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4 59 High Time for Heroics Mature and Mortalsend prepare to execute Lord Rhyolith, Firelands Pokemon Trainers Are Lousy Humanitarians The next raid weekend of August 5th and 7th gave us an opportunity to bask in the glory of a full Firelands clear. We took our time, relaxed, and raided with the intent on simply gearing. This was an opportunity for some guildies to take a break, if needed. Fred, Turtleman, and even Blain himself took a weekend off. I encouraged it, and appreciated that they were able to wait until getting over the hump before invoking vacation. Jungard took on raid leadership in Blains absence, and he, in turn, used the opportunity to boost Bonechatters real-world experience as melee lead. Training your replacement seems depressing, but it is a necessary evil. You do it when you care about your group, even if it means you wont be a part of the group much longer. For as many virtual flips of the middle finger that guildies gave me over the years, I took comfort that the ...

3 59 Strychten "Rotface" Artwork by Nooblar Taking a Hot Shot The Olympic Volleyball team, players finely honed, muscles sculpted and senses heightened to near superhuman levels, has just made a startling announcement: they will be dropping out of the Olympics to pursue a spot in this years San Bernardino International "Spike That Drink" Pee-Wee Tournament. Im going to guess that one of two thoughts just entered your mind: "Wow, the rest of the kids in that tournament are about to get a serious beating." ...or was it closer to: "Uh, why is an Olympic team competing at a Little League level?" Well, which was it? I have to confess that, for me, it was both. To the relief of amateur and professional athletes the world over, my particular experience had nothing to do with the fictional account of Olympians choosing to put the smack down on a bunch of high school kids. For me, it was something that hit closer to home, but was no less absurd. --- ...