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I was playing a board game called Splendor, which is a resource management game. I noticed the gem colors matched the colors from Magic: The Gathering, which got me thinking. While the games aren't rpgs, why not combine them to make an adventure log rpg-style? The Magic card game has wizards doing battle, but even high-level adventurers need their down time. The Splendor game can represent the wizards trying to gain wealth and political influence when not fighting for supremacy. After all, magical research is expensive. Just have a diary to detail the character's adventures and business dealings and make a story out of the games.

I was one of King Arthur's knights, except this was in modern times. None of the other Arthurian characters appeared in the dream; all the knights were new characters. Arthur's second-in-command was a woman who was in charge of the missions, which was mainly fighting demons. One knight was a taxi driver who lined the side of his cab with icicles to fight a demon who was vulnerable to cold attacks. We also seemed to have magic powers resembling some MMO games. I could summon a light beam from the sky to blast enemies (my minstrel in LOTRO has that power). I used it to blast some critters, including a female demon who was mocking me. Then I had a night off, so I called a cab to take me to a mall. The driver seemed impressed that I was a knight, but he kept raising his fare (his cab didn't have a meter). I used an illusion to appear to give him more cash than I actually was. Hey, he was trying to charge me $100. No cab ride within a city costs that much! I also used my magic to give a beggar some real money. The restaurant in the mall just closed, as it was 1 am by then, but a jazz club was still open. I decided to head over there and noticed a pretty young lady walking that way. I decided to open the door for her. She told me that the mall allowing people to pass out food samples in the hall didn't make much sense to her. That's when I woke up.

Old-school Karate from a 1988 tournament:

That's what I said, but nobody ever listens to me.

On a more positive note President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people. Some of these medals are way overdue, IMO. Denzel Washington was unable to attend due to COVID and will receive his medal at a later date. In other news, the President has signed an executive order protecting abortion rights.

And now for something different:

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Nadal has officially withdrawn from the tournament.

Don't sacrifice innocent trees for something no one will ever read.

Sounds like a premise for a horror story.

New Zealand Designates Proud Boys A Terrorist Group

Gunman kills three in Copenhagen mall

Anyone else remember Caddyshack?

There were a couple of significant upsets today at Wimbledon. Alize Cornet ends Iga Swiatek's winning streak Nick Kyrgios beats Stephanos Tsitsipas. Of course, there just had to be some drama in the court.

In other words, don't be a cheapskate if you treat someone to a birthday dinner.

You know a concert is great when you're a bit sad that it ends.

Doubles still count; why do you think they don't? Granted they have different rankings than singles rankings, but some players mainly play doubles.

Get better soon, tribble.

Serena has been playing in the minor tournaments lately. I can understand her guarded tone, since anything she says will be scrutinized and probably be blown up by the press.

Admiral? He's wearing a Captain's rank insignia.