I Can’t Come Out to Play

I wanted to make it known to the world, that I have officially given in to the “World of Responsibility” and no longer into the World of Warcraft.   Yes, sad to say – my three young kids (ages 3, 2, and newborn), wife, full-time job, and Internet consulting business has caught up with me – backing me into a corner and yelling into my face saying, “WE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER VIDEO GAMES AND YOU WILL NO LONGER RUN YOURSELF INTO THE GROUND TO PLAY!”  This is the milestone in my life when I have completely converted from a hardcore video game player to a casual gamer (aka Old Man).

The only games I play now are Xbox (original) games with my son, on the weekends, and stupid Facebook applications.  I still have WoW installed, but it’s realmlist has been changed to a private server.  So whenever I do have some free time (like never) I can jump on with no commitment to a guild or to my wallet and kill about an hour or so.  IM me if you want to know which private server I’m on.

The only technological thing left in my life is Linux… oh sweet Linux.  I’ve been running Fedora for almost a full year now and it’s been a glorious-open-source-tech ride.  There are games there, like Urban Terror (it’s an FPS), and a lot of other casual games like: Chess, BlackJack, Mines, Tali, etc.

What’s Your Story?

I know I’m not the only guy to go through this transition in his life.  Share your story with me, post a comment and let me know how hard it’s been for you to finally, or forcefully, to be removed from the realm of gaming!  And now the only game you play, is The Game of Life.

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