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Watching the memorial service for Charlie Kirk last Sunday made me realize how historic this moment feels. Maybe every generation feels that way. But this era is different in one sense: it’s documented. Every war, movement, invention, and cultural shift is captured in real time. We’re living in a century people will flip back to…
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I like to think there is always a silver lining. No matter how dark things may seem, they aren’t always completely dark. You can always find some light, one last bit of hope. For 10 years, up until the summer of 2023, I was living off of that. From the outside looking in, everything seemed…
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Super Mario 64 is considered a crowning achievement in video games, opening the door to immersive three-dimensional environments where you can run around and explore. Its nostalgia resonates with every generation, and it’s hard to resist the urge to play it again, which was made possible by my channel, JO ZONE. Playing it again for…
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My game of choice in the last few days: Dead Rising Dead Rising was one of the first Xbox 360 games back in 2006, almost a year after the 360’s launch, and it’s legacy continues to this day, with not so favorable sequels, but sequels nonetheless. I’ve played them and they were enjoyable, they all…
Read More >>Neat Number Fact: Week 16 of this year started on April 16th, while week 20 ends on May 20th. So that means the following week, week 21, starts on the 21st. Also, the 26th week has June 26th, but it’s not as cool. The New Laptop: It’s not so new anymore. It’s been a couple…
Read More >>The past few weeks gave me a lot of time to think, and have a lot of fun with a ton of work involved. They say with enough determination, anything is possible, but one thing that seems to be impossible is complete serenity. That doesn’t matter to me, though, as I look forward toward the…
Read More >>It’s the middle of April of the year 2021 and I’d say I’m in a better place than I was last year. I feel like every few months, I learn more about what is important in my life and where to turn my attention to. I think I’ve been focusing too much of my time…
Read More >>For 15 years, I’ve been active on YouTube, and it looks like I’m going to keep doing this and see where it leads. I currently have 9,300 subscribers and plan to reach 10,000 by the end of the year. There has been ups, downs, highs, and lows, but my channel right now is at a…
Read More >>Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop (Wii) – I beat the main game, but now I’m playing some side challenges. I’m still trying to beat the last one, which is a boss rush. I got close several times because of it’s super touchy QTE inputs. The main game… let’s not talk much about the main…
Read More >>To start things out, I’d like to discuss the last Nintendo Direct in September 2019, the one that announced what we all were waiting for… playing as Banjo & Kazooie in Smash! They were going to be available to download for Smash Ultimate on that same day. You see, a day before that Direct, I…
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