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Posted on April 1st, 2010 by
I’ve been doing GamerDad for almost 7 years now and I’ve been getting a lot of criticism from parents and places like the ERSB. And I’m now on their payroll. So, lets make this easy. This blog is going to ONLY talk about my family and parenting. I declare the ratings system perfect. Since nobody is paying me under the table to support gaming or nuance any more. I say follow the ratings and help support any law that makes it binding. Parents should go to jail for letting their kids minds get warped by videogames. It’s just time to stop taking bribes and pretending games are okay for anyone. Come on, their impact on society is HUGE. I fear video games exact a price from society, for some it’s the ULTIMATE price.
Clitoris
Posted on March 30th, 2010 by
That get your attention? Anyway, this isn’t game related but it does demonstrate how phenomenally stupid censorship is. I was reading an article about pop music in 1999 and the MTV/Radio edit of Eminem’s THE REAL SLIM SHADY came up. I know the song well enough but this is what struck me. Eminem sings about how stupid it is to censor sexual stuff because kids have the Discovery channel (meaning they can watch rhino’s having sex) – I’d add that today they have the Internet, where you can’t throw a rock without hitting a picture of breasts – so kids, Eminem says, grow up not knowing what a woman’s CLITORIS is. The ironic thing? In the name of censorship, the word CLITORIS is bleeped out of the song. Thus reinforcing Eminem’s point. Irony, gotta love it! Video here: The Real Stupid Censorship.
Comic Books Caused Vampire Panic
Posted on March 25th, 2010 by
Excellent article today at the BBC 2 detailing a case in Scotland where, apparently, a bunch of schoolkids fueled a rumor that there was a local 7′ tall child-eating vampire (with iron teeth) in the local graveyard. Naturally, being kids, they staked out the graveyard and patrolled it looking for the monster. Some kids were serious, some mocking, and they claimed 2 kids had been eaten by the beast. Parents and civic leaders panicked, despite there being no actual kids missing, but they tackled the SOURCE of the problem quickly… they Blamed American Comic Books. The more things change folks, the more they don’t change. Thanks to local Vampire author Elaine Bergstrom for the link via Facebook.
Talladega Daze: Part 3
Posted on March 20th, 2010 by
Last week I went on vacation to Alabama. We have a lot of relatives there and I like to visit them whenever we can. We did a lot of things on this trip and I took a lot of pictures, so I wanted to share them with you all! On the third day we went to Birmingham, AL, and saw the big Vulcan statue and an abandoned steel mill that’s supposedly haunted! WHOOOOOO!
Talladega Daze: Part 2
Posted on March 20th, 2010 by
Last week I went on vacation to Alabama. We have a lot of relatives there and I like to visit them whenever we can. We did a lot of things on this trip and I took a lot of pictures, so I wanted to share them with you all! On day 2 we went to Talladega to see the race track and car museum!
Talladega Daze: Part 1
Posted on March 20th, 2010 by
Last week I went on vacation to Alabama. We have a lot of relatives there and I like to visit them whenever we can. We did a lot of things on this trip and I took a lot of pictures, so I wanted to share them with you all! On the first day, we drove up to Tennessee to see the Jack Daniels whiskey distillery.
Icons
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by
I was sitting here thinking about the iconic games in gaming. Not the most important games, not even the pivotal games, but the most “iconic” of their era. The games you think of when you think of THAT console or THAT time period in gaming. Here’s my list, in rough order: Pong, Space Invaders, Battlezone, Donkey Kong, Zork, Pac-Man, Super Mario Bros, Dragon’s Lair, Gauntlet, Tetris, Street Fighter 2, Doom, Civilization, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mario Kart, TecmoBowl/Madden, Halo, Grand Theft Auto 3, Wii Sports…. and?
Jenny & the Giant – Chapter III
Posted on February 28th, 2010 by
When not playing video games for work, being a stay-at-home parent, loving up my wife and caring for the house – I have a dream. My dream is to become a beloved Children’s Book writer. Here’s a sequel to Jack & the Beanstalk, my first book. PLEASE comment! I have a thick skin. I plan to post at least the first three chapters here’s Chapter III: Signed: A Foe. So, here goes, this one is for the 6-12 year olds out there: – Andrew S.Bub (all rights reserved)
State of the Heart – A Favor
Posted on February 26th, 2010 by
Please do me a favor: Use your email, your MySpace, your Friendster, your FaceBook to relay this message. It sounds cheap. It should maudlin. It sounds too easy. But there is one very important thing I learned from my near-death experiences of 2.5 years ago. (I had a several major heart attacks and a pulmonary embolism back in 2006 at the age of 36.) What I learned from this is that people should be more honest. Honestly praise each other, find strengths and single them out. Don’t hold back. Don’t do this out of love or charity, do it because insecurity is the biggest waste of time and life there is. Do it because you will change lives. You will improve people. Do it honestly, don’t lie, but do it. It costs you nothing and could make someone become what they should be. Please spread this message. I want this to go viral. Thank you.
I don’t dislike Bioshock 2
Posted on February 24th, 2010 by
Really, I don’t, I’m just having a hard time getting excited about playing it. I loved the first one, with it’s unique setting, compelling gameplay and Ayn Rand meets dehumanized apocalypse story – but I feel like I’m dine with Rapture. This isn’t normally the case with sequels if games I like. I hear it gets awesome near the end but I think i’m going to have a hard time getting there. Knee jerk I’d say this is bloody enough for 15+ but conservatively, go with the rating of M-mature. Anyone played further? Please comment. Yours beneath the waves – Big GamerDaddy
