Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day in the United States.  When I was growing up it was never very clear what the purpose of the day was.  I don’t know if we didn’t talk about it in school or we did and it didn’t stick. Regardless, when I was growing up it Read more…

Nirrad’s Labyrinth

When I was a freshman in college, my first computer game was published.  Coincidentally, when I was a freshman in college, my last computer game was published.  Which is, in other words, to say that when I was a freshman in college, the ONE time a computer game I had Read more…

Graduation Speech

Here is my graduation speech, from one decidedly not-famous speaker to my decidedly wonderful soon-to-be graduate. Congratulations, Graduate. You’ve accomplished one of your life goals and now you have the wonderful and enviable opportunity to ask yourself the question: What comes next? Recently you told me that for the last Read more…

No End of Questions

When I first started writing these … whatever they are: columns, postings, articles, I imagined I was writing them to my kids.  I wanted them to know more about me and I imagined I would share with them wisdom and answers that I had come to over my life.  This Read more…