I can’t help it. When I find these old PC games, especially for only a buck or two at thrift stores, I buy them. Most of them I already have old copies of; the few I don’t, I’m sure I could find. Regardless, I pick them up. Really quickly: I bought The Time Warp of Dr. Brain because I already have an original of The Island of Dr. Brain and wanted to put them next to one another. I haven’t tried to run this on a modern PC yet. Mixed-Up Mother Goose is a SCUMMVM game by Sierra similar to… (read more)

For the first time last week I got to see an Elio in person. To recap, the Elio is a two-seater (tandem) vehicle that drives like a car but, because it has less than four wheels, is legally classified as a motorcycle. It has a traditional gasoline engine under the hood, and due to the vehicle’s aerodynamics combined with its low (1,200 lb) weight, it gets 84/mpg. It also has a five star safety rating. The Elio, designed and built here in the United States, will go on sale in 2016 for $6,800. If you want to read more about… (read more)