In a previous post there was an inquiry into the purchase of a video game system. It used to be that only geeks (myself) and children (myself) used to play video games. But they have now made their way into main stream American living rooms. No longer are they relegated to second TVs in the [...]
Archive for January, 2011
22 Jan
Video Games = Cheap
At the risk of sound juvenile and becoming a dork in the eyes of many, I want to put something out as a thought to the greater public in terms of pure entertainment value. Video games are actually cheap. I know this seems silly when you look at it on the surface. Let’s take my [...]
21 Jan
They’ve almost convinced me…almost
Here’s the problem with electric vehicles: access to free or accessible electricity to charge. It’s the only limiting factor. Everything else; power, cost, reliability, maintenance, etc are all not an issue. What keeps me on the sidelines is that I don’t have enough access to charging stations to make it a primary car. If I [...]
21 Jan
Rethinking TV
I’ll admit that I sound a bit like a Neanderthal when I concede that I just discovered the complete-and-utter-awesomeness of Netflix a month ago, but I’m hooked and it has me thinking: Just how necessary is a traditional cable/dish service? In full disclosure, I must admit that I have a basic cable plan and a [...]
19 Jan
My first real truck fix!
My brother-in-law contends that it’s not actually a truck repair, but rather “regular maintenance.” Still, I am not deterred. Over vacation, I took a drive up to Killingly to see my friend Mike and brother Andy. Mike does mechanic work and is always willing to help out a friend. So on Thursday after Christmas, I [...]
3 Jan
2010 in review
So I got this cool email today from the folks at WordPress. All the information is below. I just thought that it was funny how my 6400 views was considered “wow” worthy. Well now I have a new goal. I just have to beat 6400 views. I guess I should start getting those draft posts [...]
