1dxjF1LR0U “Fast Times at Ridgemont High (4/10) Movie CLIP - I Don't Know (1982) HD” https://youtu.be/bc2

I recently shared a couple of videos from the RPG Elite YouTube channel on playing tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) as a solo participant in my post, “Some Solo Gaming Advice and Recommendations” (https://www.apirateontheprairie.com/post/some-solo-gaming-advice-and-recommendations). In one of those videos, Servant of Shiloh shares the announcement that Marvel is planning to release a new set of solo rules for the Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game. He shared a picture of

“Make A Little Magic” https://youtu.be/Ew-3H1xpmb4

“The Other Guy” https://youtu.be/rlc-Hh1Nz-Y

I love the fact that tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons or D&D can help players to grow as people and to teach important lessons and concepts to people. Playing these games can help players to discover more about themselves while helping them to better navigate and understand potential interactions with others. And much as wargames can help military professionals to learn how to fight and win a battle, a campaign, or a war, roleplaying games can help

In a number of posts on this blog, I have announced my intention to play tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). That includes my intention to play at least some of the time without a group as a solo participant. I recently came across a couple of videos on solo TTRPG play published by Servant of Shiloh of the RPG Elite (@RPGElite) YouTube channel. If you have checked out my blog before, you may have come across a previous post where I shared a link to a video by Servant. The po

“Vixen - Cryin'” https://youtu.be/cxGYHnTRMAw

“Vixen - Edge Of A Broken Heart” https://youtu.be/mQOmDUnt8Hs Rest in peace, Jan Kuehnemund. 😔

The good days, the great days, the okay days, the new experiences, sights, and destinations, the new loves and friendships, and the opportunity to reminisce about the things that I have seen and experienced are the rewards for having survived the dark days and dark nights and not completely capitulating in the face of despair, heartbreak, and sadness

“SAMANTHA SANG ~ "EMOTION" (with The Bee Gees) highest def. audio/video~ 1977” https://youtu.be/zPwpVJ-eIgg

I mean, c’mon. You had your reservations. 😏

The problem is that sometimes the person that you love deeply doesn’t love you back. That doesn’t make what you feel any less real or legitimate. I love this song. “Whitesnake - The Deeper the Love (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/xuUz7QedAaM

“Paul Hardcastle - 19 (Official Music Video)” https://youtu.be/0sajngb0W6I

The iconic Vietnam War film, Platoon, was released in 1986 during my senior year of high school. While there had been other well-received films before Platoon that looked at the Vietnam War, this is arguably one of the most celebrated and honored of the Vietnam War films. It was nominated for a number of awards and won a number of those awards including the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. The film was a crowning achievement for screenwriter and director, Ol

I was once in a heated argument with a woman that I had dated for a time and I told her that I was done and that I didn’t want to hear any more about it. Predictably perhaps, she had to say one more thing as I was walking away. Angrily, I turned and stalked back towards her now ready to continue the argument in earnest that she was clearly unwilling to drop. She surprised me by shrinking back and flinching as though I was about to strike her. Now I had made no move or stateme

Here’s yet another song and artist from Purple Rain. I’ll save music from The Time and Morris Day for another day. “Dez Dickerson - Modernaire ( OFFICIAL AUDIO )” https://youtu.be/C0ng9BU-e3I