If there’s one thing I’ve learned as I’ve continued to explore the online world of social media and blogging, the one hobby that seems to go hand-in-hand with many of the individuals involved is photography.
My boss shared the Opacity website with me and he was intrigued by the images that were caught on film of the numerous buildings and other man-made structures that have since begun their retreat back to the dust from which they’ve come.
Once a building no longer serves its purpose, and all of its functionality ceases to exist, it becomes truly fascinating. Each room is transforming …read more

After my latest post about the NationStates site, it made me reminisce about the hours I used to spend playing Sid Meier’s Civilization or “Civ” games. It all started with Civilization of course and now we’re up to Civ4. This game is like Risk on steroids. A combination of Risk and SimCity all rolled into one great time game that simply sucks away the hours of your day as you become engrossed in “just one more turn”.
This is the strategy game for strategists in my opinion. Interesting graphics and educational as well. As soon as my son is old enough, …read more