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  • Ludum Dare 48 #15 – Caverns Post-Mortum

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    This was probably the best Ludum Dare weekend I’ve had. My game was more than just a tech demo or an ‘unfinished’ idea. Of course, they never are truly complete after 48 hours time; there is always something else that can be tweaked or added. When all was said and done, however, my entry was…

  • Fixing Nascar – Part 5

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    Here is the fifth and final part to my series on how to make NASCAR a more exciting thing to watch for the fans.  Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 first. Driver Interaction with Fans I’m not sure if my experience holds true for the rest of the tracks, but I’ve…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 4

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    Welcome to part four of my series on how to make NASCAR more exciting to the fans.  Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 first. Yellow Line Rule I understand why the yellow line rule was created, which states that you cannot go below the yellow line at Talladega and Daytona to make a…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 3

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    This is the third part in my series on how to make NASCAR more exciting.  Read Part 1 and Part 2 first. Car of Tomorrow….Today. The COT has done exactly it’s primary purpose, and that’s increase the safety of the drivers.  Since it was introduced a couple years ago though, it hasn’t made racing any…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 2

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    Yesterday I started a little series on my thoughts on how to fix NASCAR to make it more exciting.  I discussed Double-File Restarts, Qualifying and Track Safety.  This is the continuation, dealing with television coverage. Television Coverage NASCAR did a great thing in 1999 when they got all the Sprint Cup races on three networks,…

  • Fixing NASCAR – Part 1

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    Over the past few years, NASCAR has entered into an era they’ve never really ever had to deal with before: stagnation.  Since it’s inception sixty years ago, it has grown, sometimes with leaps and bounds, and sometimes will small baby steps… but it had never faltered.  However, they are dealing with lower ratings and ticket…

  • Wrestlemania XXV Predictions

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    This is it.  The biggest show of the year, Wrestlemania.  Rivalries are taken to the next level.  Feuds come to a climax.  Wrestlers are elevated. This year the big event hits the quarter century mark and at least on paper, it has a chance to be one of the best Wrestlemanias ever. Chris Jericho vs.…

  • Spring Vacation Day Nine – The Way Home

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    We woke up early (tried for 4:30AM, but it was really more like 5:00AM) and got the last of the things ready for the car.  Four trips later, the car was loaded up, so we went to the hotel kitchen to get a bite to eat for the road and got started.  The sun had…

  • Spring Vacation Day Eight – Athletics vs Giants

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    Today was the last baseball game of the trip and the Athletics hosted the cross-bay rival Giants.  The game wasn’t so great from the perspective of the A’s, except for the five innings thrown by Trevor Cahill.  The only thing bad that happened to him was Travis Ishikawa belted the first of his two homeruns. …

  • Spring Vacation Day Seven – Phoenix Zoo and Papago Park

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    We got up earlier than normal today s o we could get to the Phoenix Zoo shortly after it opened.  It was nice to be able to go everywhere without trying to navigate people, but that changed about thirty minutes in when the kids on field trips arrived.  It was one of the busiest days…