Author: benhrome

Eastern Conference Semifinals: Capitals vs. Penguins

Eastern Conference Semifinals: Capitals vs. Penguins

‘Ovechkin and Malkin, Friends at Last, Friends at Last’ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’ [Note: Normally I don’t cross-post from my stuff at WeLoveDC. But I’m in a bind today, writing-wise, and while I’d like to have a more Penguins-centric and snarky article dissing the Caps, I’m going to instead opt to just reprint my article from …

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Hockey Nirvana

Hockey Nirvana

‘Ovechkin and Crosby – New Best Friends Forever’ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’ It’s official: Penguins and Capitals in Round 2. I’ll have more to say on this later in the week, but suffice that right now? I AM STOKED. This is the playoff series I’ve always loved and was hoping for this year. Even if it …

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Scribblings: Paul Chaat Smith

Scribblings: Paul Chaat Smith

To understand the author is to understand the book that much more. It’s less a cohesive treatise on any particular point – and if you’re looking for a “top ten” list based on the title, you’ll be sorely disappointed. As Paul stated, “It’s a book title, folks, not to be taken literally. Of course I don’t mean everything, just most things. And ‘you’ really means we, as in all of us.”

Facts Ma’am, Nothing But the FAQs

Facts Ma’am, Nothing But the FAQs

My freelance boss for CGL is Herb Beas. He’s the Line Developer for the BattleTech license and a great guy. Overworked like no-one else I know, yet he handles it with…well, sarcasm and a wit sharp enough to not just kill sacred cows, but spit them over a raging fire until they’re juicy and medium …

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Eastern Quarterfinals 2009: Flyers vs. Penguins

Eastern Quarterfinals 2009: Flyers vs. Penguins

Fleury Slows it Down, courtesy of clydeorama Tonight, the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. Tonight, the real NHL season kicks off. Tonight, the Penguins collide with the Flyers. A battle for Pennslyvania. And probably the most intense matchup in the entirety of the first round, East or West. Looking at the stat sheets, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia …

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Time of Triumph (AFD!)

Time of Triumph (AFD!)

MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! (Ok, TOTALLY NOT REAL!) I’m so giddy, I can’t contain myself. The official press release goes out tomorrow, but I’ve got permission to post the news here a little early… I’ve inked my first novel deal with IMR. It’s set in the BattleTech: Dark Age era, slated for Summer 2010 release. Working title? …

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Bread Line? Not For Me, Thx

Bread Line? Not For Me, Thx

In case you didn’t know or hadn’t heard, I was downsized on March 4. Yep, no full-time job at the moment. But that’s okay. (Your sentiment is still appreciated, however.) The last two weeks have been quite the flurry of activity. Basically, hit up all my contacts – and surprisingly to me, I have a …

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Emergency Measures

Emergency Measures

Petr tying his pants, courtesy of ztil301 Don’t ask me about the news regarding Therrien’s firing on Sunday; I’m not quite sure it was the right thing to do. The Penguins have been in this miasmic free-fall mode since December, though argueably you could make the case it started when Sergei Gonchar whacked his shoulder …

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Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live

Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live

Some language, so you’re warned. But man, I could NOT stop laughing when I watched this. Thanks to Redshirte for the link. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.777041&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] more about "Hitler gets banned from Xbox Live", posted with vodpod

Interview News

Interview News

For those not interested in my gaming news, I’ve got you covered… Lately at WeLoveDC, I’ve been doing some excellent interviews with some pretty cool people. First up was Carrie Milbank from the Hockey Show on NHL.com. She’s pretty awesome, though I had to keep the questions related to the Caps. That was hard to …

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