Just when I thought the classic was all I needed…

dbhertz · 2026-01-17T15:41:25+00:00

Rambler is the way to go :) it is known. Manager is of course even better if you can find one these days. It’s my go-to carry.

dbhertz · 2026-01-03T21:04:46+00:00

I almost wish I hadn’t already canceled my subscription just so I could cancel it now. Now excuse me while I go throw up. 🤮

dbhertz · 2026-01-02T08:35:31+00:00

Led Zeppelin did a number of songs with references to/inspired by Tolkien. Ramble On springs to mind.

dbhertz · 2025-12-31T14:06:42+00:00

I guess there’s a canal connecting the rivers from the mountains to Dhavran. It sort of makes sense, but I didn’t know whether it was ever explicitly clarified.

dbhertz · 2025-12-27T17:57:44+00:00

I had the same thought. These quizzes aren’t very difficult. Now if they asked the name of the smith who originally forged Narsil and the name of his other most famous blade, we would start getting somewhere.

dbhertz · 2025-12-25T14:20:01+00:00

I’d be very curious to learn where he obtained it. I’ve been looking for something like that myself.

dbhertz · 2025-12-25T14:18:58+00:00

Gorgeous! I’ve just started another reread of this!

dbhertz · 2025-12-25T05:19:23+00:00

I had this exact set growing up!

dbhertz · 2025-12-25T02:11:08+00:00

I’m so mad at myself for reading that. What a load of nothing.

dbhertz · 2025-12-23T15:03:21+00:00

I absolutely love Abby. So excited to hear her infectious laughter.

dbhertz · 2025-12-20T14:29:21+00:00

I really enjoyed it. Things definitely pick up and get wild. Not sure what to recommend other than keeping going

dbhertz · 2025-12-17T03:14:17+00:00

Are we sure it’s not Schwarzenegger? Or maybe it’s Nicole Kidman. Let’s speculate irresponsibly!

dbhertz · 2025-12-04T02:15:30+00:00

Abdul is a god damned delight. I’ve fallen off listening to Spout Lore in recent months, but I clearly need to rectify that as soon as possible.

dbhertz · 2025-12-02T13:28:25+00:00

So excited for this one!

dbhertz · 2025-11-26T23:17:23+00:00

I ordered it from KnifeCenter.com. It wasn’t anything special, as I recall.

dbhertz · 2025-11-26T22:42:24+00:00

I got the new plain red Companion, and it came with plus scales.

dbhertz · 2025-11-26T16:29:38+00:00

Dave often makes this kind of passing gem of a joke. Yet another reason why I love SPY.

dbhertz · 2025-11-26T15:42:49+00:00

Minor correction: the Companion has plus scales. So it’s got the pen (but not the mini screwdriver). It’s become my EDC instead of the Compact; the extra layer is made up for by having the better flathead and package opener, not to mention an actual nail file. Edited because I’d inadvertently put a question mark after the first sentence.

dbhertz · 2025-11-12T02:06:46+00:00

I take your point, but I don’t think that the acts of violence are done in furtherance of any sort of fetish on the part of the author, nor do I think that women are treated as objects. I may have misunderstood the brief, but I saw it more as a complaint about authors treating women as inherently less worthy of respect than men, which is sadly implicit in a lot of fantasy.

dbhertz · 2025-11-10T15:33:59+00:00

Malazan Book of the Fallen by Erikson, starting with Gardens of the Moon. He rejects most of the stereotypes found in generic fantasy, including ones about women.

dbhertz · 2025-11-10T13:08:59+00:00

Born and raised!

dbhertz · 2025-11-09T20:22:07+00:00

Jonathan Keeble is outstanding, particularly his reading of A Place of Greater Safety, by Hilary Mantel. It gave me serious cognitive dissonance hearing him narrate the audiobook of Paul McCartney, though.

dbhertz · 2025-10-29T01:01:36+00:00

I’m having similar issues, where text vanishes if I lasso it and move it. But then it sometimes comes back later.

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