PS2 Games for Young Children

I'm looking for PS2 games that will be suitable for my 3 year old son to play. His sister is soooo into the PS2 but he gets frustrated because most of the games are too advanced for him at this stage.

This article suggests a few

Another here

I just found out that Lego Batman is due out in September. That will be a must have for my son! Definitely!

Grad School?

Well, I think I'm going to try going back to school to get my masters. I'm going to pursue a master's degree in Software Engineering at ECU. In pursuit of this I have to take the GRE.

Here is a link to the GRE site. Have to figure out what the dates are.

This is the address for ETS here in Greenville, NC
Greenville - 1607

Prometric Testing Center
1925 A Turnbury Drive
Greenville, North Carolina 27858
United States Of America
(252)756-0342

Adult A.D.D.

For the past several years, I've come to the conclusion that I am likely to be, and probably always have been, A.D.D. But when I was young (early 70's) the diagnosis of ADD/ADHD wasn't the commonplace thing that it is today.

I've found this blog that discusses Adult ADD.
http://adultaddstrengths.com/


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACQuZVAE3s

I've joined this forum:
http://www.addforums.com

More later----

The Sixty One

I've recently been turned onto a very cool website.  It is a music/social site called The Sixty One  http://www.thesixtyone.com
It works kind of like a game, where the listeners earn points by trying to pick the songs that they think will be popular.  You pick these songs by 'bumping' them.  But the catch is that you have to spend points to bump a song - and the earlier in a song's life cycle the more points it costs to bump, but also the more points you earn should it become a popular song.

The site sports a wide variety and quality of music.  I have heard everything from classical to metal, from ambient to dance.  And you can pick the styles that suit you most, although I like to dabble in a bit of all of it.  So check it out when you get a chance, if you like experiencing new music that is.

Lately,

I've been battling with a bit of depression.  Not sure what is bringing it on.  Maybe partly do to my brother-in-law's untimely death and how that has made me think about my own estranged brother.  Maybe has something to do with my turning 37 and seeing 40 up in the near distance.  Feeling that I'm reaching mid-life and that I haven't done very much with my life.  Sometimes it seems that life is just speeding on by and everything that I had ever dreamed of doing is past due.

So, I don't know.  I'm feeling so uninspired. 

Maybe it is something else.

Javascript Graphics Library and SSI in IIS

I am working on an idea for a Javascript game and I have found this library for Javascrip that allows you to draw geometric primitives with Javascript:


http://www.walterzorn.com/jsgraphics/jsgraphics_e.htm


Also trying to figure out how to get SSI work in IIS, think this might provide a clue.. Haven't tried it yet:

http://forums.iis.net/p/1146884/1859241.aspx

BWI - Blogging While Intoxicated - Drunkeness, the New (Old) Frontier

Hey, I'm getting drunk...

I'm interested on how many people blog while drunk.

RESPOND please!

Do you blog while drunk?

Abolish Marriage Altogether?

In the wake of California Supreme Court's decision to allow gay marriage, I am reminded of a possible solution that has been floated for some time now.  Get rid of all legal marriages by the state.  Make the only state sanctioned arrangement be a domestic partnership, and leave the rite of marriage to religious / spiritual institutions.  Just cut the whole religious aspect out of the state sanctioned item all together. 

Of course, the religious right will balk loudly at this, given their determination to wed the church and the state.  But screw them.

Looking for My First Chainsaw

I think I'm going to get a chainsaw for Father's Day.  So I'm looking a comparisons online.
Here is one:
http://forestry.about.com/cs/chainsaws/a/best_first_saw_2.htm

PHP and JavaScript

I've been looking for information on the best way to marry the PHP language (my web dev language of choice) and JavaScript (the language necessary to make Web2.0 a reality). 

I've just found this site:
http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/kassemi20050606.php3
and it looks promising as a starting point.

http://www.ajaxf1.com/tutorial/ajax-php.html

A Toolkit
http://www.modernmethod.com/sajax/

A list of Toolkits
http://ajaxpatterns.org/PHP_Ajax_Frameworks

Going to try this one:
http://sacratee.com/jpop/

Simplicity PHP
http://wiki.simplicityphp.com/

phpAjaxTags
http://www.4al.pl/phpAjaxTags/

I'm going to look into these and I will get back to you on my thoughts as to which one best suits my needs.