Gordaen’s Blog

Ever have really slow service at a restaurant and you start to think, “Hey, I’m doing all the waiting. Does that mean I am the waiter?”

It’s not because they stomp on the little guys. It’s not because they have so much control over our lives. It’s not because they give so much money to politicians who you wouldn’t trust to wash your car. I hate big businesses because they almost never buy good toilet paper. They […]

Though the title sounds like it should be a metaphor, I actually want to write about reflective eyes. Have you ever wondered why the eyes of deer reflect oncoming headlights (we’ll save the stupidity of standing there until hit for another time)? The more you think about it, the more you realize that […]

I have mentioned Astro Empires (specifically, the Alpha Server) in the past, but I thought I’d spend a little more time on it. It’s a real-time strategy game (RTS) that’s played online for free. You can pay to gain access to additional features, but I’ll go over those details in a little bit. […]

I was reading the articles online about the charge of rape against the three Duke lacrosse players being dropped, and I noticed a few peculiar things. First, Fox News had a bit of a “they’re guilty!” feel to it. Second, I noticed the Fox News version of the AP article and the CNN/SI […]