A Parent’s Guide to MMO Gaming

Someone needs to tell the truth about MMOs. I guess it falls to me to explain to parents about the games their children are playing online with people whose idea of a good conversation opener is “I AM SO HIGH.” World of Warcraft: Cataclysm by Activision Blizzard. In the original World of Warcraft, children could … Read more

Yes, I’m still alive!

My Dragon Age: origins replay has been sucking away all my free time. But, that’s done with, for now, so I just have to write about it. Also, I changed the blog theme. Not 100% sure I like it, but I knew it was time to do something. You’ll notice (perhaps) that the XFire plug … Read more

Peter Gunn recap: “The Blind Pianist”

I never saw this show on television. But I heard about it. All over — because of its theme. The first time I remember hearing the theme was when I saw “The Blues Brothers” movie for the first time. Duhduh duhduh duhduh DUHduh duhduh duhduh duhduhDUHduh — then the piano comes in, and then the … Read more

TV Recap: Gilligan’s Island (pilot episode)

Aside from the famous theme song which tells the story, the American television audience of 1964 never saw the events that drove the ill-fated crew and passengers away from civilization and onto an uncharted densely jungled desert isle. The pilot episode, “Marooned”, tells the whole story, but that’s been lost to the desert sands of … Read more