Farewell Wii, We'll Miss Ye!

Our first Wii died a horrible stinking death today. We have another, purchased secondhand, but the first one is a sentimental favorite of mine. Maybe because it was the first gaming console we bought as a family.

Fall 2007 we had just seen the Wii in action at my wife's library. They had purchased one for teen events. We talked about it, and pooled the family X-mas/Hanukkah money to buy the system. We loved it. I had about 200 dollars worth of Virtual Console Games on it. It was the first system our grade-school daughter and I gamed on together. She was introduced to Super Mario Brothers, and loved it. My wife and I fought pitched battles with Zelda's Crossbow training. We also loved Smash Brothers Brawl, and Mario Party. It brought us closer together as a family.

I had soft-modded it before I knew that Nintendo frowned on that. I wanted to play Homebrew, and NES games. So when the disk drive went, Nintendo wouldn't fix it. I know, that was my bad. We took it to PlayN'Trade and they fixed the disc error problem, but today the internal power went. It's gone.

I know we have another Wii. I had some trade credit at Bookman's Entertainment Exchange, so we were able to replace it. However, I cried anyway. I know it might seem silly to get sentimental over a gaming console. But our Wii wasn't just filled with electronics, and games....it was full of memories too. Farewell buddy...we will miss you AKB:(

My home state of Arizona has gone nuts!

My home state of Arizona has gone nuts! It isn't just the usual independent western states ideology I grew up with. It is something far more insane. It is a way of thinking that is driving my state into the ground.

If you have been following our state legislators since last year, you know all about
SB 1070. This is the law that seeks to remedy illegal immigration issue in Arizona. It is currently under review by the courts.

What really gripes my wagger is that the legislature is putting together a whole new set of laws to challenge illegal immigration and the Federal Government.

This is the wrong approach for our state. These lawmakers must understand that the road they are traveling just makes us less attractive to businesses, and families that might relocate here. The bills, for example, make hospitals and schools check citizenship. They would make any baby born to an illegal parent a non-citizen, despite Federal law. They have formed a legislative committee to decide which laws Arizona has to follow. If we don't like them, we can ignore the Feds.

It has gotten so bad that my home county of Pima is considering seceding from the state, because the views at the Capitol are so far right of the majority of its citizens. The response up here in Phoenix hasn't been great. The majority of idiots on AZcentral.com say great!! Goodbye! We don't need you liberal peons, or your money.

This is not the majority view in this state. Neither are the views on illegal immigration.

There are a lot of us who live here who are appalled at the agenda of Russell Pearce and Jan Brewer. We are moderates, whether democrat or republican, who believe our state should represent our best interests. Right now it seems our state is only pandering to the worst.

We are not all crazy, anti-fed, gun nuts. Some of us just want to live in safety and peace, and raise our children. This notion is receding with every lame brained idea our humble legislature puts into law. Gods help us. AKB:}