December 14th, 2011
The death of a wallet
I lost a friend today. His name was Wallet.
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November 7th, 2011
Wendy’s magic soda machine
I am a soda drinker. I probably drink my weight in soda every week (which probably makes my dentist very happy). And while I have a favorite, root beer, I’m open to just about any other soda there is to be had. Brown, clear, red, b lue…doesn’t matter…and that’s why the new fountain drink machines [...]
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July 29th, 2011
My secret love affair with shoes
I have a confession to make. I love shoes. You probably know me for my thoughts on video games, Hot Wheels, cartoons and other forms of entertainment, but I also long to have a collection of really awesome shoes. However, fortunately for me (and you) shoes are pretty expensive and thus prohibitive for me to [...]
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June 27th, 2011
Nashville and the unconventional convention
This year’s vacation was back south, to Nashville this time, but the motivation wasn’t because we couldn’t find a better city to visit, it was toys. Nashville was home to a diecast car convention and I was excited to attend. I went ready buy more Hot Wheels and get the word out about Redline Derby…neither [...]
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June 13th, 2011
The stats game
A couple weeks ago I wrote about the announced Call of Duty Elite service, which is seemingly nothing more than a stat tracker, but as I analyze it more and think about what it’s doing, it made me realize that for many (most) games, the stats ARE the game.
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May 22nd, 2011
Thank you, Macho Man
Macho Man Randy Savage passed away on Friday. He was 58.
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May 6th, 2011
Three years, three Xboxes
I still have my original Nintendo and it still works. It’s more than 20 years at this point and has only required a single $10 repair. That’s about 50 cents a year in maintenance and that’s impressive. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for my Xbox 360, of which soon I will be owning my [...]
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May 2nd, 2011
I was on the couch
There are relatively few events in life that beg to ask “where were you?” The thing is, more often than not, I’m on the couch with my laptop when these historic events happen. It sounds sad but is it really?
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April 30th, 2011
Pick your poison, hipsters or families?
These days when you’re out and about it seems like you’re going to be fighting one of two things, families or hipsters. Which one would you rather deal with?
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December 30th, 2010
Design vs. design, a simple misunderstanding
When people ask what I do for a living, I usually say “web designer”. Unfortunately, after years of calling myself such a thing, it’s finally hit me that what people hear is not what I want them to hear…at least not entirely.
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December 30th, 2010
I failed in 2010, how about you?
The one thing about a writing a blog is that you can easily go back and see all the crap you said. In most cases, this is a good and fun thing, but when it comes to new year resolutions, it’s not. A new year is coming next week and I can unfortunately see what [...]
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December 6th, 2010
Mommy, I think I don’t have any more blood
We’ve all done a butt dial, or purse dial…whatever you call it when your cell phone magically calls someone without you knowing it. It’ll be in your pocket or purse, and in some cases, a child’s hand. Recently a friend’s son managed to call the old CAVEradio studio line recently and left a few voicemails.
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November 14th, 2010
The best day at the zoo
The first trip to the Columbus Zoo I remember was with my kindergarten class. I remember that trip for two reasons: I remember eating lunch in the big shelter house with all my friends, and I remember seeing a giraffe eat from a tree. Up until recently, that was probably the most active I’d ever [...]
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October 27th, 2010
Finally, a PC in the living room
Our (new) TV has more ports than I knew what to do with…until now. We’ve had the TV for just about a year and I feel like I’m just starting to take advantage of it. Unfortunately, this new avenue of geeking out may require some additional hardware…but it’ll be worth it.
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August 18th, 2010
The iPad verdict, no thanks
I’m typing this entry on an iPad. My department got an ipD to test with our app and for browser testing. I got to take home for a nightb and try it out in some real-world applications, like blogging.
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August 5th, 2010
Hot Wheels racing revisited, a new game
I rarely go back and revisit and/or rebuild anything. I usually work on web projects for the learning challenge and once that’s conquered, move on. I then take all what I learned and add it to the next project, so each new project gets better. However, Hot Wheels is clearly something that deserves love and [...]
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July 3rd, 2010
Four days, three colors and two rooms
You know those times when you need a change but you just can’t figure out what needs to change? I discovered (yet again) that painting the rooms in your house is a great, inexpensive way to make change…and best of all, it’s unchangeable if you don’t like it.
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June 16th, 2010
The Couch
The couch is one of the best and worst things ever created. Combine a couch with a TV and you have an unstoppable force that single handedly kills the adventuring spirit. I’m only partially ashamed to say that I spend a lot of time attached to my couch. But if it’s something you enjoy, it’s [...]
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April 16th, 2010
Don’t let Facebook kill your blog
Don’t let Facebook kill your blog. I know not everyone has their own web site or blog, but if you do, don’t let Facebook quietly kill your desire to write and voice your opinion. And for that matter, don’t let Twitter kill it either. Your blog is YOUR playground. You can do what you want [...]
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April 12th, 2010
Domino’s new pizza is worse than before
I probably eat my weight in pizza each week, usually in the form of Little Caesar’s. Now before you start crying foul because LC’s is crappy pizza, keep in mind it is pizza that is only $5 for a large. But I diverged from standard practice this past weekend and tried Domino’s “new” pizza. Big [...]
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January 28th, 2010
The wrestling circus
Remember going to the circus? I remember going almost yearly when I was little and I was always excited, but then when we got there it was always a little disappointing. I guess it’s because I’m the video game generation and gas like a minibike in a sphere didn’t really amaze me. Thankfully though, as [...]
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January 26th, 2010
What I want in a tablet PC
I love the idea of a tablet PC. They make sense to me, but whatever tablets come out this year - Apple, Microsoft, whoever - they need to include one thing for me to buy them: let me write on it.
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January 13th, 2010
Inbox zero with Outlook
Inbox Zero is a great concept. Simply put, do something with your e-mail no matter what. Act on it, delete it, file it, defer it…eitherway, don’t just leave it in your inbox sitting there rotting. As simple as that is, I haven’t really bothered trying to reach inbox zero, but I think that might change [...]