Birdwatching with Olivia

Evan’s getting birdwatching lessons from Olivia. … Read more

Evan’s getting birdwatching lessons from Olivia. … Read more
A post in which I shall blawg about nifty feats of geekery and show you pictures of cute kittens – i.e. a typical blog entry from me. … Read more
…on a combined total of 32 little furry legs.

Taxi’s kittens are very mobile and playful now. They’ve been leaving their Secret World Domination Headquarters (seen here) fairly routinely, whether mom wants them to or not. Taxi has her hands (paws?) full just containing the eight little furry monsters and trying to keep track of them.
The kitten invasion has only just begun…they are ready to take over!
So…um…who wants kittens?… Read more
For Evan’s second birthday, he and I went to the Tulsa Zoo. We would’ve gone someplace closer if there was someplace closer; I would’ve driven further if he’d been old enough to be disappointed by the place (more on that below). As it is, he had a blast, caught a little bit too much sun, daddy did a LOT of walking, and, oh, by the way, thank God for rent-a-wagons into which squirmy just-hours-away-from-two-year-olds can be secured and moved around.
The sleepers awaken!

All eyes are now open (when the little buggers aren’t sleeping peacefully through most of the day – it’s tough work being a rapidly-growing kitten…) and we’re walking around on little stubby kitten legs. One or two of them are already having to be nudged back into the box by Taxi… jumping is next. And then, of course, world domination.
Got most of the editing done today on the Atari software programmers’ panel for the Best of CGE ’05 DVD set. It’s a little bit on the epic side – very nearly a full hour and a half – but incredibly interesting, as a lot of questioning from the crowd focuses on the crash, the recovery, and what’s next. And these guys? They knew. Right on the money. It’s really interesting. It’s also interesting to see them talk at great length about the blessing and curse of licensed games, whether movie tie-ins or coin-ops. Let’s just say there weren’t anyone’s favorites from the game-making side of things. Best of CGE ’05 will debut simultaneously at OVGE in Tulsa and CCAG in Cleveland, and if you didn’t know already, you can pre-order any of the DVDs I produce for pickup at either show. (Just wanted to pimp that one more time.) I’m really looking forward to this year’s OVGE event – I like to spend my grown-up get-together time reminiscing about games I played in my childhood. 😆
Remember a few days ago when I pointed out a convergence of releases and/or potential releases by a bunch of my favorite musicians that may well signal the end of the world, or at least my ears exploding in sheer delight? Add one major surprise to that list: Jason Falkner‘s just released a new studio album, once again only on a Japanese label. Considering that his last album released in this manner has never seen the light of day on a domestic label, I might as well try to see if I can find 40 bucks in the couch cushions for this one…… Read more
Earlier this year, I got a nice Canon scanner-printer-all-in-1. For those who have bought the Best of CGE ’03 DVDs, this is what printed out the nifty (and ink-cartridge-eatingly dark) covers. Anyway, it’s neat in that you can tell it to scan from the scanning software or, provided the scanning software is already up and running, hit the SCAN button on the unit itself to initiate a scan.
I’m sure you can see what hilarity this is headed for. … Read more
…some comical kittens.

Anyone want to adopt a kitten or two when they’re weaned?
Okay, okay, I fess up. Anyone else want to adopt a kitten or two when they’re weaned?… Read more
Not much news to report – the kittens keep getting bigger and bigger. But you already knew that. A while back I was mentioning that I had yet to get an “after” shot of Taxi to show how much smaller she is. I think I finally got that shot today – observe: … Read more
We’ve got a bunch of kids in this house… both two-legged and four-legged. … Read more