Willow says: “This is my computer set. I’m going to play World of Warcraft!” [Note: She just up and made this on her own. No guidance from Annette or myself. And she put the dock in the correct place, on the right, where the Baby Jesus meant it to…
It seems that if you’ve been playing WoW solidly for ten years[1], Blizzard will FedEx an orc to your house. I know now this for a fact. [1] Solidly, in that you’ve had an active account for that time. Not, like, constantly for ten years. That’d…
Sometimes I can really sense my personal input into Willow’s development… Willow: “This show is called ‘Dinosaur Train”!” Me: “Does it have dinosaurs in it?” Willow: “Yes!” Me: “Does it have trains in it?” Willow: “Yes!” Me: “So the name it has is …” Willow: “Apt!”…
I’ve been reading a lot of Science Fiction recently, which should come as no surprise to anyone that knows me at all. I’ve found myself reading quite a bit of a particular genre of military SF .. I’m sure this sub-genre has a name, but I’ve no…
These days, I am very much a law-abiding and productive member of society. Having said that, those stupid Knightscape K5, pepper-pot, dumb-ass security guard trundlebots look like they would be really, really fun to steal, decorate, set on fire or otherwise destroy. Probably while blasting “Killing in the Name Of”…
When you put your hands on the steering wheel of my new car, your thumbs fall naturally on two silver buttons on the top of the wheel, and your fingers do the same to two other silver buttons on the back. The actual purpose of these buttons is to change…