Susan and I have celebrated New Year’s Eve several different ways together over the past sixteen years, but this year will be a first for us.
New Year’s Eve, Susan is having surgery.
It’s minor laparoscopic surgery and shouldn’t be a big deal, but Susan wanted to have it done this year (2011) for insurance purposes, and so the doctor… read entire post
Monthly Archives: December 2011
One if by land, two if by sea. Three if by air.
Paul Revere wouldn’t have stood a chance against Mason’s remote controlled army.
By land, Mason is ready to invade with his remote controlled truck, complete with working headlights and taillights.
While I don’t know if it would stand up to the sea’s waves, Mason’s got the pond covered with his remote controlled boat.
Aha, but what about the air? Mason’s… read entire post
Lessons in Bad Photography: Tree Head
A common problem people encounter when taking pictures, especially during the holiday season, is not paying attention to the background immediately behind their subjects. Taking a picture of a person with something right behind their head can make it look like the object is either balanced on top of the person’s head, or growing out of the top of it.… read entire post
Foreclosure of a Dream: Part II
Okay, I’ll admit it; yesterday’s post was a little depressing. I wrote it after moving 18 arcade games and coming to the realization that I simply don’t have the space or time to continue this hobby. It’s one thing to say it; it’s another thing to hear it from your aching back.
What I neglected to share with you all… read entire post
Foreclosure of a Dream
This really shouldn’t feel like an eviction, but for some reason it does.
Last Monday I spent from dawn ’til dusk clearing out the last items remaining of our old home: the arcade. For those of you who haven’t seen it before, in better days it looked like this:
The “arcade” is really a shed that was already on the… read entire post
Goodbye, House.
As of Wednesday afternoon, we are no longer members of the “dual home owners club.” Our old house has officially been sold. Closing was yesterday. All went “well”.
Moving all of our things, particularly my arcade games, has been an arduous process that I will write about sometime soon. As for the other parts … suffice it to say that… read entire post
The Gift Basket
Tuesday after work we found a package waiting for us on the front porch of our new house. The box was festively decorated with red and white stripes and had been shipped from Goodies for Goodman.
The package was addressed to the former owners of our house. Underneath the address label written (in bold) was the phrase PERISHABLE: OPEN IMMEDIATELY.… read entire post
Moving a 720 Arcade Cabinet
I’ve had a lot of miserable experiences when it comes to moving arcade games. I’ve dropped machines, I’ve hit drive-thru signs with them … I even almost lost one off the back of my trailer once. Nothing, however, compares to moving a 720 arcade cabinet by yourself.
720 arcade cabinets are essentially a lesson in what not to do when… read entire post
Tiptoeing around TigerDirect’s Proper Noun Limitation
I buy most of my computer parts online these days. Radio Shack’s a joke, there’s no Fry’s in Oklahoma, and most of the retail shops I’ve personally visited are overpriced, with parts marked 50%-75% higher than mail order sites (if they even have them in stock).
Last week I bought a wireless repeater for the new house. It’s an Amped… read entire post