Gaming is free

Long gone are the video arcades in shopping malls and on High Street. Even as a kid, my addiction was not to video games, but a lot of quarters were spent on pinball.

Last night, a new establishment finally opened in Columbus, The 16 Bit Bar and Arcade is a classic video gamers cave of treasures. Many of the classic games, from Asteroids to Donkey Kong to Space Invaders are there, with free play, provided you drink.



There are also pinball machines, for fifty cents a play as the owners do not own those machines. It's an interesting place of nostalgia that will interest people of a certain age and others. We went early, and during the Ohio State football game to avoid the crowds and the space we had did not disappoint. While there were people there, and the game was on, there was no real wait for any of the games we wanted to play.



I hope they make it, the upkeep on these games, some of which are over thirty years old, is going to be difficult and their main source of income is only from beverages as there is no kitchen on premises. So do make purchases when you are there.



They're located at 254 South 4th Street, right by Dirty Franks.

She want to have true relations!

Hello. How you mood?

I think that now you are surprised to receive the letter from me. Likely
you now sit and think "where I have found yours email".

I have addressed in dating agency. This serious agency which co-operates
with many dating sites and has the big client base.

They have offered me some questionnaires of men which approach my criteria
of search. Thus I have received yours email.

I want to get acquainted with you. My name is Svetlana. To me of 28 years.
I am officially dissolved. I have a child to which 5 years. I very much love
children. And I am happy that my work is connected with children. I work as the
manager in children's studio of dance.

I hope that we can get acquainted more close. I search for the sincere man
which is ready to establish with me a family.

I want to have true relations. I send you the photo that you saw who to
you writes.

If you want to communicate with me you can write on my e-mail: svvsl@gmx.com.

I with impatience will wait your answer.

Have a good day, Svetlana


She's officially dissolved? How will I find her, in a bowl of sea monkeys?

Much left to do

Now that the feeding program is over and I no longer have to go to the hospital three days a week or work ten hour shifts there may be a sense of normalcy returning, at least until Arts Fest begins ramping up again. There will be weekly follow-ups at the hospital for the time being.

My son made progress. There are some new things he would not eat before. He is now eating blended, canned vegetables and fruit. He's also drinking a lot more milk.

What really surprised me is that he is eating Hormel Chicken and Dumplings.



He still has hiccups. Gagged on some apricots that where not blended to his liking and had a fit at school when the chicken and dumplings had a piece of chicken that was not liquified. This coming from a kid who will eat peas that are as thick as guacamole.

School started for him yesterday. Aside from him getting out of his bed and me finding him sleeping at the top of the stairs at 3AM, he seemed to adjust well. Maybe I will.

Spam folder part deux

Bonjour
Je vous contact aujourd'hui car bien vrai que l'on ne se connait pas cela n’empкche ce geste de ma part. Je me nomme Mme Patricia Lagache nйe en France, mais pour raison particulier j'ai du кtre un aventurier а la recherche de je ne sais quoi.

La raison qui me pousse а vous est la suivante :Je voudrais passer par votre canal pour faire une oeuvre de charite anonyme dans votre dйpartement. Je suis nйe le 02 Juillet 1925 а la Saint-Philibert de Lille .C'est une donation en quelque sorte et elle s'eleve a la somme de 2.7 millions d'euros. Ma situation matrimoniale est telle que je n'ai ni mari et encore moins d'enfant а qui je pourrais lйguer cet hйritage, et je souffre prйsentement d'une maladie potentiellement mortelle, une esthesioneuroblastome, maladie orpheline et incurable, qui se dйveloppe dans la cavitй nasale et qui dйforme cruellement le visage je suis donc condamne а une mort certaine. C'est pour cela que je voudrais de maniйrй gracieuse et dans le souci d'aider les enfants dйmunis vous donner ce dit hйritage pour rйaliser cette њuvre de charitй .

Si vous кtes d'accord je voudrais avoir les informations suivantes :
Votre nom complet,
Vos contact ;
Un numйro de fax si possible;

Je compte sur votre bonne volontй et aussi le bon usage de ces fonds pour cette oeuvre.

Mme Patricia Lagache



And in Google Translate:

Hello
I touch you today as true that we do not know is it empкche gesture on my part. My name is Patricia Lagache nйe in France, but especially because I had to be a adventurer seeking а whatever.

The reason why I а you is this: I want to go through your channel to an anonymous charity work in your department. I was born on July 2, 1925 а Saint-Philibert de Lille. This is a gift somehow and it rises to the sum of € 2.7 million. My matrimoniale situation is such that I have neither husband and even less child а whom I could lйguer this inheritance, and I suffers prйsentement of an orphan and incurable potentially deadly disease, a esthesioneuroblastoma, disease, which dйveloppe in the nasal cavitй and which dйforme cruelly the face I therefore am condemns а certain death. That is why I want to maniйrй graceful and in order to help children dйmunis give you that says this inheritance for rйaliser њuvre of charity.

If you're agree I would have the following information:
Your full name,
Your contact;
A SERIAL NUMBER fax if possible;

I count on your good's will and also the proper use of these funds for this work.

Patricia Lagache

From a Mrs. Theresa Au

"Hello,

Please can you help me reprofile fund? I am Ms Teresa Au, HSBC Hong Kong, head of corporate sustainability Asia pacific region. A sum of (USD$23,200,000.00) (Twenty three million, two Hundred Thousand dollars) Million was deposited by our Late customer who died without declaring any next of kin before his death in 2006.

My suggestion to you is to stand as the next of kin to Fadel Ahmed. We shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 50% for you. Please contact me via this e-mail: mrs_teresa_au@yahoo.com.hk. Thanks"



If I'm related to Fadel, it would be life changing.

You've got a war in your head and it's tearing you up inside

A pile of brisket and a few glasses of sangria with friends can help.



Then it's back to the last week of treatment. If it's messing with your mind and spirit, imagine what it's doing to the patient.

A Friday without fun

It's hard being traumatized while watching your child being traumatized. An odd circle of behavioral psychology and wanting your son to eat something.

Three very bad sessions today. He went under the table, would not sit down or eat. He threw food, put his hand in it to try and make it go away, screamed, pushed, tried to break spoons, attacked a tray, attempted iPad harm - all because he would not eat this.



Those are blended canned pears. Dip a spoon in and pull it out, that is what he would not put into his mouth.

Part of the treatment relies on him eating food in rotation, and he could not would not get past the rotation of pears mixed with bananas. He has eaten plenty of pears solo with no problem. The bananas he constantly eats pureed form the jar, these were fresh bananas. Session one he would not eat 25% bananas to 75% of pears. That was lowered to 10% bananas in session two. No go. This was the session where my son became extremely agitated and threw things.

There were no bananas in the pears during the third session, but the damage had been done and he would not eat them at all. He was calmer in his resistance during the third session.

He's at him mother's this weekend and she was instructed to let him eat whatever he wants, but no pears! She emailed me, said he asked for oatmeal, which she gave him plenty of along with blended canned peas, pudding and milk. He ate everything.

For last of a better word I'm shellshocked after witnessing these three sessions and drinking all of the gin.

Monday is another day.