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Not dead....

I have a stack of articles to write up, mostly from Gen Con, and a full mailbox to go through of new things to write about.

I also have some kind of horrible lung infection!  I refuse to say pneumonia.  I miss having health insurance.

Oh well, hopefully I can get something done soon.

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