Matt Kelly
@mkellyisu.bsky.social
Books, Board Games, Battlestar Galactica
My wife with 35 seconds to play in the half: “I’m going to the bedroom.”
Me: “Right before they’re finally going to score?”
Me, 15 seconds later: “OK, you can go to bed.”
Me: “Right before they’re finally going to score?”
Me, 15 seconds later: “OK, you can go to bed.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
My wife with 35 seconds to play in the half: “I’m going to the bedroom.”
Me: “Right before they’re finally going to score?”
Me, 15 seconds later: “OK, you can go to bed.”
Me: “Right before they’re finally going to score?”
Me, 15 seconds later: “OK, you can go to bed.”
In our neighborhood, a lot of the lots are partially wooded. Our neighbor two doors down hired the goat herd to clear out poison ivy and other weeds from their back yard earlier this year.
September 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
In our neighborhood, a lot of the lots are partially wooded. Our neighbor two doors down hired the goat herd to clear out poison ivy and other weeds from their back yard earlier this year.
We live about a mile away from Easter Lake. They only finished the path fully around the lake about 7 years ago or so. Really nice place to go for a walk or a ride.
September 8, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We live about a mile away from Easter Lake. They only finished the path fully around the lake about 7 years ago or so. Really nice place to go for a walk or a ride.
+1 for this. Remarkable series.
August 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
+1 for this. Remarkable series.
The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman. I haven’t read Scholomance, but from the description sounds like a similar premise. Also, the Hyperion Cantos (4 books) by Dan Simmons.
August 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
The Magicians trilogy by Lev Grossman. I haven’t read Scholomance, but from the description sounds like a similar premise. Also, the Hyperion Cantos (4 books) by Dan Simmons.
If it’s brighter than any star and in the same part of the sky as sunrise or sunset, 99% it’s Venus.
February 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
If it’s brighter than any star and in the same part of the sky as sunrise or sunset, 99% it’s Venus.
Nations has differing skill levels that affect the amount of bonus resources each player gets at the start of each round.
January 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Nations has differing skill levels that affect the amount of bonus resources each player gets at the start of each round.
When I was in 2nd grade, I caught bronchitis and had to stay inside for recess for a few days. I spent the time playing backgammon with one of my teachers.
November 21, 2024 at 4:26 AM
When I was in 2nd grade, I caught bronchitis and had to stay inside for recess for a few days. I spent the time playing backgammon with one of my teachers.
I was at a board game white elephant exchange last year, and a young couple in their 20s pulled a backgammon set. They had never heard of it, and were fascinated, looking up the rules online. It was very cute.
November 21, 2024 at 4:25 AM
I was at a board game white elephant exchange last year, and a young couple in their 20s pulled a backgammon set. They had never heard of it, and were fascinated, looking up the rules online. It was very cute.
The best moment was when he busted on his second card of a round, and then his first card of the next round was the zero.
November 20, 2024 at 10:02 PM
The best moment was when he busted on his second card of a round, and then his first card of the next round was the zero.
The rules say that if you have more than 18 players, you should play with a second deck. 😄 We just played with 5, and it was great. One player ended with zero points, and he wasn’t even pushing his luck that hard.
November 20, 2024 at 10:00 PM
The rules say that if you have more than 18 players, you should play with a second deck. 😄 We just played with 5, and it was great. One player ended with zero points, and he wasn’t even pushing his luck that hard.
Yup. Most recently checked out some Calvin and Hobbes collections to show to my daughter.
November 14, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Yup. Most recently checked out some Calvin and Hobbes collections to show to my daughter.
She also has incredibly soft fur. I hope that’s not just a kitten thing she grows out of.
November 12, 2024 at 7:39 PM
She also has incredibly soft fur. I hope that’s not just a kitten thing she grows out of.
My daughter had been wanting a kitten for a while, so we adopted Willow a couple of months ago. She’s a muted calico and is honestly one of the most beautiful cats I’ve ever seen.
November 12, 2024 at 7:38 PM
My daughter had been wanting a kitten for a while, so we adopted Willow a couple of months ago. She’s a muted calico and is honestly one of the most beautiful cats I’ve ever seen.
The Nebraska panhandle is where we watched the 2017 eclipse!
September 7, 2024 at 3:03 AM
The Nebraska panhandle is where we watched the 2017 eclipse!
I’m up for a rematch of 1980.
June 1, 2024 at 1:52 AM
I’m up for a rematch of 1980.