Best Disc Golf Round Ever
So I have a disc golf tournament coming up on 6/15/2024 (see the results here) @ Veterans Disc Golf Course in Arlington, Tx. This is going to be a 2 round tournament of disc golf in one day. Typically I try not to play too many tournaments in the hot summer months. I play this […]
Disc Golf, Ramblings
(accomplishments)
Why I Fish
I’ve always wondered why my urge to fish is so strong. As a youth growing up it’s not like any of my family taught me how to fish. Oh sure, my father took me fishing (he didn’t fish) a couple of times and I was even gifted a Popeil Pocket Fisherman. But no one in […]
Fishing, Milestones, Ramblings
(accomplishments, carp fishing)
Severe Weather 2015
I’ve always been an very amateur storm chaser. Living in Texas for the past 40 years I’ve had more than my share of very close calls with Tornadoes. We’ve had small tornadoes damage our home, larger tornadoes come within 10-20 miles, tennis ball size hail, insane wind, etc. Back in 2015 I had been dabbing […]
Milestones, Photography, Ramblings
(accomplishments, weather)
Full Pede Ahead
Centipede followed by Millipede are without a doubt my all time favorite arcade games. Many hours and quarters were lost playing these games at my local arcades. I think I’ve coded either a demo or a full game based on these games on every platform I’ve ever programmed on. lol.. I coded my first attempt […]
Game Developer, Game Downloads
(accomplishments, Atari8bit, AtariST, demo, indie, pc, programming)
Retroblast
Download Retroblast For PC Retroblast (Released in 2008) was coded in VB6 using the last version of my DXGame Engine. Similar to the Flash game I would go on to code later called “Retroshoot”, this game was basically an exercise in learning more about code automation, “set it and forget it” game coding, etc. I […]
Game Developer, Game Downloads
(accomplishments, indie, pc, programming)
Christmas Clix
Download Christmas Clix For PC I coded this game back in 2008-2009. To this day it was the most expensive game to develop (I hired a professional graphics designer and music composer) and also the longest I ever spent developing a game. I really wanted this game to be polished and professional looking. I had […]
Game Developer, Game Downloads, Milestones
(accomplishments, indie, pc, programming)
Disc Golf Global Masters Rank
The PDGA started something pretty cool a couple of years ago. Along with having your monthly rating which rates your skills against anyone who plays disc golf in tournaments, they also started age protected rankings of your best 8 rounds of the year. So the best 8 rounds are rated against other players in your […]
Disc Golf, Milestones
(accomplishments, goals)