Asymptomatic

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It sounds dirty, and although it’s not, it is.

Santa’s Balls a shockwave game where you swap christmas ornaments in a grid to get three similarly-colored ornaments in a row. That part is not so bad. The chattering elf-beast in the corner of the game is annoying and often crude.

Never say I never gave you anything.

A couple of years ago I flew to Las Vegas for two days of the COMDEX show. It was all on work’s tab, so the trip was already one of the best ever before I stepped on the plane. Even better was that my boss had fallen ill on the evening before the trip, and I would be heading out alone.

One can’t peruse COMDEX booths all day. For one, there just aren’t as many as you’d think. And for two, they’re kind of boring in a depression year. So after I had seen my fill of displays and gathered up enough literature on work stuff to fill several hours of discussion, I headed out to the casinos.

I did a ton of stuff while I was there - I’m completely a type-A vacationer. I need vacations from my vacations to recouperate. But one thing I did that generates a good story is my experience with the High Roller, the roller coaster at the top of the Stratosphere hotel.

Dear Neighbors,

You may have noticed that the wind was blowing very hard yesterday. Perhaps you didn’t realize that you had so much trash in your yards that could be blown away. Nonetheless, I want you to know that every scrap of paper that you leave sitting in your yard ends up in my yard after a light wind. The channeling effect of the lot next door to my house causes my house to be the target.