Cycling Home From Siberia

Rob Lilwall is a middle school geography teacher who is, not surprisingly, bored with his life.  He is 27 years old, has no significant other, and has no big plans for the future.  So when he his old buddy Al emails Rob and asks him to ride with for the last leg of his round-the-world cycling trip, Rob says why not? So our hero hops a plane to the god forsaken Siberian town of Magadan.  It’s on the Eastern side of Siberia and everyone he meets tells him he will soon die in the subfreezing cold.  He is warned about…

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The Witcher- Save Early, Save Often

The Witcher is not a very forgiving game.  It kills your onscreen persona, Geralt of Rivia, at the drop of a hat, often without warning and usually long after one of the games semi-random autosaves.  So it is a good idea to save after any major battles or even just every once in a while when you think of it.  Of course, that may be just me, I have never been that good at role playing games with a lot of battles. But there is more to The Witcher than whipping out your sword, not much more, but enough for…

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