Author Archives: Pat

I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. – Emo Phillips

Last night we had company for dinner and after they all headed out, I pulled up a chair in the back yard to watch for meteors. The stars were incredibly bright and the Milky Way was as  vivid as I had ever seen it. The monsoon storms were in full force all around us. I … Continue reading »

Well not really selling “it”, but selling your ideas on gaming… Gen Con Indy is coming up here August 13 -16th and if you are planning on attending, especially if you have an idea you want to pitch to one (or many) of the gazzilion or so vendors, artists, or developers at the Con, you … Continue reading »

Just received the project plan from Topher for this weeks big Tek roll-out here at the county. A lot of it is highly technical, some is just putting the right folks in the right places at the right time but my favorite part is the end: “We will be treated as great gods and the … Continue reading »

If your a geek like me you know all about GENcon, but do you know about the ENnies ? The ENnies are, arguably, the gaming industry’s biggest and most prestigious fan awards and anyone can vote!You don’t have to be attending GENcon. Well, Jess’ work “The Rose Brides Plight” is in the running this year … Continue reading »

I have a small TV and DVD player in the Batcave so I can watch movies during my workouts. This week I am watching “Silverado”, a wonderful Western with excellent modern pacing and a very nice cast. In the past few weeks I have seen: – Band of Brothers (Series) – Memphis Bell – League … Continue reading »

First week back from vacation. Things at work are good if you ignore the almost fist-fight at the office while I was gone… Jeeze people, relax and behave like pros would ya? Anyway, held my full staff meeting this week and we are doing good as a group. Still a lot of concern over the … Continue reading »

Not too many calls from work, sleeping in ’till 7:30  and hanging out with the girls. Even survived taking the daughter and three friends to the Mall today! Been working on my truck which is a 2002 Nissan Xterra and am really enjoying getting my knuckles scraped again. Discovered a great group of folks at … Continue reading »

This is my first vacation since I started the job nearly two years ago. I actually am off for 11 days and plan to relax and enjoy my time!

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair. – Douglas Adams