For several years I’ve been hearing about a different type of reading experience referred to as the graphic novel. The concept of a graphic novel is that it’s a full story that’s driven by the illustrations. Graphic novels come in several flavors but there are two major distinctions. One is referred to as “Manga” and […]
If I read one more article about how the PC games business is dead or dying as a result of piracy I’m going to lose it. The latest news is from a head guy at THQ who thought it was a good idea to be quoted cursing about it in an article. Enough already. This […]
This has been talked about for some time now but I just had a recent conversation about it that caused me to comment on this here. Take a moment and look at the image below: This photo was taken September 17 in Indianola, Iowa during the national anthem. It was first brought to our attention […]
I’ve been playing around with the family in Rock Band after having an abortive experience with Guitar Hero III (after Easy I found it nearly impossible but remember I am an old fart for these kinds of games now). Anyway, it seems obvious that the popularity of these games has driven quite a bit of […]
Interesting day today. CNN ran a story that caught a number of people by surprise and sent links to people they knew. When we went to read the story, the part that caught their interest had actually been removed. The story noted that the stimulus package had been approved and was on its way to […]
Well Mitt Romney just brought his campaign to an end with a speech filled with all the standard rhetoric and misinformation. Lots of erroneous comments like, “The Democrats want to declare defeat and run away from Iraq.” No Democrat is going to have a press conference and say, “We have been defeated in Iraq and […]
It’s been heaven lately listening to conservative talk radio or watching Fox News. These people really don’t know what to do with themselves any longer. On the obvious hand you’ve got Barak HUSSEIN Obama gaining steam for the Democrats and the right just can’t figure out the allure. The thought of some young black guy […]
The Fox News organization needs to be flushed down the toilet as it’s clear from countless examples that what they have produced there is a large bowl of turds. Be sure to hold the handle down on this group. The latest incident comes from Fox commentator John Gibson. John is a noted gay-basher who, upon […]
For all of the pundits out there who continue to try to convince us that the current administration has done a great job with the economy, let me take a moment to remind them of some simple numbers: When Bill Clinton took over office in 1993 the Dow Jones Industrial Average was at 3,301.11. When […]
There’s a blog post up from Robert Bowling, the Community Manager for game developer Infinity Ward titled, “They Wonder Why People Don’t Make PC Games Anymore” which, of course, blames everything on piracy. It’s more garbage from a developer that expects everyone to roll wheel barrows of money up to their door for the least […]
There’s news out today regarding an eight year study conducted by leading doctors that shows that 25% of heart attack victims end up waiting an hour or more to see a doctor in our emergency rooms. The average wait for these patients, each with the highest level of potential fatality, was 14 minutes. I suspect […]
My friend Dave called on Saturday to see if I wanted to go to the movies and offered to pick up the tab. That’s hard to turn down. He decided he wanted to see “The Orphanage” and I was game even though I’d just seen it the night before. My view of the movie didn’t […]