System error

Can't call method "prepare" on an undefined value at /usr/local/lib/site_perl/SJG/Configuration/DB.pm line 117.


Trace begun at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Exceptions.pm line 125
HTML::Mason::Exceptions::rethrow_exception('Can\'t call method "prepare" on an undefined value at /usr/local/lib/site_perl/SJG/Configuration/DB.pm line 117.^J') called at /usr/local/lib/site_perl/SJG/Configuration/DB.pm line 117
SJG::Configuration::DB::prepare('SJG::Configuration::DB=HASH(0x7fa88b3873a8)', 'RESERVED', 'select name from qdata where qname=? and upload_date=?') called at /usr/local/lib/site_perl/SJG/Configuration/DB.pm line 89
SJG::Configuration::DB::sql('SJG::Configuration::DB=HASH(0x7fa88b3873a8)', 'select name from qdata where qname=? and upload_date=?', 'illq', '2023-09-01') called at /home/www/secure/ill/comps/illcal.mas line 131
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__('sqldate', '2023-09-24') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x7fa88b390f30)', 'sqldate', '2023-09-24') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1302
eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1292
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, 'sqldate', '2023-09-24') called at /home/www/secure/ill/ill.html line 150
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eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1292
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, 'sqldate', '2023-09-24', 'illuminator', '^J^I^I^I<h1>September 24, 2023: One Weird Trick To Play More Games</h1>^J^I^I^I<p>^M^J^II&#39;m an introvert who fights with my own brain a fair bit of the time. Here&#39;s a &quot;life hack&quot; that&#39;s worked well for me which might prove beneficial to some of you.</p>^M^J<p>^M^J^IMy little family likes to play games. However, whenever we have some free time, we&#39;re often vapor-locked by being overwhelmed by our choices. Too often, that precious free time either evaporates, or we gravitate toward one or two &quot;standbys&quot; that we pick because we know them. (Those &quot;default&quot; games are often loads of fun, but they&#39;re also not making use of our extensive library . . .)</p>^M^J<p>^M^J^IHere&#39;s the trick we&#39;ve found to broaden our horizons: Schedule something <b>specific</b> <i>ahead of time.</i> Don&#39;t simply say, &quot;We&#39;ll play a game Saturday morning.&quot; Add to your calendar, &quot;We&#39;re playing <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/greedquest/"><i><b>GreedQuest</b></i></a> Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m.&quot; (replacing <i><b>GreedQuest</b></i> with any game of your choice, of course).</p>^M^J<p>^M^J^IThis method helps us in a few ways. First, it speeds up that Saturday-morning process. We know when to get together and what we&#39;re going to do &mdash;&nbsp;playi&nbsp;<i><b>GreedQuest</b></i>! Second, it allows us to prioritize time beforehand to do any prep work. Have we not played our chosen game before, or do we need a rules refresher? Deciding on the game earlier in the week gives us a chance to read the rules, sleeve cards if the game needs it, or otherwise prepare for gaming.</p>^M^J<p>^M^J^IBrains are funny, and each one works a bit differently. However, we&#39;ve been happy to find this trick that greatly improves our odds of successful gaming time. Hopefully it inspires you and helps you play more games!</p>^M^J<p>^M^J^I-- <a href="mailto:smarsh@sjgames.com">Steven Marsh</a></p>^M^J^J^I^I^I<br clear="all">^J^I^I^I^J^I^I^I<p id="discussForum" style="float: right;"><a href="http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=92"><img src="http://www.sjgames.com/img/discuss-on-forums.png" alt="Discuss this post on the forums!" /></a></p>^J^I        ^J<!-- addthis -->^J^J<b><span style="float:left; padding:0 1%;">Share this post!</span></b>^J<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left;">^J    <a class="addthis_button_facebook" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games"></a>^J    <a class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games"></a>^J    <a class="addthis_button_reddit" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games"></a>^J    <a class="addthis_button_tumblr" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games"></a>^J    <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games"></a>^J    <span class="addthis_separator">|</span>^J    <a class="addthis_button_expanded" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games">More</a>^J</div>^J^J<div style="margin: 5px 0; clear: left;">^J    <a href="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/September_24_2023/One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games" class="small">Permalink</a> &bull;^J    <a href="/ill/archive/" class="small">Archive</a> &bull;^J    <a href="/ill/illsotw/" class="small">Illuminated&nbsp;Site&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Week</a>^J</div>^J', 'pagetitle', 'Daily Illuminator: One Weird Trick To Play More Games', 'mobile', 0, 'description', 'I&#39;m an introvert who fights with my own brain a fair bit of the time. Here&#39;s a &quot;life hack&quot; that&#39;s worked well for me which might prove beneficial to some of you . . .') called at /home/www/secure/ill/index.html line 4
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__('month', 'September', 'day', 24, 'year', 2023, 'u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x7fa88b3447c0)', 'month', 'September', 'day', 24, 'year', 2023, 'u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1302
eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1292
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, 'month', 'September', 'day', 24, 'year', 2023, 'u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /home/www/secure/ill/archive/dhandler line 3
HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__('u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Component.pm line 135
HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x7fa889b9b0d0)', 'u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1297
eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 1292
HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, undef, 'u', 'One_Weird_Trick_To_Play_More_Games.html') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 481
eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 481
eval {...} at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/Request.pm line 433
HTML::Mason::Request::exec('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x7fa889743ea0)') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/ApacheHandler.pm line 168
HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler::exec('HTML::Mason::Request::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x7fa889743ea0)') called at /usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2/HTML/Mason/ApacheHandler.pm line 825
HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler::handle_request('HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler=HASH(0x7fa889740cd0)', 'Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0x7fa885abfd90)') called at (eval 29) line 8
HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler::handler('HTML::Mason::ApacheHandler', 'Apache2::RequestRec=SCALAR(0x7fa885abfd90)') called at -e line 0
eval {...} at -e line 0