Author: Brian Vayndell

If there’s ever been a game that pretty much everyone has played, it’s either going to be Tetris, Minesweeper or Pokemon. Since those who care about Minesweeper are more or less non-existent, and by now Tetris has had more clones than Boba Fett, let’s focus on Pokemon and our first foray into that cute, weird, and addictive world. Pokemon Go is taking the world by storm, and bringing a lot of people back to the franchise (at least for now). And today is Pokemon Day, so I got thinking about the first time I played Pokemon, and why I love…

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It may not have come up before, but I�m an immigrant to this delightful little country of wonderful people, flightless birds, and tasty fruit, all of which use the same name. But because of this, this time of year gets hard for me because; if you don�t like seeing your heritage and culture torn apart from the inside out and having its worst elements lauded by people with less Irish blood in them than the off-brand dyed beer they�re drowning themselves in, St Patrick�s Day can be a bit of an ordeal for Irish expatriates like myself. It�s a bit…

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