Spore

After playing this almost nonstop for 6 hours I would have to say awesome. You start as a single cell organism you choose either carnivore or herbivore and you eat meteor pieces to gain DNA points and to progress eating lesser creatures unlocks more body parts. Eventually you get to go on land. You can make alliances with species or make them become extinct.  Then you become tribal and have buildings etc. I made it to the civilized stage before I had to leave for work. You design every thing vehicles boats buildings everything and your actions effect  how your things will act and powers mine are aggressive.

 Those who do like computer games should consider buying this I warn you it it is very addictive.

Your kidding me right

SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday.

Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say "ha ha ha" instead, the Daily Telegraph reported.

One disgruntled Santa told the newspaper a recruitment firm warned him not to use "ho ho ho" because it could frighten children and was too close to "ho", a US slang term for prostitute.

"Gimme a break," said Julie Gale, who runs the campaign against sexualising children called Kids Free 2B Kids.

"We are talking about little kids who do not understand that "ho, ho, ho" has any other connotation and nor should they," she told the Telegraph.

"Leave Santa alone."

A local spokesman for the US-based Westaff recruitment firm said it was "misleading" to say the company had banned Santa's traditional greeting and it was being left up to the discretion of the individual Santa himself.

This is so crazy. What is next banning everything come on. What do you think of this?

Confessions of a rythmless whiteboy

I have no rythm zero zilch zip none at all. Eveybody has rythm they just don't know it you say no I don't. I can't clap in beat I do not clap at concerts for this reason you know when the band has the crowd clap to the beat no sir I do not do it why because someone will say you are out of beat. In basic I could not stay in step while marching. I even had a drill sergent pull m,e aside an ask me if I had no rythm to which I replied no srill sergent I do not.  I can't even do the whole we will rock you thing at sporting events.So I do not have rythm zilch. Sad hopeless not so fast my friend there is hope for me read on.

That being said I can still rock and live my dream of being a rock star or at least play at being one. Thank you GH III helping rythmless people play guitar. I hesitated to buy this game because of my short comings then I played GH II at a friends yes I stunk but I had fun. I tried DDR but it was not as fun as this and I stood no chance there. After investing the hefty $100 and about 3 days later I say why did I wait so long. I finished the game on easy. My frined and I did Co-op career and beat it. Shocking thing I actually carried hime through on Metalica's One. I did good on that. So I have decided that I will eventually buy GH II as well. Before I go back to visit family in Colorado at Christmas I will be getting another controller. Last year the big hit was FN 3 this year I see GH III being huge and not just with the guys. Maybe I can even get mom in on it doubtful but who knows. Rock on everyone.

Update will return to Doctor again after work for the chronic headaches. Almost a month of solid headaches is not good.

Nothing stays the same and everything changes

Maybe I am becoming the old guy who complains about how different everything is and how rough I had it. Actuallu I am not going to say anything about how rough I had it but I will make some comments on how everything changes.  My first rant of change what is the deal with the army? When I was in the army those who wore the berets had respect because you knew they earned it no matter what color maroon airborne, black ranger, green special forces. Not anymore every soldier gets to wear a black beret they didn't do anything special to eanr it other than be in the army, that is special yes don't get me wrong I respect and honor all service men and women, I am just saying the rangers had something that signified hey I went through so much more and the rest of us said yes you did and I respect you for it. As far as I can tell they have not given the Rangers another color of beret it is like they just took it away from them to make everybody have pride. We had pride just because we were in the army and didn't need to be given something that we didn't earn to have it either. I also recently found out that the unit I went through basic with has disbanded the 1/28th no longer exists. Sigh. These college kids see my army hat etc. and ask about my service. When I say I went to Ft. Jackson they relaxing Jackson. O.K. yes it is not a combat baisc but when I was in that was where over 50% of the recruits went and that is another thing my basic was ahrder then these kids today. There higher standards about weight and body fat. I had to get in on body fat funny thing is with the new satndards I would get in on weight.  And they have the nerve to mock where I did basic one guy went Ft. Leornard Wood I had to laugh because we always said lost in the woods.

O.K. enough about the army changing what about the whole sensationalism thing. I was looking at something  about Tron recently on retrojunk.com and some actually said the movie needed to be remade with better effects  and more action. That movie left such an inpression on me that  my cosouin and I played tron with frisbees. Thene there is the whole rate the game on graphics back in the day I never worried about graphics. Basketball on Atari 2600 anyone. Don't get me wrong I love my games and yes I do say look at those graphics but I think for me it is more of a man look what they can do now as opposed to they stink and you should get a different game regardless of gameplay because the graphics aren't that good.

I see they are remaking old cartoons like GI Joe. I am o.k. with that except they have messed it up. I was watching on ethe other day and they had some type of force field come on give me a break. I actually think some of the movie remakes are decent but once again they do remind me of how much things change. These are just a few things I have noticed. Oh yeah the right now attitude society has this I need what I want right now 1 hour photo the norm and not the exception. No one waits and even us older people are guilty of this but the younger people oh my they are terribleif they have to wait for anything I am not kidding.

Sure I sound all nostalgic and everything but you know what I love the things we have. Cell phones, computers that are so much more then they were, I would not give up my 360 for anything so there but sometimes I just kinda miss the simpler things.

On a side note and to update everyone the headaches are still here nothing has helped not even vikadyn so I will probably have to go back to the doctore this is getting pricy.

Point to ponder:  How in the world do courts expect anyone to remember anything when it takes them years to get a case to court? How am I supposed to remember what shift Iw orked two years ago?

Sanity is relative

Proof sanity is relative. Some people may think the following is clear proof that reenactors are just plain old crazy and should be immediately sent to therapy.  For example I have been involved with both Roman reenactors and Civil War renactors. The first scenario I present is drill I have only done this with the Civil War Unit because when I was with the Romans I showed some sanity and was a Celt so I did not do drill with them instead I watched as they marched around.

With the 23rd IL. an infantry unit I have done drill. Keep in mind the uniforms are wool all except the shirt which is little jhelp as you have a wool coat buttoned over the top of it. It gets hot and then one has to wonder why am I doing this. Many of you will undoubtly say that this act alonme shows lunacy in its purest form. Yet it is worth all the drilling something I doubt I would have said until I experienced the payoff. What in the world could be worth that the event itself. The thrill your heart pounding threatning to burst from your chest as you march across a field with cannons booming seeing the opposition on the other side of said field hearing the pop of their guns as you form your battle line. Everything is done to make this hobbie safe and you know they are not really shooting at you but man alive you really do get a feel for what it would have been like to have really been there.  Same thing goes for being a Celtic reenactor charging the ROman line screaming like a mad man.

Furthermore there are withing the reenacting community the hardcore  who want the total experience these guys will sleep on the greound with no tent to see what it would have been like to be on campaign. I slept in an A frame canvas tent with two other guys which made it fairly crowded but once again the payoff made everything worth it.  Simple proof that sanity is relative who in their right mind thinks marching around in woolen uniform is a hobby?  I know if I ever move I am looking for an artillary unit no more marching but honestly I say it was all worth it.

Then again there are those who wonder about us gamers not understanding what we see in all these video games and some may question our sanity for playing games for hours on end. Yes it is true Sanity my friends is in the eye of the beholder.