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• 13Dec 09

  Don't be a fan boy

  As some of you know, I am a gamer of advanced age in my early 40s. That makes me a veteran gamer around here. My first game system was not the NES, but the Atari 2600 way back in the early 1980s. I first started playing video games at around the age of 10. That would give me a whopping 30 years of video game experience!

  One piece of advice I can give to all of you is not to be a fan boy of a particular video game company. My choice of video game consoles were always based on the games that game system provided the most of. For example, it's easy to be a Nintendo fan boy when the NES and SNES were around because they provided a lot of games. But when Nintendo 64 and Gamecube came, it would not be easy to just stick to Nintendo because there were more games available for Playstation, PS2, and Xbox.

  The game system I have now is the Wii because I like the games available for it. But if Nintendo releases another system that doesn't do very good, then I will most likely get one of the other system made either by Microsoft, Sony or another company.

  Another thing I've learned is that you don't have to have the latest technology in order to have fun. This is what Nintendo has learned. For example, the Wii is not as advanced as the Xbox 360 and PS3, yet many people still find it fun to play. Also, the Nintendo DS has lots of 2D games for it that many people still find fun to play, outselling Sony's more advanced PSP.

  • Posted Dec 13, 2009 3:33 pm PT
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• 5Dec 09

  Christmas dinner killed my vegetarianism

  As some of you may know, I became a lacto-ovo vegetarian. But after 2 years of practicing it, I've decided to give it up. After being invited to a few Christmas dinners where there is no vegetarian option, I've decided to eat turkey.

  Don't get me wrong. I still like vegetarian food and I think it's still good for a diet to be predominately plant-based. I just don't think I can eat it exclusely anymore.

  • Posted Dec 5, 2009 8:52 pm PT
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• 29Oct 09

  What I've been doing lately.

  I haven't done much posting until recently, so what have I been doing all this time? Well, I've been taking a break from politics and doing a lot of singing in my church band. I happen to be one of their best singers. I really like the church I'm with. Although it is a Seventh Day Adventist church, it is different from the other ones around here. We have services in the afternoon instead of in the morning since a lot of youth like to sleep in. Our main target audience is young adults, although anyone of any age who is young at heart are welcome. Dress code is casual dress. We also have what we call "small groups" where different groups meet during to week to have bible study and fellowship, usually in a person's home. We try to be real to each other about the problems and challenges we face in life. We make sure that guest and members feel welcome.

  There have been good changes in the Christian Heritage Party as well. The former leader of the Canadian Action Party, Dr. Andrew Moulden, has left the party and is now a CHP member. Including him and the issues the CAP deal with will help to diversify the issues CHP deals with by including the preservation of national sovereignty and against any form of North American Union. Former leader of the Social Credit Party of Alberta, Wayne Cook, whose party was unsuccessful in registering federally, has decided to disband his party and has now joined CHP and encouraged his former members to join as well.

  • Posted Oct 29, 2009 4:15 pm PT
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