From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Gettin’ My Ku On

March 31, 2009

My good friend Fimlys, of Asleep at the WoW and the Twisted Nether Blogcast, is the latest to tag me for a WoW blog meme. This time, we’re writing haiku. I am not much of a poet, especially in this form (my poetry, even at the best of times, is merely words formed into rhymes) [...]

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So Long, BRK, and Thanks for Leading the Way

March 30, 2009

In quite a poignant article today, Big Red Kitty (known to all as BRK) announced his departure from World of Warcraft and blogging. @temerityjanebroke the news first, and I knew immediately this wasn’t an April Fool joke.
To say BRK will be missed in the WoW blogging scene would be like saying the moon would be [...]

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BEWARE: WoW Account Phishing Scam

March 30, 2009

Thanks to Anna at Too Many Annas for the heads up on this scam. This particular one appears to be fairly sophisticated, as documented extensively at World of Snarkcraft and Blessing of Kings.
The details provided at World of Snarkcraft, especially, are cautionary: The email address used was one used ONLY by the blog for administrative [...]

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And the Award Goes To…

March 25, 2009

Me! I mean, Meme! Wait, what? Ahh yes, it’s that time again. I’ve been tagged once more, this time by the most elegant and charming, yet misguided (see below) Lady Jess. If you’re too lazy to click the link to Jess’s article, she said about me: “One of the first bloggers I read and [...]

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Wherein Kestrel Proves How Boring He Really Is

March 24, 2009

I’ve just been tagged twice for two different memes. I have so many tags on me, I feel like the ugly ornament at Wal-Mart two weeks after Christmas. (That’s a joke, people.)
Faradhim, I’m sad to report I have no screenshots from WoW. I think, in the four years I’ve been playing, I have taken maybe [...]

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“PROgression, Not REgression!”

March 23, 2009

“Progression, NOT regression!” That’s the mantra of our Raid Leader, but since we first did a 25-man kill of Kel’Thuzad we’ve had a difficult time actually progressing. Malygos 10-man has frustrated us no end (although that frustration did end for 10 people while I was in California earlier this month); 25-man Maly is still a [...]

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Preemptive Moderation: Biting the Hand That Feeds You

March 20, 2009

This isn’t exactly the post I intended to write after being away for a couple weeks, but since I still don’t know what that post would be, this will have to suffice.
My Frustration
A few minutes ago, I posted attempted to post a comment to a blog I read regularly. It’s a very popular blog, [...]

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Hiatus

March 6, 2009

Just a note to my loyal readers (and anyone else who stumbles across the Aerie), I’m leaving for the airport in about 90 minutes to fly to California. The memorial service for my mother-in-law will be a week from Saturday, and Mrs. Kestrel and I will be returning to South Dakota on Tuesday the 17th [...]

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“World of Warcraft, Eh?”

March 5, 2009

Thanks to Twitter, with a special nod to @holydiscipline (a.k.a. Anea), for tipping me off to the site World of Warcraft, Eh? 
The creation of @KellyAarons, the site is part blog, part comic (and other original WoW-related artwork) and all fun. Kelly’s even added some forums, including one dedicated to WoW roleplay.
Kelly hails from Vancouver, [...]

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Virginia M. Krouss, February 29, 1928 – March 4, 2009

March 4, 2009

Thank you so much for letting be a part of your wonderful life for the last 37 years. Thank you for giving your beautiful daughter to me. I promise to keep taking good care of her for the next 37 years, or more. God bless you, Mom, and rest well.
 

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