http://www.safetinspector.com Main Blog Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:04:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en     The big storm of Feb, 2010, prevented the planned road trip to New Jersey where Heather's cousin now lives and where an erzats family reunion was to surround that cousin's 40th birthday.     The disappointment of the Jersey-bound family was extreme. They threatened lawsuits, which we laughed off. They attempted an ... http://www.safetinspector.com/index.php/2010/03/the-broken-sam/     In the run-up to MASS Effect 2 I've reacquainted myself with MASS Effect 1, the 2007 game by BioWare.     So, three years late, here's my 10-penny science fiction fan analysis of the game:     MASS Effect 1, a game not without flaws, is nonetheless my favorite current generation videogame. An RPG ... http://www.safetinspector.com/index.php/2010/02/on-mass-effect-1-retrospective/     On the way to work I missed a phone call, from a faraway areacode and a number I don't know.     A stoplight provides opportunity, I dial back and an automatic attendant tells me that I've the unique pleasure of talking to the one-and-only Chase Auto Finance corporation.     I wracked my brains but ... http://www.safetinspector.com/index.php/2010/01/chase-auto-finance-holy-crap/     Vicky, as prone to car-sickness as any other Starcevic descendant, assumed Gerald's privileged front seat position and left her husband to sort through the crumbs and Archie comic books littering the rear seat of my Mazda. He made appreciative noises for the latter half of the twenty minute car ride ... http://www.safetinspector.com/index.php/2009/12/restaurant-tour/     On Saturday we visited the Henry Ford Museum and the touring Lego exhibit.     Once the wall segments are prepared, the handlers place them upon the castle. Here you see Samantha creating her first piece of fortress wall.    There were helpful templates strewn about the supplied tables. Most of which were within child-arm's ... http://www.safetinspector.com/index.php/2009/12/lego-thimgs/