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Mrs Elbeno and I have been wondering increasingly about how to deal with Mini-Elbeno best regarding preschools etc. This evening we gave him the Burt Reading Test. He is currently 2 years and 7 months old. The results showed a reading age of 8½.

I recently took a DISC assessment at work. It’s similar to MBTI which I took a while back at my old company. When I last did MBTI, I came out as ESTP – but almost central on the E/I, S/N, and P/J scales. The only strong preference was T rather than F. When I did… Continue reading Personality profiling

Sarah Palin can go back to obscurity. The rest of the world is cautiously optimistic. Shame on California though. I think we need a new constitutional amendment: that the state not recognise marriage at all. If the religious right are so attached to the word, let them have it. Let’s have a proper separation of… Continue reading America comes to its senses

So, the cancellation of Tiberium almost a month ago was just a foreshadowing of more bad news. I hear that LMNO was a casualty today, along with many people on the RTS team(s). Once again, it sucks to see talented developers get scattered to the winds, especially in the current economic climate. EA has been… Continue reading Bad times for EALA

Everything is now sorted, and everyone who should already know knows, so I can break the blog silence on this, as I know my blog friends will be interested. Although I don’t talk much about work on this blog, it’s something of an open secret that I worked at EA Los Angeles for the past… Continue reading Goodbye EA, Hello Blizzard

Stellarium really is a first-class piece of software. It makes me wish I lived somewhere where I could see more than half a dozen stars. One of these days, when mini-Elbeno is older, we’ll have to make a midnight trip out to the desert to do some astronomy. West LA is a far cry from… Continue reading Stellarium is brilliant

Mini-Elbeno has always loved Guitar Hero, especially certain songs. So I’ve made him a mix CD for the car… I Love Rock and Roll – Joan Jett & the Blackhearts Back In Black – AC/DC Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple Sunshine Of Your Love – Cream You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’ – Judas… Continue reading Rock the mix

Get the games while they’re fresh! Just in time for my enforced 2-week hiatus from work…

Yesterday I went to the optician for my yearly checkup. I still have 20/20 vision (both eyes at 0) and intraocular pressure of 15 mmHg in both eyes, which is normal. Since I have a family history of glaucoma, my optometrist always does the pressure test. I also have a small nevus (mole!) on my… Continue reading Optician

If there’s a silver lining to the current financial crisis, it’s that I prefer the “market down” music on NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report to the “market up” music. Markets are up: they play We’re in the Money Markets are down: they play Stormy Weather Markets are a mixture: they play It Don’t Mean a Thing… Continue reading Money music