1982 was a good year. I was a year old, the Commodore 64 was introduced, and another Star Trek film was released. I like to think that I had a hand in helping to make this awesome movie…trust me, it makes for some interesting fan fiction. At any rate, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and take a look at the movie that breathed life into Star Trek once more: Star Trek II: The Wrath of…
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Chess is not only a game of strategy, but also of risk. Players sometimes take chances in the hopes of either psyching out their opponent or pulling off a “hail mary” that has a limited chance of succeeding at great risk to them.
Every year that little rodent pops up to do what weather forecasters fail to do on a weekly basis: predict the weather. Okay, so maybe Punxsutawney Phil is cute and all, but what are the real origins of Groundhog Day?
Psychology and philosophy have always fascinated me. In fact, one of my favorite classes in high school was psychology. It’s been said that we only use about ten percent of our brains. Somehow I can’t help but wonder if that plays a part in answering the question I sometimes ask myself…”Why am I, me?”
What happens when you combine World of Goo, Lemmings, and Populous? You mean to tell me you’ve never heard of any of them? *Sigh* Well all right then, we’ll do this the hard way.
Okay, so you’ve either watched all of the Star Trek: The Original Series episodes I reviewed on my blog or your became even more skeptical and you decided to wait and see if there was a movie you could watch instead that was perhaps a little better. If the latter, you’re in for a rude awakening if you think Star Trek: The Motion Picture will fill that void.
Another indie game snuck up on me and turned out to be pretty good…then again, I have a hard time saying no to games that promise to make me think and strategize. It helps to have delusions of grandeur and the overwhelming urge to take control of everything because dammit, you just do it better than everyone else. Fact.
For the young person, taxes can be a scary thing. Most high schools (at least, the ones around here) don’t go over something as important as taxes when they should. As an accountant, I could probably write a hundred pages on the subject, but if you’re like most people, all you’re concerned with is whether or not you’re getting anything back after you file. This article is dedicated to the newbies who need a little help with the basics.
Yes…another Tropico 4 article. I seem to get a lot of traffic on my Tropico 4 articles, mostly from the Google search phrase “Tropico 4 Housing” and “Tropico 4 Wages”…why not give the readers what they want?
Welcome back, El Presidente! I’ve received a few requests asking to go over the tourism side of Tropico 4. Ready your passport and pack your suitcases, we’re about to take a little vacation.
Let’s face it, your computer is old. Technology is advancing at such an astounding rate that your PC was obsolete as soon as you took it out of the box. Whether that particular moment was five years or five minutes ago, it’s possible that your inner techie is pulling a Tim Allen and is grunting for more power.
Italians like me are known for many things. When we get a cut, for example, it’s been scientifically proven that what comes out is seventy-five percent tomato sauce and twenty-five percent parmesan cheese. Today, I’ll be taking you into the kitchen personally to show you how to make a killer meatball.
After a hundred and twenty articles, I think it’s finally time to profess my love for the RTS genre. That’s Real Time Strategy for those of you not in the know…you’re welcome.
Okay, maybe the whole SOPA situation didn’t exactly turn out that way, but close enough.
Being a dad kind of sucks in that you have to watch your kids grow up. They take your heart one piece at a time…first baby steps, first day of kindergarten, first day riding the bus to school, first school play, first violin concert, first honor roll award, first talk about the birds and the bees, first boyfriend / girlfriend, first boyfriend / girlfriend you scared off by showing them your gun collection.
I compiled a few questions in my own, special way just to pick your brain a little and to entertain that young, special reader who asked me to teach them how to drive. Please note that this is in NO way a substitute for reading your state’s driver’s manual. You’ll want to go through that thing a few dozen times before and after your permit test…it’s well worth it.