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Habitat

Earlier this week I picked up the book Rogue Leaders: The Story of Lucasarts by Rob Smith. There’s an interesting history that captivated me from the get-go, primarily because I’m a part of this fascinating lineage.

Lucasarts & Quantum Link

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Practical DIY on the decline?

Neatorama.com recently linked to an article by Popular Mechanics about how Americans are out of touch with practical DIY skills.

It would seem that many of us are losing the ability to actually perform DIY skills such as changing a tire, fixing the bathtub or installing a ceiling fan and yes, sometimes, changing a light bulb.

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Zodiac

It’s no real secret to my family that out of every unsolved mystery/crime case in history, the one that I’ve become quietly obsessed with over the years is that of the “Zodiac Killer”.

Which is why when the media recently reported of a man revealing the actual Zodiac killer to be his stepfather, let’s just say my interest finally peaked. To the point where I blew the dust off my mind’s shelving of this obsession and now with this re-examining of the case I hope to file it away for good. Of course I said that the last time and if this trails off to nowhere I’ll be doing this again.

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Zoe & Nina

To meet my cute quota for the month, there’s nothing better than a video with my 4-year-old, head strong, toe-headed daughter named Zoe.

For the sake of actually writing something and to experiment a bit with Flickr Video here’s a short clip of my daughter, Zoe, practicing sign language with her Aunt Erin (Nina). Bonus: My son shows up in the last few seconds.

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