From the category archives:
Hobbies
I have many hobbies. They come and go seemingly on a whim, but over the years have included aquarium keeping, painting, board games, fiction, hiking and geocaching.
June 8, 2010
As a follow up to my article “11 Best Geek Board Games” there are a few more I’d like to add to the list. You’ll find all of these at least as entertaining as the original 11.
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January 17, 2008
So, as promised here is the result of my holiday reading binge. If you want more of my thoughts on a given book, use the comments to ask me and if there is enough interest I’ll do a dedicated review for some of these books. They are all worthy of a review, I just don’t [...]
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November 28, 2007
UPDATE: I’ve written a new post with three more great board games you’ll probably love too. Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher from Star Trek TNG) has this quote about how gaming shaped his inner geek in many ways. It inspired me to write this article. The games we play are an excuse to get together and [...]
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September 23, 2007
If you’re looking to get into reading science fiction, you should start with these classics first. They will give you a solid understanding of the main themes in the genre and they are excellent and well written stories.
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July 16, 2007
It’s been a long time coming. Years ago I got it into my head that I needed a fish tank. After all, my alternative career choice was to become a Marine Biologist and save the whales. I went so far as to build a stand out of solid pine, but then I decided that a [...]
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January 7, 2007
Over the last decade or so I’ve had the pleasure of working with a canvas and brush. When I get time to paint I always enjoy it thoroughly. Recently I decided to take photos of all of my favourites and put them up in my Picasa Web Album. All are done on wood-framed canvas with [...]
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