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High Speed Rail: We're Not Doing it Right

Since President Obama delivered his first State of the Union address this week, followed by a subsequent appearance the next day in Tampa, Florida, there’s been much buzz about high-speed rail in America.

High-speed rail could very well be a great idea — but only if they do it right.  And so far, it looks like that’s not the case, at least not in New York State. [More »]

Rant: People in Syracuse Walking IN the Street

Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed something that’s made driving in Syracuse a little more challenging — or at least interesting.  Pedestrians who feel they’d rather risk death by walking in the street, rather than get their feet cold by walking on snowy sidewalks. [More »]

Rave: Walmart Open on Thanksgiving

When it comes to Walmart, it takes no time to find plenty of complaints and criticism… and I’ll admit, I could easily write a “rant” about Walmart if I wanted to. (Actually, searching back, I already have.)  And I usually hate the way some businesses make people work on Thanksgiving — after spending Thanksgivings 2005-2008 at work myself.  But today, I have to hand it to Walmart for staying open this year… it really helped me out in a major bind. [More »]

Review: The Price is Right 2010 Edition (Wii)

tpir2010-boxSeveral months ago, I reviewed the original Wii version of The Price is Right, which I received last Christmas.  When I saw that Ubisoft/Ludia were preparing to re-launch the game as the “2010 Edition,” I became hopeful that the new version of the game would correct the original’s imperfections.  You may want to read that original review before continuing on to see, besides adding more pricing games, how 2010 really compares to the original. [More »]

Review: Press Your Luck 2010 Edition (Wii)

pyl-boxTaking advantage of Target’s current “buy 2 Wii games, get one free” promotion, I bought Press Your Luck along with two other game show games yesterday. (See also my reviews on Family Feud 2010 and The Price is Right 2010.  To sum up this game in a sentence: did the programmers who made the game ever actually watch any episodes of Press Your Luck on TV?  The problems begin as soon as you insert the disc in your Wii console. [More »]

Review: Family Feud 2010 (Wii)

feud-boxI’ve been a game show fan since I was a kid, so when Target recently offered “buy two get one free” on Wii games, I jumped on a trio of game show remakes.  After all, if you can’t get to Television City to be there in person, a good computer simulation can be the next best thing.  One of the games I bought was “Family Feud: 2010 Edition,” produced by Ubisoft/Ludia, the same companies that made the other two game show remakes I bought.  It’s not the best video game version of “The Feud” I’ve ever seen, but it’s not the worst, either. [More »]

Wii Games: Buy 2 Get 1 Free at Target

target-wiiI normally don’t post things that basically amount to a free advertisement, but this deal is too good to pass up.  Now through November 7th at Target, most Wii games are part of a “buy 2 get one free” promotion.  In 20+ years of playing video games, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a deal like that. [More »]

A New Look for Peter’s Place

Hey everyone.  The site has looked pretty much unchanged since I revived it in 2007.  At the time, there weren’t as many themes and plugins available for WordPress.  The theme I was using, K2, was considered to be among the best themes available.  But it’s been a long time since K2 has been updated… [More »]

Vote for my FAIL to appear on FAILBlog

Just click the pic to see it full size, and then click on the cheeseburgers to vote.  Need lots of fives.  This was seen last night in the Walmart Supercenter in Cicero, NY.

Walmart Date Fail

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