NES games

So I've gotten a new addiction.

Buying downloads of old NES games for my Wii. It started with MegaMan games, Kid Icarus, and Ninja Gaiden. Then I was ready. I downloaded Metroid. I was immediately transported back to when I played this with the whole family back in 88 when my Dad's friend lent me a Nintendo (which my parent were against me getting). The whole family sat around the TV and discussed strategy for finding all the pieces we needed to destroy the evil Metroid. My mom, brother and I took turns playing while my dad half watched while reading a newspaper (Video games not being his thing, my mom on the other hand made the score flip twice on Missile Command in 82'). I remember it as one of those family events... my family has always rallied around games (usually a card, or table game but the occasional video game)... but this one just sort of stuck with me.

Then there is the ending. After all that time hunting for items and fighting the little blobs of color with your armored character you win the game and it is revealed that our hero, Samus, is a woman. Ahhhh brilliant.

We went back to New Hampshire a couple weekends ago, and since I said a lot about our last trip there I’ll try to keep the commentary brief this time. My pictures are mostly just leaves and trees, but I want to share them anyway because everything looked like a guide book cover.

Ok so this first picture is not of leaves. We were sucked into a powerful roadside vortex that turned out to be a giant candle and holiday crap outlet, or as Bill called it, the Whitest Place on Earth. Look at how thrilled he is to be shopping for scented items that now inhabit his bathroom.




Here are the mountains surrounding our campground in Franconia Notch State Park. There were numerous bear sightings when we were there, but none by us.







This is what we saw everywhere:





Here are some views from our hike up Mt. Jefferson:









I am pretty certain that Bill would devote a few paragraphs to ranting about the ignorance (or indifference) of park visitors who feed wildlife. In deference to the blog’s owner I’ve included a picture of this guy feeding birds, who got an earful from Bill.



It was a relatively short trip. We meandered home through endless pretty, stopping somewhere in Vermont to pick up cheese and maple syrup, of course.

Thoughts on Cubs NLDS Game 1

So I was reading my game 3 blog from last year and it made me laugh... so I'm gonna do it again.

inn: top 2, LA: 0 Cubs: 0, 0 out

Crap... Pat and Ron are three pitches behind this sucks. I have to listen to Dick Stockton (whos older than dirt and can't pronounce names), Ron Darling (who'a just plain irritating, and Tony Gwynn (who might have the most annoying voice in broadcasting). At least I don't have to listen to Joe Morgan.

inn bot 2, LA:0 Cubs: 2, 1 out.

Now that's a good place to start. Gotta love the wind at Wrigley.

inn top 3, LA:0 Cubs: 2, 1 out.

that was the goofiest catch I've seen in a while.

inn bot 3, LA:0 Cubs: 2, 1 out.

No seriously... And you wont normally hear me say anything like this. I'd love to be listening to Chip Carey right now. These 3 are jack asses.

inn top 5, LA:0 Cubs: 2, 2 out, 2 on.

No shit it's the worst command of the season. time to get up the bullpen.

inn top 5, LA:0 Cubs: 2, 2 out, 2 on.

I love it when the coaches listen to my thoughts and get the bullpen up 30 seconds after I think it.

inn top 5, LA: 4 Cubs: 2, 2 out.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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I'm going to get another beer.

Middle of the 5th. LA:4 Cubs:2

I love the old lady they keep showing who's sitting in front and wearing the silly Christmas hat.

inn 7, LA: 5 Cubs: 2, 0 out.

Manny ramirez is amazing... if the guy tried he would have been the best hitter of all time.


top 8, LA: 5 Cubs: 2, 0 out.

The home pate ump, Dale Scott, sort of sucks.. he's calling strikes three inches off the plate sometimes, and 3 inches below the knees sometimes... and calling he occasional ball over the plate. I want to punch him.

End of game cubs lose 7 - 2

Feel crappy... Didn't even make them pitch Saito.