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Today during a presentation at the Tokyo Game Show 2011 in Japan, Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida demonstrated the PlayStation Vita’s remarkable ability to remotely play PlayStation 3 games. Mr. Yoshida then proceeded to get his butt kicked by the Helghast in front of a bunch of people.

The PS Vita’s sharp five inch display faithfully showed off the beautiful shooter. The tiny portable generally did a good job of keeping up with the massive explosions and frenzied firefights, but the framerate did suffer a few times. The dual analog sticks of the PS Vita made navigation and shooting look easy. Mr. Yoshida explained that the missing shoulder and analog stick buttons can be compensated for by using the Vita’s rear touch panel. I’m not sure how configuring these controls works or how it feels, but it’s interesting way to address the problem. Whether it was nerves, lack of practice, or a clunky interface, Mr. Yoshida struggled with the game, often firing rounds clear past the enemy and falling to his death.

The remote play feature also works with television programs. It appears that you can stream a show to your PS Vita while someone uses the TV for something else. This functionality reminds me of one of the Wii U’s biggest selling points.

Yoshida said that technology for remote play is in the hands of developers. There’s no telling if all games will be available for remote play, but Killzone 3 certainly is. Let’s cross our fingers that this awesome feature becomes widespread across PS3 games.


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As it turns out, screaming at your friends is essentially the core gameplay mechanic of Spaceteam (iOS). Each of the four players has a different control console on their screen, and they're filled with dials, switches, and faders with nonsensical labels like Lustrous Prismneck, Flushbypass, and Sigmaclapper. In order to keep your rocket from falling apart, you'll need to yell instructions at your friends until you figure out which one has the appropriate control on their screen. It basically boils down to a lot of screaming of stuff like "Deactivate the voltgauge! Disengage the dualwrist!". If you or your buddies fails to follow instructions in time, your ship begins to fall apart. Our consoles were sparking and getting covered in some kind of space goo for a while before it was finally destroyed.

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As is evidenced by the declining number of reviews I’ve written for this site over the past decade, I haven’t really been playing or writing about as many games as I’d like. Once or twice a year I go manic and indulge, usually every October (traditionally the month of big game releases and nostalgic birthday memories) and around a few other big game launches. It doesn’t bode well for consistent game reviews though.

So, having only just started playing Killzone 3, a mere two months behind the rest of the in crowd, I thought I’d instead write about the games I’ve been meaning to play for a while, but haven’t got around to yet, for whatever reason. Obviously my critical opinion on said games will be moderately worthless, but hey, I like making unordered lists!

MinecraftThe whole world is seemingly playing Minecraft. Initially made by a Swedish guy in his bedroom, over 800,000 people paid €9.95 to play the alpha version of the game. The final version hasn’t even been released yet, and already the alpha and beta versions have sold over 1,940,000 copies and made €23 million – talk about crafty development! Undeniably, Minecraft has been the biggest gaming success story in recent years, turning one bedroom coder into a multimillionaire almost literally overnight.

And yet, I still haven’t played it. I am that lazy. At one point I believe I even got my credit card out and went on to the Minecraft website, but decided against purchasing, in the belief that it would disrupt my workflow and project deadlines (which is fair enough really – World of Warcraft almost cost me a year of my degree).

From what I can tell, Minecraft is about exploring and building whatever you want, on a lego style island. Its simple, blocky graphics certainly have some charm, and clearly it must be pretty good based on all the success and praise. One day I’ll sit down and play it. If you haven’t already played it, you probably should.

Call of Duty: The Newest One

Call of Duty Black Ops or somethingAdmittedly, part of me doesn’t give a shit about the Call of Duty series anymore. Somehow, at some random point in time, Call of Duty went from being a dull wartime FPS game with numerous sequels, to the game industry’s annual mega hit. But you’re kind of obliged to play it, right?

