
August 23, 2010 11:44am by swood |
Cool Things,
Science Rules |
It’s a fine new science museum in Hartford, CT. We visited yesterday and had a pretty good time. It’s unique in that it’s a very “urban” museum. By this I mean it’s vertical. It’s like a skyscraper with a central bank of glass elevators. Each floor houses 1 or two fairly large exhibit rooms [...]

November 8, 2006 4:11pm by swood |
Gaming |
So I’ve constructed two different 60-card decks, two 40-card decks, and have played the game about 25 times. I think I’m ready to tell you what I think about the World of Warcraft Trading Card Game.
A bit of background
As with many others who are playing or might be interested in the WoWTCG, [...]

June 7, 2006 12:06pm by swood |
Gaming |
Gulo Gulo is a fun and extremely well balanced game for families with children. The mechanics of the game itself, not luck, is what makes Gulo Gulo balanced when playing a game with kids and adults. The fact that luck is only a tiny part of this game goes a long way in my [...]

June 5, 2006 12:06pm by swood |
Gaming |
Max is a simple, cooperative boardgame where the players take on the role of three little animals (mouse, chipmunk, bird) attempting to get to their homes in a tree as Max (the cat) tries to catch them. No reading is required.
After introducing myself to BGG, I ended up making a purchase from Funagain.com [...]

April 18, 2006 12:04pm by swood |
Praise |
Holy crap! LogMeIn rules the planet. If you ever need to gain remote access to a computer, look no further. LogMeIn offers FREE remote access that simply works. And I mean WORKS! It powers through routers and firewalls like Ripley through a legion of aliens. Game over, man.
When big P first introduced me [...]

May 20, 2005 12:05am by swood |
Announce |
The first thought that popped into my head when thinking about how I felt about Revenge of the Sith was: “Finally, Lucas gives the people what they want.”
Here are some thoughts and complaints:
Complaints:
Pacing – This film moves at light speed for the most part, with the pace increasing as time marches [...]

September 23, 2004 12:09am by swood |
Cool Things |
Well, I decided to start into a new TV series last night… ABCs new Jurassic/Dark Angel/Castaway series, “Lost”. I’m not a TV watcher at all really, but this one caught my interest.
I’m not sure what to make of it yet. The first episode doesn’t really give you much to go by in [...]
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