I have spent far too much time lately playing Diablo III - 22 ½ hours, in point of fact. 10 ½ hours running a Barbarian (now at level 19 in Act II), 5 hours running a Demon Hunter (now at level 13 in Act I), and 7 hours running a Wizard (now at level 15 in Act I). I’ve also started excavating our front room, trying to reduce the clutter to a ( Read more... )

Unlike those of us who have "regular" jobs, there are musicians out there who depend a bit more on people buying their product. So if you have a local musician whose work brings you some small measure of joy, HELP SUPPORT THEM. Go to their concerts/performances, and toss a few extra dollars into the tip jar ( Read more... )

This last Saturday, Kay and I made the trip down to San Diego to see Eben Brooks and Allison Lonsdale perform at LeStat’s Café. It was well worth the trip. Maybe I’m just a sucker for geeky and fanish songs, well performed, but I get a blast out of watching those two perform. If anyone is interested and within range (Kay and I drove in from Los ( Read more... )

On December 30th, my wife and I headed North to Menlo Park to visit some of our friends up in the San Francisco Bay Area. We were worried, just a bit, about the possibility of I-5 being closed (through the Grapevine), but after checking on the weather for the trip up we decided on going through the central valley rather than taking the coast route ( Read more... )

Today was an interesting day (no, not in the sense of Interesting Times, but rather an "interesting" day - one that was pleasant ( Read more... )