The Oklahoma Electronic Gaming Expo (OEGE) was held on April 26th, 2008. After the show, I threw a gaming party at my house (PIX). There were lots of consoles, computers, and arcade games to play with, but one thing I couldn’t figure out was how to keep people entertained during dinner (pizza!). The idea I came up with was rotating… read entire post

I love running across arcade games in the wild. The sight of a Ms. Pac-Man sitting in a laundromat or a Galaga machine tucked away in a bowling alley still bring a smile to my face — so imagine my surprise when I ran across three arcade games, two pinball machines, and two skeeball games … at Burger King! I’d… read entire post

Left Chicago just after 5am on Saturday and rolled into Oklahoma City Saturday evening around 7pm … it’s easy to forget just how small kids’ bladders are. Susan split the driving 50/50 (maybe more) with me, which made for a more enjoyable trip. Last month for Susan’s birthday I got her a new GPS for the van. The GPS worked… read entire post

Last night the fam and I along with Grandma O and Aunt Linda had dinner with the mob — at least that’s what we were told — at Lorenzetti’s Restaurant. Apparently there are two Lorenzetti brothers, Carlo and Livio, and each has his own restaurant. We ate at Carlo’s. I hope Livio doesn’t shoot us. We were told that many… read entire post

We arrived at the hotel around midnight last night, setting a new record for the longest trip to Chicago. I’ve done the trip in just over 11 hours before, which is pretty good for 800 miles. Yesterday it took us 15 hours. When I made the trip in 11 hours I only stopped once or twice. Yesterday I quit counting… read entire post

Invading Spaces is complete. So let it be written, so let it be done … or, something like that. Completing the book has been very hectic, and I remember Commodork coming together much the same way. Even though it’s only been two years between projects, my life has changed a lot during that (relatively brief) span. My kids are getting… read entire post

This week, I’ve been working double shifts. From 7:30AM to 4PM, I’ve been doing my normal work duties (and what a week it’s been). From 4PM-midnight and beyond, I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my new book, Invading Spaces. This last writing push has made me not want to blog much this week, but I thought I owed it… read entire post

Morgan went to school with a blue shirt, green shorts, and pink shoes. Please choose one of the following reasons: A – Today was 80s dress-up day. B – Both I, and Morgan, are color blind. C – Susan is out of town. If you guessed “C”, you nailed it. 100% for you, please give yourself a scratch-n-sniff sticker as… read entire post

While both videogame consoles and home computers allowed owners to play videogames, home computers also gave creative kids and adults the ability to create their own. Through BASIC and other languages, home computer owners were able to create their own games. Unfortunately, many young programmers found out the hard way that creating a game from scratch was rather difficult. Out… read entire post

Long time blog readers know that for us, the Fourth of July means participating in the City of Yukon’s annual Fourth of July Children’s Parade. The parade is also a competition with three categories: most patriotic, most creative, and best costume. Susan, the kids and I entered floats in 2006 (the Rocketship) and 2007 (the Birthday Cake). In 2006 we… read entire post