Archive for 2011

Radiation Levels – What is acceptable? (2011-3-24)

They are known as the “Fukushima 50”; the workers at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power station who are working tirelessly to prevent a nuclear meltdown at the plant.  This all after the impact the earthquakes as well as tsunami’s have had on the nuclear plant and more specifically Japan earlier this month. These “Fukushima 50” are […]

Sierra – Johnny Castaway Screensaver (2011-3-23)

Like I have stated before, I have a very special place in my heart for “old school” games made by a company called Sierra. Now sadly the founders of Sierra, Ken and Roberta Williams, sold the company many years ago to enjoy life on a very large boat; and the brand has been sold a […]

Lighterside: Different Mustaches for Mario (2011-3-22)

Continuing with Monday’s Mario theme…How would Mario look like if he tried out different styles of mustaches… Well no more wondering… Artist Mike Stefanini from Atomike Studios helps us with that one… Introducing the different “mo” mustache options for Mario…   (Source: Atomike Studio)

Monday Movie Mix: Mario Mix (2011-3-21)

Todays Monday Movie Mix is focused on Mario – from the famous Nintendo games…come on you must know who I am talking about…   (1) What if Mario was a First Person Shooter game? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBb9wFP7uZM] (2) Real life Mario Kart by french artist Rémi Gaillard [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT1pWo0WZJE] (3) Super Mario played on the Violin – amazing! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBefGi7F-Y] […]

$#*! My Dad Says… (2011-3-18)

DISCLAIMER: SENSITIVE READERS MAY BE OFFENDED BY THIS POST.   (PG: L) I dig William Shatner.  Star Trek and Boston Legal, the dude is a legend.  So naturally when I heard he was starring in a new TV series called “$#*! My Dad Says” I just had to see what it was about. The TV […]

LEGO Memories… (2011-3-17)

I doubt there are many children in this world that don’t know what LEGO is or have not played with it before. I was fortunate to have an ice-cream container full of LEGO. I used to build spaceships and cars with rocket boosters and used to race them around the bedroom carpet. Hours would pass […]