tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post5309808258006302483..comments2024-03-16T06:00:04.833-04:00Comments on Sham's Grog 'n Blog: Time may change me, but I can't trace Time.Sham aka Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-39790992939252820002008-05-14T15:00:00.000-04:002008-05-14T15:00:00.000-04:00"It gets hard to see the point amid the hot air, y..."It gets hard to see the point amid the hot air, y'know?"<BR/><BR/>Very well put, Max. Thanks for your comments!<BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-58860909915894551612008-05-14T14:55:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:55:00.000-04:00Don't worry, Sham, if I'm accusing you of anything...Don't worry, Sham, if I'm accusing you of anything it's your <I>enthusiasm</I>! That's why I'm reading and commenting (er, at work, even).<BR/><BR/>And as you write, blogs like yours or Jeff's or James' <I>et al.</I> develop whatever disdain they may have into a critique. The forums I avoid are too often fogged up with complainery about the new and amen-brothering re the old. It gets hard to see the point amid the hot air, y'know?Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-8322933210303477822008-05-14T14:35:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:35:00.000-04:00Excellent observation, Max. Thanks for the comment...Excellent observation, Max. Thanks for the comment. I try to hide my soapbox when I'm getting a bit too groggy.<BR/><BR/>I sometimes have to be reminded to not lose sight of the fact that we are all enjoying this crazy hobby, and to each their own. I just enjoy sharing my preferences with others. AND trying to explain why I have such preferences.<BR/><BR/>Am I a cranky old geezer afraid of change because I don't like the direction of modern D&D? If that's the case then all fans of modern D&D are unenlightened min/maxing kids. Neither stereotype is accurate. Although my kids might disagree.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you've been attracted back to the older games. Sorry if I tend to leak a bit too much disdain here at the Grog 'n Blog. It's not my intent. My disdain is well documented so I can probably turn that old soapbox into a lead miniatures carrying case now.<BR/><BR/>~ShamSham aka Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14329116400656617173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621016516937695074.post-83277153316029053232008-05-14T14:17:00.000-04:002008-05-14T14:17:00.000-04:00Aptly chosen lyric, Sham, especially given the par...Aptly chosen lyric, Sham, especially given the part that goes, "And these children that you spit on / As they try to change their worlds / Are immune to your consultations."<BR/><BR/>Not that there's any spitting going on here of course, but there are old-schooler fora I've stopped visiting because of the general vibe of phlegmatic crankiness. It's <I>enthusiasm</I> that has attracted me back to older games, not disdain for the new!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615194097431562045noreply@blogger.com