I’m sure the latest one, errm, Call of Duty: Black Ops, is quite good. I guess I can expect it to contain plenty of shooting, dastardly conspiracies, and walking through linear alleys or jungles. I’ll probably pick it some day. Perhaps Activision would have sent me a review copy if I asked. Maybe I’ll get around to it before Call of Duty: Postmodernism 27 comes out.

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Fallout 3: New VegasWell, technically I got as far as installing this one and playing it for twenty minutes. Seeing as Fallout 3 was by far my favorite game of 2008, I feel a little disrespectful not giving New Vegas the time it truly deserves. A Fallout game requires at least a week of free time to truly experience and enjoy. Maybe I’ll get started with it on a long weekend. Alright, I’ll play with you soon Fallout, don’t worry.

All the new Yakuza games

Yakuza 4In this post-Dreamcast world we live in, Yakuza is about as close to a new Shenmue game as we’re likely to get anytime soon. It’s developed by Sega’s Amusement Vision, formerly Sega AM4, which is just two off Shenmue developers Sega AM2. Look past the Japanese gangster setting, and it almost is Shenmue.

I loved Yakuza on the PlayStation 2. It felt like the game version of a cheap Japanese gangster B-Movie, or almost exactly the type of game I’d think up. Unfortunately when I played the demo of Yakuza 3, it felt clunky, boring, and quite old fashioned. That put me off at the time. Still though, now that Yakuza 4 has finally got an English release, I probably should make the time to play it. I hear you can date hostess girls and play arcade games!

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Nintendo 3DS and Japanese lady's faceFive is a fairly good number for lists, and as I can’t quite be bothered to write about ten games, this should round the list off nicely. Now, I don’t want to seem harsh, as I do keep meaning to do something about the 3DS, but at the same time, the 3DS is almost completely failing to interest me.

Perhaps it’s just the uninspiring launch line-up. Perhaps it’s the idea of cross-eyed migraines trying to experience the third dimension on a flat screen. I’m certainly curious, though simultaneously, not quite bothered. I’d liken the 3DS to limping badger – the concept has me interested, and the urge to go over and have a look is quite compelling, yet I wouldn’t really want to take one home.

At least it’s Easter this week. I might actually make some progress in Killzone 3.

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    I still have Fallout 3: New Vegas to play too, and a load of other 360 games.

    I genuinely think that the Wii 2 will be out by the time I get round to playing my Wii games that I haven’t touched yet.

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    There just isn’t enough time for me to play any games. It’s only iPhone/DS stuff that I actually have time to play thanks to my daily commute…

    Somehow I’ve only spent 5 hours playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the last year but have managed around a days worth of Tiny Wings in a sixth of the time!

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    iPad aside (and it’s not like I play many iPad games), so far in 2011 I’ve spent about 30 minutes playing Gran Turismo 5 (right after buying a Logitech steering wheel to use with it) and just over an hour with Killzone 3. I’m such a dedicated gamer!

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At SXSW Interactive festival over the weekend, Gearbox teased a new playable class coming to Borderlands 2. A cell phone-captured video showed a short clip that suggests the sixth playable character will be melee focused. The silhouetted character can be seen punching enemies so hard that blood and parts of their body fly everywhere.

The trailer says: "Deep beneath Pandora, an experiment has escaped. Bandits beware. A new Vault Hunter is coming. More mayhem awaits."

In addition to the four classes the game launched with -- Gunzerker, Assassin, Siren and Commando -- the fifth class was Gaige, the Mechromancer. She was the first DLC for Borderlands 2 and was made available for free on October 9 for those who pre-ordered the game. If you didn't pre-order, she cost $9.99 on the PlayStation Store or 800 Microsoft points on Xbox LIVE. It's reasonable to assume that this new melee class will cost the same amount.

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I think the idea is awesome but I can't warrant buying it unless it'll improve frame rate and given that there's going to be a free HDR update it feels like the PS4 Pro is now all about 4k. With an extremely powerful graphics card for my PC already I would need a little more convincing.

