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As I mentioned in a previous post, this year’s Penny Arcade Expo was highly enjoyable. Taking the kids as much as I did allowed me to see things in a way that I normally wouldn’t, and allowed them to see just how big and varied video games can be. August has more of an idea…
This year’s Penny Arcade Expo was different for me, as I wasn’t on the media list. I purchased tickets when they went on sale and was able to spend more time going to the show with my kids rather than working and trying to see everything for coverage. That said, there are some things I…
I was surprised it took this long for Amazon’s “Prime Now” service to arrive in the Seattle area. Back in March Prime Now debuted, and over the next couple of months expanded into several cities, including Austin, Dallas, and Baltimore, but not Amazon’s home city. Well, it is now available in Seattle (and a other locations…
This post is directly inspired by Dawn’s post on her blog. I graduated high school in 1985 and went into the Army which housed me during my four year stint. Only once did I flirt with the idea of getting an apartment with a couple of friends to live off base, but it never got…
Over the years her songs would come on the radio or her videos would cross my view and I found them amusing and enjoyable enough. I never dismissed them, but I also didn’t give them much weight. When my daughter started paying attention to Taylor Swift a couple of years ago I paid more attention…
Yesterday I decided to take the kids downtown. Laura is on the other side of the country with our good friend Marianne whose mother dies. That leaves me home alone with the five young kids. Rather than simply sit around the house all day I solicited ideas of what to do. Going to the aquarium…
This last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. My son August was able to hit a few of the comic shops last year with a friend of his and it was his first time attending this event. He loved it and couldn’t wait for this year’s event to roll around. I am so glad that…
Thursday night was one of my dream concerts. The Young Fresh Fellows opening up for The Replacements. A near perfect pairing, at least idealy. Both bands are capable to doing great songs and then messing up complete sets in equal measure. My view wasn’t as good as I would have liked – nothing like the…
What happened in Seattle on Tuesday? It was absolutely bonkers! 15 blocks to the south of us there was a storm. 30 blocks to the north of us there was some hail. Then there was what happened on our block. That’s not rain falling from the sky. It hailed for – and I am not…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This year my daughter participated in a number of shows, where last year she only took part in the parade and “big” show at thee Seattle Center. Friday I took her out of school during lunch time to go to the Greenwood Senior Center. There were a lot more dancers than…