Category: Ramblings

Stuff I think about

Technology Before Its Time

Most of this post, at least the background portion, harkens back to the early 1990s – to give you a reference timeframe. Several years after graduating college and a very brief interlude attempting to pursue a career in <REDACTED TO…

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Finding Profound Wisdom in Fiction

I never hide the intensity with which I have always read science fiction and fantasy. After all, I’ve been a voracious reader since I was ten years old. I’ve slowed down some lately, so I’m not consuming a novel a…

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What a Difference Bedding Makes?

Preface: While I discuss some shopping activities here, I am making absolutely zero mention of the specific brands or any related details of what I purchased. I’m not trying to shill, nor to sell anything. This is merely a recap…

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My “Bathhouse Experience”

[Caution – This is a looooong post as I go into a bunch of details. So, you may want to come back here a few times to read more. You have been warned.] [Also, I started to write this on…

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Gen-X Reborn?

I have two sons. I generally don’t talk about them here because, well – this is my page / these are my posts and this should not be about them. However, I am becoming increasingly more and more convinced my…

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My Love-Hate Feelings for MMOs – Final

[This is the last part of a series of posts which started here: My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part I. If you didn’t start there, you probably want to.] My Ultimate Realizations The title for this series was carefully…

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My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part VI

[This is part of a series of posts which started here: My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part I. If you didn’t start there, you probably want to.] Battle for Azeroth As I said in the last post on this…

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My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part V

[This is part of a series of posts which started here: My Love-Hate Relationships For MMOs – Part I. If you didn’t start there, you probably want to.] Building a New Main With my new PC up and running and…

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Idea and Word Association-Spaghetti

“What the heck does that title mean, anyway?” Word Association I expect most people are familiar with the concept of “word association“, not just the game, but the idea that we have a tendency to link things together in our…

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My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part IV

[This is part of a series of posts which started there: My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part I. If you didn’t start there, you probably want to.] The Long Lull Having felt the need to turn tail and run…

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My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part III

[This is part of a series of posts which started here: My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part I. If you didn’t start there, you probably want to.] Next Stop – Spreadsheets In Spaaace! The reference here is definitely an…

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My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part II

[You probably should read My Love-Hate Feelings For MMOs – Part I first, if you haven’t already, just so you can get context on this one.] Jumping on the World of Warcraft Hype Train When we left off, dear reader,…

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