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I didn't really see a reason for me to buy one. I don't have a 4K TV yet and with no new games revealed it's not enticing me. I play for content not for graphical fidelity.

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Richard Kees, Christchurch, NZ, brought this engine to my attention and in June 2004 he relayed information that the whole operation is in a trust that is controlled by Robin C. Nichols. There was infighting between Robin and his nephew, Tim, and they do not talk to one another. Richard went on to say that attempts to phone the uncle had failed to date. All I can assume is that at present Tim or Robin Nichols has gained control of the trust.

One evening in June 2010 I had a phone call from Tony Williams in New Zealand. I was told he had spoken to Robin, who I assume is the grandson or great-grandson of the colonel, about restoring the Stover several years ago but nothing happened. Then recently, Robin came and asked Tony to restore the engine.

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Daniel C. Stover was born on May 8, 1840 at Greencastle, PA. He started a manufacturing business in 1862, most likely making machinery for local farmers. He moved to Freeport, IL, in 1866 and by 1872 was listed as a manufacturer of agricultural implements. The Stover Mfg. Co. was formed in 1879 and was incorporated in 1882. By 1887 the Stover Mfg. Co. had become the largest manufacturer of windmills in the world.

The Stover Engine Works was established in 1893; in the 1904, 1905 and 1911 catalogs it is stated that the company started producing engines in 1895. The 1911 catalog states it is the 16th so the first catalog was issued in 1896.

Little is known about the early years except that Stover produced horizontal sideshaft engines. It is said that very few advertisements appeared before 1900. In 1902 a new range of horizontal and vertical engines replaced the sideshaft engine.

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Using the Stover shipping records to date this engine was more difficult than expected and involved a close reading of the ledger.

On the back page of Power in the Past, Volume 3 by C. H. Wendel is a list compiled by Lester Roos in 1973. It gives the last serial number for each year from 1903 to Feb. 20, 1942, when Stover closed. The last Stover engine produced has the serial number 277558.

The 1903 ledger starts with s/n 1647, shipped on March 10, 1903; the last number for that year is 2256. Wendel makes the comment that the task of compiling the list was extremely difficult because of overlapping between the production and shipping dates. He goes on to say, “No serial numbers are available for engines built prior to March 10, 1903. All that is known is the fact that up to this time, Stover had built 1,646 engines.”

I was corresponding with Curt Andre of the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club in Freeport, IL, and he told me Lester Roos offered the engine records to a Chris Johnson before he died, but Chris only took the shipping records because he didn’t have room for everything. Chris used the records to provide individual engine information to collectors for the price of a stamp.

Chris was an inspector in the area where engines were tested and it would seem that he started to work for Stover some time in the 1920s. He stayed with the company until February 1942 when the plant was shut down and sold. After Lester died, Wendel somehow ended up with the manufacturing records. The shipping records now reside with the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club, where Joe Maurer is the current custodian.

Pages one and two were missing from the first Stover shipping ledger and the first serial number on page three is 535, which was an engine sold to Dorman & Co. of Freeport – a horizontal 6 HP on a transport. Pages one and two were subsequently found in the middle of the ledger while looking for information about a later engine. There is no information on page one, and page two starts at serial number 501. The ledger has 34 entries on each page.

The first entry with a date is the last one on page four: serial number 602 that was sold to Jim Alexander in Nebraska, with a shipment date of 2/21/03. The shipment date on this entry is 18 days before engine number 1647.

The next entry with a date is serial number 650, which was a 1-1/2 HP pumper engine sold to F. L. Colby Co. of Crystal Lake, IL, on May 20, 1903. Then, serial number 658 was sold to Mike Redlinger of Freeport as a 1-1/2 HP plain (vertical) with a shipping date of Feb. 18, 1903. The next engine with a date is serial number 663, a 1-1/2 HP pumper sold to G.A. Black of Oasis, UT, on May 8, 1903.

