Words On Wednesday

I recently set out to get a secret weapon in Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. The process convinced me to be much more critical of what information I consume, and to always listen carefully to all instructions. Zodiac Age, as I’ll call the game for brevity’s sake, has a number of powerful weapons not available in the original release of Final Fantasy XII. Fortunately, none of them are as ridiculous as the original way to get the  Zodiac Spear , which could be rendered unavailable if the player unknowingly opened any specific chests throughout the game, without any indication that they might play a part in obtaining what was the most powerful weapon available. The Zodiac Spear is still available in Zodiac Age, but they’ve generously removed that awful chest mechanic. Plus, there are actually several more powerful weapons available, so players might not even decide to procure the Zodiac Spear anyway. Many new weapons are upgrades to existing weapon classes, like the  Ku...

Despite not writing a book report post since "Jekyll & Hyde" back in November, I have continued reading. Quite a bit actually. Unfortunately, that left me with a sort of indecision about which book to write on. In reading order, I have since finished: "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" "The Call of Cthulhu and Other Stories" "Jane Eyre" "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" "The Hobbit" "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" "The Old Man and the Sea" "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" I am currently working on "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," and at this point, I think it might be better if I hit all of Tolkien's stuff in a single post once I finish the last of the trilogy. As for "The Chronicles of Narnia," my book club at work is tentatively working on...

My family has a lot of good stories and memories, but I think one of my favorites is Putnam's Landing and Crackhead Tom. Around the time I was in middle school, my father had an Airstream camper that was more or less permanently stationed at Putnam's Landing on Lake Murray. Given it was only about an hour drive from home, we spent basically every weekend there through summer vacation. From Friday after school until late Saturday or early Sunday, we would spend every moment possible living it up on the lake. Boiling up a pot of shrimp on the shore, cruising around on the boat, fishing, swimming, or racing a pair of RC boats we had, we were always busy doing something. As a home away from home, I loved that old Airstream. The AC unit was absolutely amazing, and we kept it freezing inside, even during the stifling heat of summer. Quarters were a little cramped, but with a full or queen size bed on one end, and 2 twin beds near the bathroom, it was plenty of room for us. The k...