My Updates Will Be Horrible!
Ice Cream Jonsey All right, I am deep into the swing of things when it comes to Cryptoooooooo-zooooookeeper, so it gets to be like eleven o’clock and I realize that I haven’t updated…
theoreticals and essays
Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer
In this, a new ongoing feature, we introduce the Forgotten Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer. Seeing how last night I installed a high score kit into my Asteroids (hardcore!)…
Actors in Text Games, Part One
When IÂ made A Crimson Spring, I was learning a new IF programming language, drawing comic book-style art after a lengthy layoff, getting music integrated, and displaying graphics. I didn’t…
I am a recovering SUV driver and I do drink your milkshake
Milker So, I am sure many of you have had the pure pleasure of driving up to a gas station lately and having your eye sockets and sphincter swell up from…
Civilization vs. the Bard’s Tale
Let’s break down the Civilization games versus the Bard’s Tale ones. I am intentionally not including the Xbox Bard’s Tale game from a couple years ago, nor am I considering…
Goodbye, everyone!! I’m disappearing into Tomato World.
ChainGangGuy For the last several weeks, it’s been same old, same old. Another pilsner, another amber, maybe a couple pale ales. Three stouts. So, while at the bar this past weekend,…
Bell’s HopSlam Ale
It’s hard to believe that nearly six years have gone by since Jolt Country, The Great On-Line Empire first came online. And Ben Parrish, with his razor-sharp wit, has been…
Masters: Round Two Analysis
Pinback ROUND TWO SCORING ANALYSIS without regard for any player other than Tiger Woods Well, okay, it’s going to be a little harder to paint a pretty picture today, but I’m…
Awareness And How It Will Affect Your Sorry-Ass Life
I was recently asked, in reference to the practice of living effortlessly as described at my website (effortlessnow.com), “How do I stop caring what other people think about me?” I…
Enlightenment in a J. C. Penney’s
I’ve read and studied and practiced various forms of cognitive therapies and mindfulness practices for the past few years, a process in which Eckhart’s books have played a major, if…