So now, without much effort, I have found two entries with shipment dates that are earlier than March 10, 1903. The first question I have is why Lester didn’t find or comment on these two engines? On page four, serial number 602 is the only one to have an entry in column five. Page five has no dates in column five and page five has three dates in column five. So, you could say that the first four shipping dates stand out like a sore thumb.

On page 11 about half the entries are dated, and after the sixth entry on page 12 (s/n 846) all entries have a shipment date. Although the dates are hard to read, most shipping dates appear to be February 1903 on pages 12 and 13, although s/n 851 has a shipping date of Jan. 27, 1903.

Then, toward the bottom of page 13 starting with s/n 900, entries are made every other line. So, from page 14 onward there are only 17 engines instead of 34 engines listed on previous pages.

The following will give you an idea how the shipping dates are all over the place for the first 1,000 engines shipped to customers in the first half of 1903:

• s/n 602: with a shipping date of Feb. 21, 1903.

• s/n 974: 3 HP vertical; shipping date Feb 2, 1903.

• s/n 1647: shipping date March 10, 1903 (in Wendel’s book).

• s/n 1658: shipping date March 6, 1903, Alex Storrie (the New Zealand Stover)

• s/n 1670: shipping date Jan. 5, 1903.

• s/n 1676: shipping date July 13, 1903.

Engines were tested and given the next consecutive serial number regardless of type or horsepower. It is possible that some engines were put in the store and sold when a customer ordered a particular model. Seeing as more verticals were sold, it is possible that some engines sat in the back of the store for several months.

The engine

The New Zealand Stover, s/n 1658, is listed as a 6 HP horizontal engine with full base. It looks as if the subbase has been removed and the engine mounted on the transport; note the gas tank is mounted between the transport rails below the cylinder head. Looking at the engine, you will note there is an eccentric cam between the main bearing and the right-hand flywheel. Also, note there is a rod from the cam going to what looks to be a piston pump attached to the engine frame.

There appears to be a pipe from the pump going into the cylinder head below the exhaust. It looks as if there is another pipe taking water from the head to underneath the cylinder with hot water exiting the cylinder through a pipe on top. I assume screen-cooling was used with the tank mounted behind the engine but that is missing.

Water galleries between the head and cylinder do not look to have been used on this engine. From the information I have it looks that by 1905 there were water galleries between the head and cylinder. Most engines at that time were side-valve with a one-piece cylinder and head casting so it would seem unusual for Stover to use a detachable water-cooled head with overhead valves.

The pushrod operating the exhaust valve also trips the igniter and operates the fuel pump. The mechanism for the latter is different to that used on later engines. It would seem that refinements to the design of engines in 1904-05 were still used until the new “K” series engines came out in 1923-24.

The pictures with this article show the engine before restoration began and restoration is already underway. I hope in the future to show pictures of the restored engine and be able to explain the differences between this and later Stover engines.

Information for this article comes from C.H. Wendel’s Power in the Past, Volume 3, and the first Stover shipping ledger, currently in the care of the Stephenson County Antique Engine Club in Freeport.

My thanks to Tony Williams in New Zealand for supplying pictures and information about the engine.

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In a small town in Pennsylvania, Norman C. Piper and his sons have been avid engine collectors for many years. When Norman, my father, heard a large one-cylinder antique gas engine was for sale he thought, 'just another engine to be restored!' Little did he realize it would take many years of work and patience before this engine would explode to life again.

In May, 1978, my father caught wind of a rumor that there had been a large horsepower engine willing to part ownership. Norman, along with a friend, made a trip to Cumberland, Maryland. Here he discovered a large grist mill. The mill, which at one time roared with activity, now lay dormant. The owner wanted to dismantle the mill for the many walnut timbers. In a small wooden shed behind the old mill an 1894, 21 HP sideshaft OTTO was housed. The engine, still belted to the 23 pulley lineshaft, remained the same as the last day it operated.

