You can hear the companion anniversary podcast episode here.

Monday, June 24, 2019 marked one year since I started podcasting. Initially, I was podcasting whenever I had an idea, with often a new episode every day. It wasn’t until September of 2018 that I settled into my three episodes a week on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

I maintained that schedule until after Thanksgiving, 2018 when I had to deal with the combined chaos of the day job and some personal issues. Once the personal issues were under control I had a few episodes here and there and was back to the normal 3 episodes a week, except for Gary Con, but I did do a joint episode with Ray Otus and Cody Mazza. I was consistent with episodes until May and was just tired and dealing with work and stuff around the house.

I finally started back on a regular schedule and the rains and flooding overwhelmed my sump pump. I thumped it and it started, but it wouldn’t turn off. I spent all day last Saturday replacing it. I live in a house that’s almost 100 years old. It has 3 or 4 different types of pipe in the plumbing, and this sump pump was not installed the way it should have been so it took several trips to the hardware store to get all the right parts, but I got it done.

Unfortunately, the water got deep enough before I could get the new pump in place that it knocked out the pilot light on the water heater, so we’ve been without hot water for a week. I have tried a couple times to light it, but no go. I think until it dries out completely in the basement, that it’s useless to try. The water finally quick coming in through the sump and the seams in the floor. Now the dehumidifier is slowly drying things out. As long as there’s no more rain, I can relax a bit.

I was so worn out Saturday, that I just vegged the rest of the day, and no podcast. I have a fitbit and I made 50 trips up and down stairs. I also took it easy Sunday.

Then the internet wouldn’t work for my home computer, so I was limited in what I could do. I finally determined that I just needed to move the Ethernet cable to another spot on the modem. I just got the new modem in March, when I switched internet providers. For a couple days I was worried the network card went out. I’m glad that’s not it, as I need to be ready for other expenses.

Thankfully, my RPG collection is high and dry and mold free! I lost most of my original collection to a water leak, so there’s no way I’m storing any of it in the basement!

I had my end blurb since before the 3 episodes a week. Is that too iconic to change how I do that? What do you think?

I’m way behind on listening to my fellow podcasters, and it seems like there are a lot of new ones over the last few months. I’ve tried to listen to them. I keep hoping to change that, but too much other stuff keeps interrupting my fun.

Next month, I will publish my 12th monthly PDF on DriveThruRPG supported by my patrons on Patreon. Most of them are PWYW, but I will be going back to each of them and improving their formatting as I’ve gotten a lot better at formatting. I have 1 Silver Seller (Caravans & Trade) and 2 Copper Sellers (Library Generation Tables and Locks, Vaults, and Hiding Places).

Next month is also the tenth anniversary of my blog! I can’t believe it’s been that long!

The end of August will be 1 year since I launched Follow Me, And Die! Entertainment LLC to get ready for the Kickstarter for my card game. The game is moving along. So far, things are on track to launch in the first half of 2020.

September will mark 1 year since I launched a Patreon. I want to thank all my patrons who have been on this journey with me!