[Bert's Pigeons]

I love this! I have a soft spot for the Sesame Street games. I remember Bert had a paperclip collection, maybe work that in somehow. It would be amazing if Bert's stupid laugh could be simulated.

[Game gear stuff]

Looks like a coral reef environment to me. You should call that level "Reef Madness".

[A Quiz Wiz cartridge I've never seen before.]

Very cool! I am definitely down for that  “homebrew” when it happens.  Any idea what subject / theme you want to do?

[Frank is dead.]

Chris, from my perspective you have completed a lot of cool stuff. I played Jack and the Beanstalk this past weekend and had fun as always. It takes a lot failures to make cool stuff, I guess.

[A rare video]

And yes, videos on the other cartridges would be great!

[A rare video]

Thanks for posting this! I had never heard of this system and now I have to get one!!!

[Atari 2600 stuff]

Chris, there is a cord on the Supercharger with a 1/8” audio jack to go into a tape player.  I have also just plugged into my computer and loaded games through mp3 files

[Giant PEZ dispensers]

Weird. I collect Pez but have never come across the giant ones. If you get a chance, maybe get a picture of yours and post or send me? 

[This is how i do it.]

I haven't read through them in a long while. This is a good one; we had a local candidate who had signs out that said "Don Orange, The Candidate With Appeal". I wont say your comics have great art, but the majority are legit funny and that's what is important to me.

[Wacky calendar]

That looks pretty cool Chris!

[2600y day]

I love the mountains! Maybe a glob could be a good enemy; it could be a grease glob left over after the other things are cooked. It could maybe cycle through colors to give it some action. Cant wait to see the final result of this!

[NES background palettes and how to use them]

Looks like fun! I'm glad your sister is available to help a bit at least. I was hesitant to get my license at 16 too, my family pretty much forced me to when I turned 18. It all worked out ?

[This needs to stop.]

Chris, you need to talk to someone asap. I not talking about psychiatric help, necessarily, just a crisis line where people understand what resources are available and help you think through it with a clear head. There is a crisis line for Marion county: 503-581-5535 or 800-560-5535. If they are not the right ones to handle helping you, I am sure they do know the right ones. You may have anxiety over making this call, but sometimes you just need to take a brave first step. There are people willing to help if you reach out. 

[My woes]

I guess it's not likely she would be lurking on AA, but I hear ya. It sound like the doctors haven't been able to solve her problems, so its not too likely you will either, but still keep thinking on it. It seems like the best shot is to work on your ability to cope. I am betting that throwing yourself into all the projects you do has been a good coping mechanism in the past, but maybe not enough right now? I can tell you one thing though, you are important to me for just that reason; my life is so hectic and my free time so limited that I live vicariously through all the projects you dig into. So thanks for posting all that stuff, sorry I dont give more feedback, but I am reading the blog posts as they come up. Don't think that what you do doesn't have a point, because it certainly does to me.

[My woes]

Chris, I know you are probably kidding about hanging yourself, but joking about it can be the edge of a slippery slope. Either way, it sounds like you need to find someone to talk about this stuff, and I don't mean us knuckleheads on AA. Not that I mind listening, but you could definitely find someone better qualified to give advice on how to cope. Hang in there buddy.

[Back in business]

This is pretty damn cool Chris! I dont have an Action Max, but did pick up one of the VHS game tapes a while back. When I get some time I will read up on how the system works. The concept is reminding me about my idea of doing homebrew 8-tracks for the 2-XL. I was thinking someone could do a "choose your own adventure" thing on 2-XL. Doubt I will ever get around to it. I do admire how you use your spare time!!

[more Quiz Wiz stuff]

Chris, I may be interested some of the spares you have. The attached pics show my two variations and what carts / boxes I have. The cardboard mailer box goes with the #3. All the carts have their manuals.  Somewhere I also have some of the later Tiger versions.

[Quiz Wiz Discoveries]

Sounds like the Quiz Wiz fairy paid you a visit! I will have to check the ones I have to see what versions they are. 

[Once a collector, always a collector? / How to prevent problems, loss and regret when collecting]

Nice post, some really good tips!

[It Was Too Big]

That's what she said!! I did not see the previous iteration, but I can't see how it would be very accessible, some of the pages are fairly big as it is. Lots of great stuff!

[Super Bowl 47]

Well buddy, it was 28-19 for one brief moment; then San Fransisco kicked the extra point and messed everything up!

[fap in the car]

It's been a long time since I bought anything from Foster Auto Parts (the old wrecking yard part of the business), but yes, they were jerkoffs!

[Special TV crossword]

Looks good Chris. Thanks!!

[Celery]

When Mr. Celery dies, have him get chopped up for tuna salad!!

[I'm no longer semi-poor]

Dont get fat and lazy and lose your edge now that you are living high on the hog!