After several weeks of reckoning, a final price was agreed upon and the engine belonged to my father.

The task of rescuing the Otto from it's cobwebbed grave wouldn't be easy. We were told the engine had been bought originally by two Germans. They assembled the engine part by part and then constructed the building around the engine. After several weeks of thought, my father decided upon his game-plan. Early one morning in June five stronghearted men, Norman Piper, Dennis Piper, Stephen Piper, Lester Risser and Jack Hawbacker, started on the journey of rescue. It took an entire day but the job was very rewarding. Several trees had to be cut down. The walls of the engine shed were torn apart, board by board. This had to be accomplished very carefully so the roof wouldn't collapse onto the engine. We disassembled the Otto into three pieces including the belt pulley, cylinder base, and 64 inch flywheels. Each part was carefully loaded onto the logtruck and chained down. The three pieces, weighing 5150 lbs., rode very smoothly home. After arriving home the Otto was unloaded into my father's shed.

The Otto sat motionless for three years while several events took place. A carriage had to be constructed. An old wire tie hay baler was scrapped and the undercarriage, reinforced with extra steel, filled the order. Ten by ten oak skids were cut and bolted to the wagon. The engine base was bolted first. Then the flywheels were rolled up planks and dropped into the main bearings. The Otto was timed along with a new gas tank and wiring. After four years the engine had been reassembled and ready to run.

With a few turns of a belt from a model A John Deere the 21 HP Otto barked smoke again.

The Otto just recently received a new facelift. In September 1988 it received a fresh coat of paint.

It's displayed at a few select engine shows around our home. The Otto collects a lot of comments and attention from many visitors. It's not hard to understand why this massive antique chunk of cast iron holds a special place in the hearts of the Piper family.


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Chapter Two

I set up a dummy email account that evening- with trembling fingers on my keyboard. Now, what should I say to him? I decided to stick with short and sweet. And I made an effort to not fawn all over him with stuff like, "I can't believe you'd want to email with me!" kind of shit.

Better to play it cool. Who knew if he wanted to get all chatty with me or what. I figured I'd let him set the tone as much as possible.

I wrote and re-wrote for about an hour:

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Re: An Admirer

Hey, thanks for leaving your email address on your windshield. As you can see, I got it! Like I said before, I really admire the results of your hard work. Have you competed? I'm not really very competitive, and I don't spend much time in the gym, but I think it would be cool to talk with someone about what it's like to discipline yourself like that and then to give it your all on stage.

Would love to learn more!

Sincerely, Adrian

Of course, Adrian wasn't my real name. If he had made my apartment, even if I gave my real first name, there's always that chance he could find out my last name. And that nagging stabbing-in-the-middle-of-the-night concept just didn't sit well with me. In the end, I still think it was too talky, but I was so excited that I just couldn't wait any longer to send it. I copied it from my word processing program and pasted it into my email browser, and sent it. I had debated on waiting 'til the next day, so as to not seem too anxious, but I couldn't wait.

But then, the waiting actually began. I swear I checked that email account every five minutes that evening. He's not going to answer tonight, I told myself. Yet I couldn't stop going back to the computer.

Then, to my elation, at a little after 9:00, he responded! Holy fuck! I'm actually communicating with this guy!

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Re: An Admirer

Hey, man. It's always nice to hear from someone interested in bodybuilding, and I appreciate your compliments. Thanks.

Yeah, I do compete. (That's why I took the email name of BuffWinner- 'cuz I like winning bodybuilding contests.) :) I don't know what kind of stuff you want to know, but it might be easier if we meet up sometime, in person. I don't really do a lot of emailing. I like face-to-face better. There's a Starbucks just up 15th from the gym. If you wanted to hook up there sometime, we could chew the fat over coffee. I usually get done with my workout at about 5:45, so any time after that would work for me. What do you think?

