Tipa

Schools that make you smarter? Impossible!

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I raised two kids, and I don’t think either one of them got much out of school. My son, in particular, was shuffled through a ‘special ed’ system far more concerned about teaching kids to behave well in school than in learning to think and solve problems. I talked to both my kids’ teachers about … Read more

Irony!

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I was blown away by Steve Morse last night. If I’d done a second’s worth of Googling early enough, I would have found out he was giving a guitar seminar/performance for FREE in the VERY TOWN I LIVE, the night before…

Tipa’s Tips

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Tips to taking pics at concerts: Use the flash! I thought it wouldn’t make a difference, I was so far from the stage. It makes a huge difference. Really drained my camera battery, though.

Briefly BOC

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More on this later… TONS of pics… here was BOC’s setlist: Opening > This Ain’t the Summer of Love > OD’d on Life Itself > Burnin’ For You > City in Flames (with Rock and Roll) > Shooting Shark > Godzilla > Don’t Fear (the Reaper) Was nice to hear some of their earlier stuff. … Read more

You think you hate PvP, but you don’t.

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I don’t care if you think you hate PvP. You really like it. In your secret heart of hearts, you have more fun when you’re playing against other people. Imagine Chess as implemented in a non-PvP MMO. You play the White pieces. The AI plays Black. Except, (this being an MMO), Black always moves the … Read more