http://micheldesroches.com/blog The Power Of Roach Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:01:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I found Dr. Mario on my Mame machine last night. I should start looking for other games some day. I may be surprised what I find. But with the little amount of spare time I have, it's always Robotron 2084 for me! I've got to figure ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/11/13/dr-mario-on-the-mame/ Careful what I wish for I guess..... For better or for worse, I think the better man won the election. I'm a little unsettled that the Democrats also took control of the Senate and the House. 2 ways to think about that I guess: 1) With control ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/11/05/uh-oh-a-new-era-begins-in-the-us/ Today marks the 1st day of snow. On that note, just a reminder that the US election is coming up. I think based on the fact that Obama is younger and will live long enough to regret and/or own up to the mistakes he makes over the next ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/29/first-snow-of-winter/ I bought gas at 93 cents today. And with my gas card I worked it down to 88 cents! Long live the recession! http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/28/cheap-gas/ In 2006, I won the fantasy football pool. Still trying so hard to win the baseball pool, but that's a different story. It's clear to me that I'm a little better judge of football talent as it pertains to fantasy. Correction, I think I'm better in a ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/24/benchmark-reached/ My brother Luc just informed me that James has a new album on the market. Time to skip out and check it out! More to come on that one. What troubles me slightly is that I had no idea they were producing again. What has happened to me? http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/24/james-reborn/ A couple of weeks ago when I was on leave from work, Sonia, Christien and I went to the Bay to pick up some baby clothes. When it came time to pay, the closest sales desk was too busy for me. So, we walked over to the main ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/24/on-tv/ I have been a Good Life member for over 10 years. I became a member just after graduating university. The only thing that mattered then was finding something cheap. The club was a perfect match for me and for every other grad as witnessed by the age ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/22/breaking-up-is-hard-to-do/ Here we stand on the brink of a Brave New World: -we have a minority PC government again when we're in a time where a majority leadership (I don't really care who) is needed to make some tough decisions coming up. -we have a mortgage breakdown that's crippling the economy but nobody ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/10/22/the-geo-political-state-of-the-world/ Our household was very disappointed with the broadcasting of the Olympics in Beijing. The games themselves seemed very good and there were some pretty good events like the 100M and 200M dominiation by Usain Bolt. It's the broadcasters we loathe. Sonia (and I agree with her) was very ... http://micheldesroches.com/blog/2008/08/29/oh-those-summer-games-i-didnt-realize-there-was-only-a-handful-of-events/