Holy hell! I was literally trembling. The stud wants to meet me! My head started spinning with thoughts: How long should I wait to reply? Why does he really want to meet me? He wouldn't try anything in a public place like S-bux would he? Maybe I should suggest a different venue in case he is planning on having his buddies there to jump me. Regardless, no matter what, I will NOT leave S-bux with him and go somewhere private. Just too scary.

I was reeling with thoughts, fears, hopes, expectations, dread... I decided to reply that night, but wait an hour or so. In the end, I told him that Starbucks the next evening when he got done with his workout would be fine. He replied that he'd be there. I took three sleeping pills; and didn't sleep a wink all night.

The next day, when I got home from work, I made sure to wear the exactly right clothes. Not too dressed up, but something more than holy jeans and a wife-beater. (I look almost okay in a wife-beater, but there was no way in HELL I was going to stand next to Lance in one. He'd make me look anemic.) I watched the street, and sure enough he pulled up at 4:30, parked and went inside to work out. I half expected him to look up at the apartment building, but thankfully he didn't.

I planned on getting to the Starbucks on the corner before he came out of the gym. I didn't want to risk having him see me come out of my building. Likewise, I decided to take my laptop with me in case he didn't go directly to his pickup after we finished talking. I wanted to have something to occupy myself with in case he stuck around to watch where I live. I'd be willing to outlast him. Worst scenario: I could sneak behind my building can come in the back entrance. In fact, I took the back door to leave for S-bux as well. Who knows if he might be watching my building from the gym. Yeah, I assumed he had seen me on the street, retreating to my building, but I figured, why give him a confirmation?

At 5:30 I was sitting at S-bux, sipping on an ice coffee. The hell was I thinking? I wasn't going to sleep again, all night.

I watched the street. I would be able to see him as soon as he got out onto the sidewalk, and I'd have a great view as he approached. I practiced sitting in just the right positions. My "Don't Sit Like A Flamer 101" class really paid off, I think. I even warmed up my voice a little; didn't want to choke or burp while I talked. I practiced holding my iced coffee just right. I'd need to grip it firmly to prevent my hands from shaking.

My stomach was doing somersaults. The iced coffee was definitely a mistake. I had the jitters like never before. It was 4:40. The street was busy, but not crowded.

Then... there he was. He came out the front of the gym, carrying his duffel bag. His yellow tank top was sweaty. God, those cannon ball deltoids! How does he just walk around looking like that? He was carrying his duffel bag- but my heart came to a stop when I realized he was walking to his truck! Holy shit! He's leaving! Then the thought struck: Maybe he's going to get in his rig, pull out, and then gun it, crashing right through the Starbucks' plate-glass window to try and kill me! I wasn't sitting near the window, but I did consider moving even farther away... until, as I watched, he opened his passenger door and put his duffel bag on the seat. I held my breath. He leaned in just a bit, and started to fumble through his bag. Then, he took off his sweaty tank top, and pulled on a bright white T-shirt. He closed the door, flashed his lights and honked his horn with his door-locking fob, and started up the street, right toward the S-bux!

God in heaven. He was really, actually walking toward me. To meet me! To talk with me! I actually stood up, in a panic, thinking I should bolt. I had to get out of there! What the fuck had I been thinking? But it was too late to run. He'd see me running. I could hide in the restroom! S-bux cans have locks on the doors, so it'd be simple to just go in there and hide. Even if he tried the door, it'd be locked... But then, I could see him standing around until I came out. I'd have to come out some time; and there he'd be, all drop-dead gorgeous and everything, smiling at me like he knew exactly what I was doing, just standing there and killing me softly with his grin and big muscles. No. That would not do.

I sat back down and tried to stare at my coffee. He got bigger and bigger as he approached. His walk was so studly- so confident. I couldn't tell if he could see me or not. He didn't seem to be looking for me; he was just walking.

