Category: Blog
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I REMEMBER WIZARD OF WOR FOR C64
Sharing a Memory from my Pure Thoughts blog. It was 1983, and I remember this game fondly, my younger sister Nanette and I played it on our Commodore 64s. I remember Nan buying the Commodore Magic Voice speech module a bit after that. http://www.cactuspix.com/purethoughtsblog/wizard-of-wor-for-c64/
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CUPIC Season Three UpdateÂ
We are pushing forward with the production/post production of the final season. We are working on the reenactment scenes, special effects and some other important elements of the show. I will also be posting casting notices regarding what will be needed for the reenactment scenes and other elements. Back in the spring, I remastered episodes…
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GREENHOUSE UPDATE
Now that we are a few weeks into fall, I find I am concentrating on other things than cooling the greenhouse, even though the temperatures are briefly in the mid to upper 90s. The overall temperatures are a far cry from the triple digits of the summer months. The new challenge is now plant predators…
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Hillside Junction Division Fall Update
Latest update to my 4’X8′ HO Scale DC layout that is based on scenes around Southern California
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GREENHOUSE UPDATE!!!
Well, we just passed another construction test after assembly of the greenhouse. We have already been through the monsoon season, one of the wettest so far, and have experienced a myriad of elements such as high winds, hail, extreme heat and heavy rain. It also survived a mini-microburst that knocked off a screen from the…
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Realistic Hay Bales – Model Railroad Scenery
Luke Towan Super detailing a model scene doesn’t have to be hard… With these easy to make hay bales you’ll turn the most basic diorama into an ultra-realistic scene! Although they take time to make they are very easy to construct and they look fantastic. They work great for model railroads, dioramas and even…
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UNHEALTHIEST Chinese Foods
Those who know me personally, they know that one of my favorite restaurants is a place here in Phoenix is Super Dragon, a local Chinese Cuisine establishment. I am under no illusion about some of the menu items, I wouldn’t consider them health food by any means, just like most standard eating establishments. I came…
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A Look at Los Angeles in the 1920s
A look at Los Angeles nearly a century ago. I don’t think that some people realize that a thirteen story building is still tall, might not be super tall, like the Empire State Building or the Chrysler Building or the glass and steel high-rise structures that makeup the downtown skyline today , but they where…
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A BIT OF LA HISTORY: SPRING STREET 1898
This is Downtown LA 119 years ago. Foot, Horse and Buggy, Bicycle and Trolley traffic on South Spring Street. Filmed by Thomas Edison’s Photography Company.
