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Monthly Archives: December 2014
My favorite classic arcade games
I grew up in the golden age of the arcade. Even when the first home game consoles began to appear – Atari, Intellivision, Colecovision – the arcade ports were never quite as great as the ones at the local pizza … Continue reading
Posted in video gaming
Tagged Arkanoid, Atari, Crystal Castles, Donkey Kong Jr., Galaga, Gauntlet, Kung-Fu Master, Qix, Scramble, tetris, Zaxxon
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A committee of one: My college football playoff selections
This is a blog about lists, and since every college football fan and their brother will be arguing about the top 4 college football teams tonight and tomorrow, that seems a likely topic for a post. Tomorrow the 12-person committee … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged Alabama, Baylor, college football, Florida State, Gary Patterson, Heisman Trophy, Jerry Kill, Jim McElwain, Marcus Mariota, Mark Helfrich, Melvin Gordon, Ohio State, Oregon, playoff, TCU, Urban Meyer
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My top 8 Steely Dan songs
Today’s entry will be a list of my favorite songs by Steely Dan. I can pretty much listen to any song by this band, and from any era of their long career. For me, Dan songs are either great or … Continue reading
One Month, Twelve Cities: A Wish List
I’m a big fan of the game show Jeopardy. Recently, the show featured its annual Tournament of Champions, in which they invite back the biggest winners from the previous year for a knockout tournament. One of the most popular champions … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Australia, Edinburgh, Europe, Honolulu, Israel, Japan, Jerusalem, London, New York City, New Zealand, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, washington D.C., Wellington
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