Kingdom Hearts Updates

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) What Kingdom Hearts 4’s Lost Master Arc Could Imply (GAMERANT) (2) Quote from The Legend of Kingdom Hearts by Georges “Jay” Grouard: “Tetsuya Nomura was born on October 8, Continue Reading →

Weekend 580.0

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) Work and Monasticism (Imaginative Conservative) “We find in St. Benedict’s Rule something of a tension between toil and rest. This tension is actually fundamental to the whole monastic life, Continue Reading →

Weekend 579.0

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) We Need Kids to Be Real Rebels (Catholic Thing)

Anime: Japan in WWII

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Winston Smith

I had a little downtime this weekend and watched In This Corner of the World (2016) on ROKU. It’s a beautiful film and a reminder that the victims of war Continue Reading →

Weekend 578.0 (Retro Gaming, Baseball, and Nostalgia)

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Winston Smith

I couldn’t get the Box Score and Stats Compiler for Microleague Baseball to work on my APPLE IIE emulator but was able to on a Commodore 64 emulator. Scrambling now Continue Reading →

Playmobil News

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Winston Smith

I remember waking up one morning and learning that LGB ceased operations. They were later reorganized under Märklin. (1) GEOBRA BRANDSTÄTTER: CEO Höpfner terminates contract (Plasteurope.com) (2) Playmobil taps McKinsey Continue Reading →

Weekend 577.1

Posted on July 31, 2023 by Winston Smith

(1) Four good documentaries: Atari: Game OverSpecial When Lit: A Pinball DocumentaryThe Bug: Life and Times of the People’s Car30 Bikes: The Story of Homestead Bicycles (2) Finished my ATARI® Continue Reading →

Weekend 577.0 (README.TXT)

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Winston Smith

Blog maintenance this weekend as we get closer to the 20th Anniversary of Limestone Roof on August 21st. (1) On Museums and Windows (The Imaginative Conservative) “So a knowing eye Continue Reading →

ATARI® Retro Box

Posted on July 29, 2023 by Winston Smith

Inspired by the ART OF ATARI® and Sim Train World 3 to create some original retro box artwork. I think something related to Kingdom Hearts is next. Atari brings a Continue Reading →

Weekend 576.0

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Winston Smith

“One realizes oneself only one piece at a time.” — Marcel Proust, The Fugitive Palisades Park by the Counting Crows “The future sounds so crazyWe all heard that song beforeTomorrow’s Continue Reading →