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Well, the new machine arrived today.  Much to my chagrin, the DVD drive is an external drive that is connected via USB.  I'll have to find a way to set it on the top part of the machine.  Maybe I'll use velcro. 

Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park today. It's hard to covey the scale and vastness in photos.

Well, the time has come to replace my desktop computer.  I have stretched its life as much as possible but no the DVD drive doesn't work, none of the USB ports work, it freezes when I try to copy and paste files...  I had not realized how old this machine was!  I've had it since 2011!  I believe it has provided me with good service for 13 years! 

So, I just ordered a new monster computer from Dell.  I9 processor, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB hard in two hard drives, liquid cooling...the works.  Hopefully it lasts as long as this one!  LOL  I did get the extended warranty for the next 4 years.  The one thing I hate is having to transfer data from one computer to the other.  Thankfully, most of my stuff is backed up online, so that will make it easier to restore files.  But setting up programs is going to be a PITA!!!!  Wish me luck!

Ron Howard is 70 today!  What is your favorite Ron Howard role?  Opie, Steve from American Grafitti, Richie Cunningham, or any multitude of other parts?

Tim Lapetino is the new Creative Director at Atari.

Tim Lapetino is the new Creative Director at Atari.

PSA: VCS owners get one free game good through the end of February. Any game.

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😝🤷 Found two of these fellas sitting down on our lobby "help yourself" shelf. Any idea who this character is? Is he like a bargain bin version of some other character? I can't find any identifying brand marks on him. 😆

It's 10:07 pm, as midnight approaches THIS is the face of man about to turn 56! Muh birthday 🤷‍♂️😝More than ever I am happy and appreciate the little things, a good meal, a nice drink, indulging in hobbies and appreciating friends and family.

😎 At my age for my birthday I asked only for a nice craft beer to go with a nice dinner. Had steak and mushrooms for dinner and got 3 cool beers😆 don’t drink much these days but it’s a nice surprise on my birthday and a treat. And for a snack one damn hot Pepperoni stick!

From the maker of the excellent Donut Dodo comes Cash Cow  DX!  I highly recommend checking out the demo on Steam available now as a part of Steam Next Fest.  I didn't wrap up work until 9 (budget season) and as soon as I logged off, I downloaded this and played for 45 minutes straight.  With a game over every 3 minutes or so, that's 15 games! I did eventually make it to level 1-2. LOL

Anyway, if you like Donut Dodo, check it out !

😎 Dwayne Wayne was an underrated nerd: 

😎 Dwayne Wayne was an underrated nerd: 

From the maker of the excellent Donut Dodo comes Cash Cow  DX!  I highly recommend checking out the demo on Steam available now as a part of Steam Next Fest.  I didn't wrap up work until 9 (budget season) and as soon as I logged off, I downloaded this and played for 45 minutes straight.  With a game over every 3 minutes or so, that's 15 games! I did eventually make it to level 1-2. LOL

Anyway, if you like Donut Dodo, check it out !

We had to get out before the rain, so we headed to the local botanical garden. I like the otherworldly cactus section.

While I halted mentioning celebrity passings some time ago I would be remiss to NOT mention the passing of this legend! Carl Weathers, Rocky and Predator actor, dies aged 76. Stallone will take this HARD. So long ACTION JACKSON! 

Played a couple of rounds of pool with my wife in the clubhouse and didn't do too well but to be fair it's been about 15 years 🤷🏻‍♂️I managed a couple of nice shots though. Checked my messages to see she snuck a couple of pics of me, I was concentrating too hard to notice 😝

Why is Road Runner for the 2600 so freakin' hard?!  It's killing my wrist!

My car is a total loss and I got my settlement valuation which met my expectations. I'm thinking of going with a certified used Ioniq 5 as it's the closest thing to Trapper Keeper on wheels that exists in today's market.

I'm going to be out test driving for the next several days. I have a rental until Monday.

Ice to see you!

Our driveway is like an ice rink, but needs a Zamboni 

My car is a total loss and I got my settlement valuation which met my expectations. I'm thinking of going with a certified used Ioniq 5 as it's the closest thing to Trapper Keeper on wheels that exists in today's market.

I'm going to be out test driving for the next several days. I have a rental until Monday.

Long day today, but, got my contest prize today from @Ballistik and it's a fun one! 🥳

Cold front dropped tonight after being 60 and sunny most of the day. Got One-on-One for the 7800 today for $7 super clean cart that looks to have been played like once. 

My car is a total loss and I got my settlement valuation which met my expectations. I'm thinking of going with a certified used Ioniq 5 as it's the closest thing to Trapper Keeper on wheels that exists in today's market.

I'm going to be out test driving for the next several days. I have a rental until Monday.

I will admit that this new Atari collaboration with Cariuma has me a little intrigued. I own a pair of Cariuma canvas sneakers and they're nice, casual footwear for the summer.

https://atari.com/collections/atari-x-cariuma

I will admit that this new Atari collaboration with Cariuma has me a little intrigued. I own a pair of Cariuma canvas sneakers and they're nice, casual footwear for the summer.

https://atari.com/collections/atari-x-cariuma