DracIsBack

Two overnight hospital stays in close succession is enough for me. Glad to be home! Whew 

Have been getting more interested in the 1970's lately. Wasn't around but seems like interesting times.

As a kid I took a bottle of Flintstones Chew-able vitamins from home and ate 1/2 a bottles worth by the time I walked to school.....and promptly threw up....true story.....

My wife really spoiled me this weekend. After the "not so good" medical news, she booked an impromptu trip to New York to see Billy Joel at his birthday at MSG. Had a great "long weekend" getting away as a tourist

The Tim Hortons are leaving the twin cities. I only went once and didn't like the customer service, doing things their way. No, I don't know what a dang "double double" is or whatever.

The worst thing about depression? Felling like shit, then realizing people have it way worse than you, then feeling like even worse shit for feeling like shit.

Well - it seems my lymphoma diagnosis is such that I'll never get to play my Atari 7800 XM. Kind of a bummer but may be looking for a new home for this soon.

Now my oldest daughter in ER.. 2018-2019 sucks. I hope she is ok..

My wife - who's been watching Marie Kondo and all about purging - asked why I possibly need an old CRT tv. I'm afraid to point to the 8bit consoles underneath, lest she ask why I also need them!

That level of sickness you get were you have to call off, but you are too sick to play games. Ugh....

♫You can do magic You can have anything that you desire Magic, and you know You're the one who can put out the fire.♫

Why would people pirate and resell games from a homebrewer? They're supporting our old classic systems as a labour of love, not to get rich.

Why would people pirate and resell games from a homebrewer? They're supporting our old classic systems as a labour of love, not to get rich.

Re-watching: The Terry Kath Experience. Great doc. Gets away from the normal 'Chicago spin'. Dispels some of the persistent myths about Kath and Chicago

Re-watching: The Terry Kath Experience. Great doc. Gets away from the normal 'Chicago spin'. Dispels some of the persistent myths about Kath and Chicago

This week's status message poll: "What Atari console or computer have you spent the most time playing games on in 2018?"

I honestly believe that there are few things that give me more anxiety than turning on an XBox One and navigating the UI. So convoluted, unintuitive and always changing. Absolutely atrocious design.

I honestly believe that there are few things that give me more anxiety than turning on an XBox One and navigating the UI. So convoluted, unintuitive and always changing. Absolutely atrocious design.

This week-end I resumed work on my children book story at my wife's insistence. Our granddaughter is about to turn 4, and it'll be a pity if she grew up and missed it...

It's amazing the XEGS doesn't get more attention and love given the depth of the library. The 7800 had 59 games, that's less than the Lynx. I mean I enjoy them both, but wonder about this sometimes. Is the 7800 more common, easier to program for?

Lymphoma treatment is really beating the crap out of me and sapping my energy. Looking for suggestions for comedy tv shows to make me laugh a bit more

Catching up on a years' worth of unplayed Atari 7800 acquisitions: Mean 18, Basketbrawl, Fatal Run, Ace of Aces, Mat Mania, Summer Games, and Motorpsycho!

David Lee Roth's shining moment on CBS 4th of July!

Rewatching "Voyagers" from 1982. Loved it as a kid. A bit hokey now. Jeffery is really whiny and you can tell it's a "family hour" show, but still fun nostalgia and a cool idea.

Rewatching "Voyagers" from 1982. Loved it as a kid. A bit hokey now. Jeffery is really whiny and you can tell it's a "family hour" show, but still fun nostalgia and a cool idea.