A technical writer, author, and father: living life without an instruction manual.
It Opens at the Close On August 30, 2016, Iliera and Sionis jumped into World of Warcraft: Legion. This expansion is marked for me with one word: Raiding. Prior to Legion, despite 12 years of playing, I had never raided above LFR difficulty. I honestly didn't intend to break that trend until we were slowly "encouraged"… Continue reading The End of WoW: Legion
Here come the words! "Can you say banana?" "Bah nah nah," she says to me. "Say please!" "Peesh. Peeeeesh." Our daughter hit a threshold recently. We started to retire the pacifier and we found that aside from the occasional what have you done moment, she's been quite okay with the transition. Most importantly, with that change… Continue reading Parenthood: Eighteen Months Later
As we have done for four years now, the time has come to give an update on the state of gaming in our household. The entries this year are some you've come to expect, a few new entries, and a few titles that have been put to pasture. So, with that being noted, let's get… Continue reading Annual State of Gaming Address: 2018
Food and Family When the wife and I first had our child, food didn't really change all that much. We continued to get whatever we fancied, be it snacks, meals, or something in between. The older Jaina got, the more we realized we weren't going to be able to maintain this trajectory for long. She… Continue reading Parenthood: Family Cooking
During the 2016 holiday season, we were gifted with several family board games. The most important of which was Pandemic Iberia. Pandemic Iberia is a standalone game, which means you can just grab a copy and play away. On that note, I highly recommend that any fans of Pandemic pick up a copy of this game. For… Continue reading The Curse of Pandemic: Iberia
The other day I posted on Facebook about my recent success in World of Warcraft raiding. The comments from friends and family were along the lines of... "That's great... we think?" That's a fair response. After all, from an external view, video games are video games and do not necessarily compare to real world activities. In… Continue reading What it means to “Raid”
One year ago today, my wife and I were heavily involved in the most chaotic event that we have ever experienced together. After nine months of planning, preparing, and getting really excited/nervous, we were finally at the hospital with doctors surrounding us, telling us to remain calm, and most importantly telling her to PUUUUUSH! Those first… Continue reading Parenthood: One Year Later
