When I don’t have a lot of time to read, I occasionally like to pick up one of my kids’ books.  The stories are usually good, and the reading is light (my lips don’t even get tired, LOL), and I can usually finish in a day or two.  Just the other weekend I read the [...]

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Well, a little bit… With vacation coming up, I’ve decided to focus on baseball and soccer management sims.  I gave up on MLB:FOM for the 360, because the interface was too unwieldy, and because for whatever reason my first guy on the bench would never been on the lineup screen for me to use as [...]

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As I’ve discussed here, lately I’ve really been searching for that something to ignite my passion.  I’ve dabbled in programming, music, gaming, RPG’s, writing, and some other things, but nothing has captivated me for a long period of time.  The underlying theme to all of these things is that I like to create.  It’s only [...]

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No, I’m not talking about Shakespeare or Dickens…  But, I am talking about a “classic” author from the 20th Century. As a kid, I used to love watching Perry Mason on television with my mom.  The stories were great, and the show really set the standard for today’s contemporary lawyer/police dramas.  What’s better is that [...]

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As you may have heard, for the second time in my 37 years on earth, one of “my” teams won a championship – the Columbus Crew!  Soccer doesn’t get much coverage here in the states, but there are some very talented writers covering the sport.  One such writer is Steve Sirk, who writes “Sirk’s Notebook” [...]

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This blog has been much more about my life and my opinions and less about gaming lately…  Not that it matters a whole lot, as I do this for myself more than anything else.  I do like to write about whatever’s on my mnd, as opposed to trying to force content on certain topics. I’m [...]

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It’s nice to end on a good note…  Gameshark has posted my Top Spin 3 review for the 360.  As I’ve eloquated here in the blog, Top Spin is an outstanding game – especially if you’re familiar with how to play tennis.  Your footwork, racket preparation, timing, and aim all factor into the quality of [...]

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It’s been a fun ride for 18 months, but I can no longer commit the time necessary to complete reviews for a “professional” website.  Looking at the kids’ upcoming schedules for this fall, plus with us trying to sell our house, makes it pretty tough to get in the required hours by a deadline to complete [...]

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With all of the E3 hullaballoo, and some other major releases (e.g. NCAA Football 09), my two most recent reviews have been collecting dust on my editor’s desktop.  Today, however, Don King Presents: Prizefighter was published.  I will say I noticed some edits this time around (which is the perogative of my boss), so there [...]

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Gameshark has posted my review of EA’s NASCAR 2009 for the 360.  To sum it up, it’s much improved from last year, with a better career mode, better graphics, better AI drivers, better online play, and so forth.  It’s a no-brainer purchase for NASCAR fans, and an excellent pick for racing gaming fans in general. [...]

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