...does anybody see what I see? Goes the musical question of 1776. Well, in this case, I am going to grouse about my gaming experiences mostly, my recent health update, and not much else specifically. Most of it behind the cut for it is the usual blogorrhea that has no bearing on anything, anywhere in any way other than just ranting and whining ( Read more... )

Chuck (aka CMD) is one of my best friends. I've known him since High School, which began in umm 1973 or thereabouts. He and I became the computer geeks when a computer was a MITS Altair 8800 and programmable calculator bigger than an old manual typewriter (Selectric sized), that used punch cards that you had to punch out each individual "chad" by ( Read more... )

First of all, Thor_Leifson is right. I am a malcontent with computers, but Windows and PCs especially, probably because they give me such excellent opportunities to tinker. I tink. I tink a lot. I tink so much they can smell me a block away. I have a very powerful tink ( Read more... )

Well I am actually surprised at how well I'm liking Blizzard's new time waster, Diablo 3. I've even played it on public servers and found it fun. You are allowed to be shocked ( Read more... )

Today's gush is about my recently finishing Empire of Ivory by Naomi Novik. Think Napoleonic wars fought with dragons as your air support. And the dragons are sentient!( Read more... )

This is a lengthy, self-indulgent post. Move along.
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As someone past half a century old, it's come upon me to apply the mantle of wisdom and attempt to speak as if I am wise -- being that, if you set the calendar back a millennium or two, I'd be ancient and indeed one of the most sage and wise people around for that time and age ( Read more... )

I just took a screenshot from Star Trek Online of the Gorn species found in the halls of Qo'noS. ( Hi res embedded image )

( Lengthy and droll unimpressed review )