I've played Laser Tag a couple times and royally sucked at it. Never wanted to do paint ball. Not only would l suck (I've never had much luck with any form of gun, real or fake, barring the original Time Crisis video game) but I'm not big on getting welts all over either.

Fake swords are more my speed anyway.

I heard about Reggie on the radio a bit ago. He is quite elusive.

I guess if the rovers have blogs, a gator can too.... [link]

I would like one of those new inflatable airline pillows for my desk right now.

I have to give a seminar in a couple of hours and I hate public speaking. I am simultaneously exhausted and nervous. I want to nap while pacing.

Authorities say Brewer and Natow, 42, released the 7-foot reptile known as “Reggie” into the lake when it became too big to keep as a pet.

Heh, guy must have been a RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK fan.

I'm not big on getting welts all over either.

Fake swords are more my speed anyway.

Don't you risk welts with those too? My co-workers used to paintball quite regularly, and kept inviting me. I explained that it would not be a good thing, because of all the time I've spent developing strange reflexive responses to people attacking me with guns. They bought it. Anyway, they didn't come back welted.

Don't you risk welts with those too?

I've gotten bruises, but no welts. (I also got a split eyebrow, but that was a freak accident, rather than par for the course.) I've always done it with padded weapons and/or protective gear, whereas all the paintballers I've met seem to have a stigma against anyone who wears anything more than a mask and love showing off their "battlescars".

Plus, the whole being a really crappy shot thing.

I played paintball once when I was in college. It was actually really fun, although I did get cut when I ball hit just between my helmet and my eyebrow. The worst part was that I was really sore when I was all over from throwing myself on the ground (while dodging balls).

all the paintballers I've met seem to have a stigma against anyone who wears anything more than a mask and love showing off their "battlescars".

Refreshingly I've never met any of those. Everyone's been sensibly covered in long sleeves and pants and face protection. The guys at work don't want to get messed up, and I'm going to guess that the kravvers have better ways to get bruised.

Chatting with a co-kravver yesterday about women who date fixer uppers. My reflexive generalisation is that women might date a bad boy and want to change him to have some of the good boy characteristics that are important to them (fidelity, etc.), but when dating the too-nice guy they're not trying to change him, and are more likely to be trying to convince themselves they should be dating him.

The above, of course, is not only a generalisation, but is applied only to certain women in bad-fit relationships.

Co-kravver said that women are just as likely to want to fix the too nice guy as the too bad guy. Opinions?

when dating the too-nice guy they're not trying to change him, and are more likely to be trying to convince themselves they should be dating him

I dated a guy like this for three years and it wasn't until I met Joe that I realized I was doing it. The guy just seemed like he *should* be perfect for me - smart, good-looking, responsible, but ultimately emotionally distant and dull.