It’s time for some retrospection, and some self-diagnosis.  After doing much research on myself, I’ve determined that I have “Gamer Attention Deficit Disorder,” or “GADD” for short.  I can’t stay focused on one game for any length of time.  I get all excited about a game, do my internet research, make the purchase, dive in for [...]

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In the cold wind and hail, we put on a fire (well, more like a “smolder”), and I rented Bolt for the family to watch.  I’ll say right up front that this was a very good family movie.  I’d give it 3 out of 4 stars. The art and the action are very reminiscent of [...]

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It’s been kind of a busy week, so I haven’t had much to write about, nor have I had much time to write!  I’m just kind of in a holding pattern right now… Gaming-wise, I’m splitting what little time I have to play between NCAA Basketball 2009, MLB the Show 09, and FIFA 09.  I’ve [...]

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March MADness…  Both my teams – the Buckeyes and the Zips – are out.  I expected the Zips to go down, but was hopeful that Ohio State would survive and advance.  Regarding Akron, they had Gonzaga for 30 minutes, but then really just ran out of gas.  Gonzaga was too big, too good, and too [...]

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It’s been a rough two weeks in the Middle-aged Gamer’s household.  A week ago Monday night, my daughter came down with the flu.  After 3 days of fluctuating fever, I took her to the doctor, thinking that she might have an ear or a sinus infection, because the fever wasn’t breaking.  Of course, the doctor [...]

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Not only are the Buckeyes dancing, but my alma mater Akron Zips have joined the “dance,” too!  It’s the first time since 1986 for Akron, back when Bob Huggins (yes, that Bob Huggins) was the coach.  In all actuality, the 2007 Zips, which famously lost the MAC tournament title (after winning the league outright) on [...]

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It’s been a rollercoaster ride for the Ohio State men’s basketball team this year.  They started out hot, but then lost veteran leader/defensive stopper/team captain David Lighty, and became very streaky.  They’d win 3 here, lose 2 there, and so on for the remainder of the season.  But, they stand at 21-9 right now after [...]

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At 2:37 AM, 10 years ago today, my wife and I were blessed with our second child – my wonderful, beautiful, daughter Brittany!  It was a memorable night… My wife went into labor on the evening of March 8th, so we made arrangements for a neighbor to watch Darrin (two-and-a-half years old at the time) [...]

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As to be expected, 2K Sports’ MLB 2K9 has some major issues.  Apparently, much like its predecessors, it does some things very well, yet confounds the whole experience with some ridiculous problems, like the first baseman not stepping on the bag and the franchise crashing bugs.  Based on MLB 2K7 and 2K8, I had little [...]

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After his destruction of the Browns in the early 90′s, I’m no fan of Belicheck or his “family tree” of coaching.  However, even Beezelbub himself would be better than Romeo.  That said, the “Mangenious” era has started off on a positive note…  Gone are two of my least favorite players from the team: Kellen Winslow [...]

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