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Announcing Peter Naughton Productions

PNaw10 — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:38:47 +0000

I’ve officially opened the website for my new DJ business, Peter Naughton Productions at http://www.PETERtheDJ.com today. If you’re in Central New York (Syracuse, Utica, Oswego, Cortland and all points in between), check out my competitive prices. To help get things going, wedding receptions booked before October 31 (they can happen anytime through the end of May [...]

Review: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

PNaw10 — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:36:26 +0000

I’ve had New Super Mario Bros. Wii since the day it released back in October, but only recently beat the game, hence the delay with this review. Whether you’ve played other Super Mario Bros. games or not — or even if it’s been a long time since you’ve played one — this is worth picking up. [...]

Rave: Walmart Open on Thanksgiving

PNaw10 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:27:09 +0000

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 [...]

Review: The Price is Right 2010 Edition (Wii)

PNaw10 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:12:52 +0000

Several 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: Family Feud 2010 (Wii)

PNaw10 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:00:17 +0000

I’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 [...]

Wii Games: Buy 2 Get 1 Free at Target

PNaw10 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:46:28 +0000

I 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 [...]

Boilermaker 2009 Photos

PNaw10 — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:56:40 +0000

For the first time in a few years (and for the first time I didn’t have to for work), I got up early and went to the Utica Boilermaker Road Race. Great weather, sunny skies, not too hot. Lots of people out there. Since I posted all my pictures from the race on Facebook, I’m not [...]

Still Standing, 35 Years Out of Service

PNaw10 — Sat, 09 May 2009 03:11:45 +0000

From Wikipedia

Tonight I was checking a detail about the Poughkeepsie Bridge on Wikipedia while writing a post on a railroad message board I check on a semi-regular basis. And I found, according to Wikipedia, today is the 35th anniversary of the big fire that took the bridge out of service for good… for trains, anyway.

Growing [...]

Rave: Perfect Bid on TPIR

PNaw10 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:43:54 +0000

Kudos to this guy (see video below) for making a PERFECT showcase bid on today’s episode of “The Price is Right.” However, a rant for host Drew Carey, who held a poker face through it all. Even the low-key Ben Stein would have had a better reaction. Former TPIR host Bob Barker would have made a [...]

Rave: “Customers Suck” Forum

PNaw10 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:59:31 +0000

While checking “referrers” to one of my websites, I followed a link to a link to a link, and wound up finding a LiveJournal forum called “Customers Suck.” I highly recommend it. It’s a place where employees rant about customers who treat them unreasonably, have selective sight/hearing, get into temper tantrums over not being allowed to [...]