I made a mediocre decision early in the game, since I really needed to be director of commerce, but I also wanted to throw a wrench in the tax strategies. So I threw a wrench in the tax strategies instead of locking up director of commerce for life. Unfortunately, this later meant that I was unable to force trading well enough to get the last wonder I needed for victory. I was Rome, I really think Carthage should have been more aggressive against Egypt, who eventually won. I also should have bought more legions in those final turns. They were cheap insurance, so why not? WHY NOT? Well, live and learn, hombres. Rome turtle: it's a good strategy if you can swing it.

Holy crap, I really want to play War of the Ring.

I also really don't want to work.

I just ran into the former CEO as he was ducking into the bathroom. Since I didn't want to have the awkward "pissing next to the CEO" feeling, I held off. He has an office on this floor, he sometimes comes in.

I sort of forced somebody I know to borrow Practical Programming for Strength Training because he occasionally discusses strength training with me, but has little success and is generally filled with silly bodybuilding-influenced ideas. One doesn't have to accept what the book says as gospel (though I've done almost all of my programming directly from it until this last week, but even this is still inspired by it), but it gives a good little beginning framework for moving beyond that silly stuff. Asking how many grams of protein I eat is for chumps (I don't know, a lot? I don't track anything about my diet except how many meals I ate.). Squatting three times per week is for winners. You want to be a winner.

Pompous and possibly wrong about some things, but generally amusing and right about a lot: http://chaosandpain.blogspot.com/2010/06/government-doesnt-like-you-in-all.html

I'm very hungry.