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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Today's light Latin reading is from Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 32, "Variandi ratio per Mutationem Figurae varies modis" . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Today's light Latin reading was from Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 30, "Variandi ratio per compositionem"

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

The red-shouldered hawks are consistently difficult to catch on camera, but I did get an osprey in flight today . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Happy Nones of October to all who celebrate!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Stepping out my door in the morning to take my kids to the bus stop, the volume of the euphoric birdsong was very loud, so I ran it through Merlin . . . smd there are a LOT of different species in my neighborhood . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

I had an excellent morning constitutional, today!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I hedge with the word "most" because there are, of course, exceptions. In the early days, there were some spectacular misfires (the earliest Beholder art from the white box era comes to mind), and likewise, there are pieces of art from the 5E era that even an old grognard like me can appreciate […]

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

An odd thing I noted about my taste in RPG art (this is about taste, so there is no right or wrong being implied - de gustibus non est disputandum!) is that I imprinted on early experiences. I LOVED, and still love, most of the art from B/X, BECMI, AD&D, and most AD&D 2nd edition. When 3E came […]

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Today's very light reading from Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 29 . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I almost walked right into this young lady this morning. I came around a corner, and she was right there - I'd estimate 12-15' away. I thought she was going to walk right up to me for a moment, but then I think she sensed how startled *I* was, and that spooked her.

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

So. By no stretch of the imagination am I a birder. But I'm interested, y'know? If you're into birds and in East Providence, it is a hrck of a day on the East Bay Bike Path between Squantum and Kettle Point. Literally a dozen or so red-shouldered hawks, tons of ospreys, great egrets . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I'm finally writing again! I'm doing the Novel90 Challenge with Autocrit. Is anyone else a Planner doing fantasy for Novel90? #Novel90Fall2026

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

www.phdeed.com/articles/william-new… I was reading Kenneth Kitchell's excellent _The Other Middle Ages_, and came across a passage in Latin by William of Newburgh describing what sounds like a zombie in Berwik, Northumberland, on the Scottish border. I […]

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

The shortest Latin reading EVER (which may be hyperbole) - Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 28, "Variandi ratio per Hyperbolen" . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

OK, guys, they're called "survival instincts" . . . Maybe don't follow the 6'5" predator around . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

Saw my deer friends briefly this afternoon, but didn't get any pictures. Likewise, saw a bunch of ospreys, blue herons, and possibly a gray heron, but not many good pics. But I got a few pictures I liked today, anyway . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

"You may be a king Or a little street sweeper, But sooner or later, You ALL dance with the Reaper!" Going to Adult Trick-or-Treating tonight!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

I'm writing again. I'm finally working on a project I shelved a long time ago, and changed the planned format from a series of short stories to a novel. I'm do excited to be back at it . . . I think it is going to be awesome!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Today's extremely short Latin reading is from Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 26, "Variandi ratio per Relativorum rationem"

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Also, heard (but did not see) a Great Horned Owl in the woods . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Went back out again at dusk to try to see my friends - as you can see, I found them. I'm pretty sure I now count at least 8 distinct individuals. Also, one of them kept sneezing, and it was adorable.

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

No deer so far this morning, but I have seen some Great Egrets!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Today's extremely short light Latin reading is chapter 25 ("Variandi ratio per Comparativa") in Erasmus of Rotterdam's _De Copia_ . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Today's light Latin reading is Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 24, "Variandi ratio per Aequipollentiam" - this is fun! Aequipollentia is really a sort of litotes, which is always fun!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

I love seeing the leaves begin to change like this . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Saw a friend again today - the younger male, not the eight-point elder fellow. He seemed very curious about me . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

I've been considering giving them names for ease of reference - being able, exempli gratia, to say "On my morning walk I saw 'Prancer' today," or whatever. But there is Power in Naming, and I'm not sure I want to exercise that Power at this time . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Over the last few days, I've been observing the deer who live in Squantum Woods near the Garden of Flags. I have identified at least 7 distinct individuals - and older male, a younger male, a juvenile male, a large female, two younger female, and a very young […] [Original post on dice.camp]

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Today's light Latin reading is Erasmus of Rotterdam, _De Copia_, chapter 23, "Variandi ratio per Synevdochen" . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Getting set up last night for my regular 5E "Into the Borderlands" campaign session at the Fuller Creative Learning Center in East Providence. The PCs were preparing another assault on the Lonely Tower and those pesky kobolds!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Found some friends this morning on my constitutional . . .

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

I guess it was a long day at school . .. Aidan is OUT!

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Colin Anders Brodd @colinandersbrodd.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

#ShireCon So, this past weekend was my favorite gaming convention these days, ShireCon. I literally look forward to it all year. This year was so much easier than last year (when I was recovering from surgery 2 weeks earlier), and in fact, having not seen many […] [Original post on dice.camp]