Archive for January, 2009

13 Jan

Kill the Space Invaders, Beat Mario and then a Round of Golf . . . How Video Killed the Fat Cell

What’s your idea of a typical video game player? An overweight twenty-something with sallow skin from never seeing the light of day and bloodshot eyes from staring at a screen for hours on end? Used to be the only sports injury a video gamer was likely to have was carpal tunnel syndrome.
Thanks to the development [...]

12 Jan

Are Newspapers for More than Just News

This is from my twice-monthly column “It’s News to Me” and appeared in the Berthoud Recorder newspaper on Jan. 8.

Like many people, there are generally two times each year when I like to be more introspective, reflecting upon past accomplishments, disappointments and future plans and dreams – my birthday and the start of a new [...]