Dogfight!

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My favorite period of history to read about is World War I, so when I spotted this “Dogfight” game for three bucks at the thrift store today, I had to buy it, even though they tape their games shut. It is missing some minor pieces, but is totally playable. I now have a real reason to look at the games section on a regular basis, now… especially since this is one of four in a series of games, as I found out on a specialized “Dogfight” web site, and eBay.

Along with “Risk”, “Battleship”, “Stratego”, “Axis & Allies” and “All The King’s Men”, I’ve got a decent selection of games to play.

And before today, I thought I had all the cool board games, but there are a few more out there!

There’s always “Monopoly”, “Jenga”, and “Uno”, too. So much fun for next to no money!

My Paperbacks

I like all kinds of books, from a beat-up, small and faded paperback, to high-end leather-bound volumes. The best are the books that use premium materials, and paperbacks are the other side of that. About half of these, I rescued from a thrift store as they’d been sitting there for weeks. The busy chain-thrifts, I suspect they’ll toss what doesn’t sell. I do know they treat donated books really, really badly, so I never donate to the ARC.

Anyway. I just had these stacked up while I was moving some other books around and took a quick photo. I do have more small paperbacks, but this is the majority of them. Larger paperbacks are spread throughout my library and I replace them with hardbacks when the opportunity arises.

Getting it done. I don’t actually like doing this, but I really appreciate the results.

I haven’t done his to all of these books, but any one that I read, I have to give it that smooth, contact-paper feel. I learned how to do this from the librarians at Drake Junior High when I was in the seventh grade.

Before contact paper…
I read this book, it was really good.

052926 • Bike Ride

A pre-hockey bike ride, also the first ride of the season, so not that intensive.

It is always interesting to see what new construction has occurred since the fall, and there is a lot of neat construction in Arvada by the Walmart, including a scenic rest stop that is just east of the Walmart when going up the hill on the new trail by the gardens. I had no idea this existed! Then there were the usual soccer fields and parks on the way home, a nice way to wind up the ride.