Wednesday, November 4, 2026

Dorian Gray



   Dorian Gray (born Maria Luisa Mangini; 2 February 1931 – 15 February 2011) was an Italian actress.


   Gray made her stage debut in 1950. After five years she left the world of the theater and devoted herself to cinema.


   The role she played most often in films was that of a seductive sexual character. She played the titular "bad girl" in Totò, Peppino e la... malafemmina. She also appeared in Michelangelo Antonioni's Il grido. In 1957, she took part in Nights of Cabiria by Federico Fellini.



   On February 15, 2011, Gray committed suicide by gunshot at her home in Torcegno. She was 80 years old; some media, however, reported her age as 75, since she herself claimed to have been born in 1936.







 

Monday, November 2, 2026

Hex and Counter

 


   The hex and counter bug has bit me yet again. I have always loved the hex and counter/hex and chit war gaming. Don't get me wrong miniatures are awesome. I love them and have numerous that still need to be painted like all war gamer's. But some thing about chits call to me like a siren. Perhaps its the nostalgia, or the fact its (relatively speaking) a cheaper way to accomplish this particular task. All I know is they have been on my mind a lot. I've found a particular one that I think I need to acquire. Bonus points for being solo. As the majority of my gaming nowadays is solo. Insert sad panda noises here. SO still working on my Western RPG. The "Wild West" time period always a favorite of mine. But I might take a diversion and push some chits around for a minute.



Sunday, October 18, 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026

So what's up?

 


    Its been a long time. Too long. I happened to glance at the last day I posted and was astonished. I have neglected this blog for far too long. I will admit. I haven't been the most creative in a year or so either. Then I think about it. I have too. Just not in a displayed way. I've written, and done things. Just not showing it off. Well its time I got back on track, and started to share again on here. I've been very absorbed by the western genre. So will probably start with that. I've got so many things written. Time to polish it, and share it. I hope you can bear with me. I've got some ideas.

Sunday, September 15, 2024