Author Archives: Jim Vanderveen

About Jim Vanderveen

I'm a bit of a Renaissance man, with far too many hobbies for my free time! But more important than any hobby is my family. My proudest accomplishment has been raising some great kids! And somehow convincing my wife to put up with me since 1988. ;)

A “real” iPod

In this post I lamented the fact that I couldn’t realistically use my iPod Shuffle to listen to podcasts. Well, I finally broke down and bought a “real” iPod to give podcasts another try. I’m listening to Mark Johnson’s Boardgames … Continue reading

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Fun little IQ test

I found this little “IQ test” on Kevin’s blog, (which unfortunately doesn’t seem to allow links to individual posts). I took the test and did pretty well, so it must be accurate! 😉 Give it a shot, and link back … Continue reading

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Arden-Dimick gaming last night

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Tabasco chicken

One of my wife’s co-workers asked for our recipe for Tabasco chicken. Here it is. > Ingredients: > > – 3 lb chicken breasts (boneless skinless) > – juice of 2 limes (1/4 cup?) > – olive oil (same amount … Continue reading

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BoardGameGeek feature: session reports by gaming group

A few days ago I was browsing the ‘Geek when I found another cool feature: session reports by gaming group. There’s not much to this–it merely allows one to search the session report database by gaming group, but this simple … Continue reading

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“Recent comments” added

I had a few folks post comments on some of my older posts, and I didn’t notice them right away. The problem is that I rarely use the WordPress “dashboard”, which is the easiest place to find recently added comments. … Continue reading

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Candamir session report

My daughter and I played Candamir again tonight. This was the fourth game for both of us, so we were equally experienced. Until very near the end, “Leif” (red) and “Gisla” (blue) were within one point of each other, with … Continue reading

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Closest Earth-Mars approach in recorded history this month?

According to an email I received, near the end of August the Earth and Mars will pass closer to each other in recorded history. Unfortunately it’s not true. Continue reading

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Hagen’s Orange Freeze

It was too hot to cook tonight, so my family decided to try Hagen’s Orange Freeze in Carmichael. I’m pretty sure this used to be the original Merlino’s restaurant, and the new owners apparently are sticking closely to the Merlino’s … Continue reading

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Sacramento boardgames tied with Chicago!

Our boardgame meetup in Sacramento just tied Chicago for third most members worldwide! Continue reading

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