Silver Shovel

They tore down the building directly across the street from my office, cater-cornered to the new jail. I'm not going to bore you by following the construction of yet another building, but it was mildly interesting to watch the groundbreaking ceremony complete with silver shovels and everything. Hard to see but around the tent anyone in a white construction helmet was a "shoveler."

Bottled Up

I finished Unavowed, an Indy game that was made by a tiny team of people. It's an old school adventure game, wander around talking to people and solving puzzles, often by using and combining items you find. The graphics were definitely simple and sometimes the writing was a bit lacking, but overall a fun throwback with a solid plot. I hope they go on to make another one.

So Hot

I love me some hot chicken, as I have mentioned before. It's probably my favorite food. I was working from home and decided to hit up a local joint I'd been wanting to try, Moore's. It was good and I will be back, but not quite tier one good. I've tried just about every hot chicken there is so here's my official ranking that nobody but me cares about. Tier One: Hattie B's and 400 Degrees. Tier Two: Moore's, Bolton's, Party Fowl, Prince's, Pepperfire. Tier Three: Helen's. Tier Four: Any place that tries hot chicken but doesn't specializes in it (like O'Charlies, KFC)

Flashback

Me and Rob back in the day.

Traffic Jam

I've had my eye on Cities: Skylines for a long time having been a big fan of the SimCity series and wanting something in a similar vein. When it went on sale recently I snapped it up. It's definitely more complex than SimCity but they spoon feed you the concepts nicely so it doesn't overwhelm. Fun graphics, solid play. If you like this kind of game it's a good one, some might find it a little boring. My biggest flaw was I was terrible at designing efficient roadways. My little citizens spent a lot of time stuck in traffic.

Flashback

Me as a Cub Scout.

Hogging My Love

Twenty-two years my valentine and some things are still meant to be.