Shakedown Entry: Welcome to the Dork Club!

Welcome to this random assortment of posts that celebrate all dorky pursuits! My day job involves teaching chemistry at a small, liberal arts college here in the Midwest and I truly enjoy my job. I have amazing colleagues and the students make you happy to wake up and go to work each day. The college is a vibrant community that supports a wide range of interests and the numerous student clubs reflect this. Faculty serve as mentors to these groups and they are a great place to interact with our guys outside of the classroom. Currently, I enjoy taking on this role for a couple of these groups.


Our "Dork Club" has inspired the creation of this blog. The Dork Club was founded by an amazing group of theater majors back in the day and continues to serve as the campus gaming group. The club meets roughly every other week and includes students from all classes and campus living units. We even have a few faculty and admin regulars that join in for some D6 rolling fun. The group enjoys everything from traditional board and card games to more exotic tastes, such as historic, sci-fi, and fantasy miniatures wargames. If you read future posts, you will quickly see that I am a miniatures wargaming nut. Much of the posts on this blog will relate to the club, our gaming misadventures, and my painting projects that support the club. Everyone needs a hobby to stay sane and gaming is mine.