James VanDyke

Lately I’ve been playing a new web game called Ikariam. It’s a slow paced version of Civilization only you’re playing with thousands of other people.
I enjoy games like Civilization and SimCity. However they have a downside, they take too much time. I invetably get sucked in and play for hours at a time. While that [...]

Since I promised an update, National Take Your Dog to Work Day was a no-show at our offices.
We all chickened out figuring that the poor behavior of our individual dogs might be a catastrophe when combined, sort of like an Anti-Power Ranger.
Maybe next year.

Today I successfully navigated the Dallas public transit system thanks to Google Maps.
Over the last few weeks I’ve been taking the train to work two to three days a week. Today however I got an urgent request to pick up a presentation at a location that wasn’t close to a train stop. Just as I [...]

While, I’m still undecided about who I’ll be voting for next November, a new candidate threw his hat in the ring tonight that I’ll have to consider.

Last night we went to the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Soul 2 Soul Tour 2007 at the American Airlines Center. Not being a fan of country music I wasn’t sure what I would think but it turned out to be a good concert. All of the lights and staging were good plus we had [...]