Today I received a package in the mail from my friend Fukashi in Japan.  He sent me the latest version of my favorite video game, SaruGetYou 3!  I was really surprised and happy! Surprised , because I didn't think that SGY3 would be out before the launch of the new PlayStation console; and happy , because I have been itching to play a video game lately.  I am looking forward to spending some time this weekend working through the various puzzles in the game.  GANBARU-...

When I was a senior in college, I would spend a lot of time playing a text-adventure MUD (multi user dungeon) game.  I can't remember how many nights were lost spent typing those goofy commands into the computer in a simulated adventure game. That was ten years ago. Tonight I decided to give MUDding another shot.  (There wasn't much else going on out there, and I wasn't ready for bed yet.)  I found a game, made a character, and started playing.  It seems that not m...