He crossed the street, moving closer. I was almost ready to barf. I was so nervous I thought I would die. Then... he reached out his big arm and pulled open the coffee house's glass door. Fucking fuck, the guy was gorgeous! I realized right then that the closest I had ever been to him was three stories and a street-width away. Now, he was maybe 30 feet from me! And close-up was even more astounding than long-distance! He filled out that T-shirt with just perfectly-bulging, proportioned muscle. This close, I could tell that it was a nicer T-shirt than a plain white one. It was double-stitched, on the expensive side. And he looked so damn hot!

As soon as the door closed behind him, he scanned the place. Our eyes met, and I could tell he recognized me. Yeah, he had to have seen me running from his rig the day before. As soon as he made me, his face lit up. Damn, fucking damn! His bright white teeth out shown his T-shirt! Fuck. So astoundingly gorgeous! That thick neck! That smile! Those blue eyes and that brown-blond hair! He still wore what looked like workout shorts, but it didn't matter. He could have covered himself in horse shit and he would have been overwhelmingly gorgeous.

His shirt was just bulging with muscle- like he had been poured into it. And his legs- this guy obviously didn't skimp on leg day! Of course, you idiot. He competes!

He kept his eyes on me as he walked toward me. Instinctively, I stood- it's a good thing it was instinctive because I certainly wasn't thinking about what I was doing. Thanks, mommy for teaching me manners. He extended his brawny arm as he got to me, and re-energized that gorgeous smile. "Yo, Adrian," he grinned. Then he laughed. "Sorry," he said. "You probably get that all the time huh?" His grinning-grin was like nothing I have ever experienced in my life. This is the truth: It actually hurt me. Just seeing his perfect, white smile hurt. My gut knotted. Hard. My whole body ached. It actually ached! My muscles; my joints. Everything.

I found the words, somewhere, and said "You must be Lance. Nice to meet you." And no- no one has ever said "Yo, Adrian," to me, since that's not my name.

He poked his thumb over his shoulder, to his back side, and his thick forearm pulsed in front of me. "I"m just gonna grab something to drink ok?" God, that forearm was so meaty and lined with veins. Probably bigger than a lot of guys' upper arms!

"Sure," I said. "Hope you don't mind that I already did."

"Not at all, dude. I'll be right back."

I sat back down. I had no choice; I was really close to blacking out. I grabbed my plastic iced coffee cup and held it tightly. Then I looked up at Lance as he waited in line for the lady in front of him to finish ordering. I scoped out the baristas, and couldn't help but notice them eyeing the super-stud. Fuck, he probably was used to the stares, but I was just beside myself with lust. Lance's back seemed so wide- it kind of hovered above his narrow waist. And that ass! Oh hell, what an ass! Two tight globes of gluteal muscle- small and taut in those shorts. Like twin bowling balls under the thin workout fabric. This was the best porn I had ever seen- and the guy was fully dressed!

He joked with the barista. She flirted back.

Once he got his drink, he turned toward me, and when he sat down at my small table he flashed that painful smile again. "I'm glad to meet you, man," he said.

"Thanks, me too," I said. "I felt kind of awkward approaching you. I didn't want to freak you out or anything."

"No worries, man," he smiled. His fucking huge forearms rested against the edge of the table and his enormous biceps bulged against his tight shirt sleeves. "It happens quite often, actually."

"Really?" I asked. "People leave you notes and shit?"

He chuckled. "Well, not usually notes. Most of the time they just strike up a conversation. You know, asking me if I compete... whatever." He took a sip of what looked like iced green tea and the dimples that dented when he smiled became even more pronounced.

"Wow," I said. "I was pretty nervous. Glad it's no big deal." I didn't know what else to say.

He smiled and said, "So, how long have you been interested in bodybuilding?" He sat back in his chair now, totally relaxed.

"Oh, uh..." fuck I hadn't planned anything! I finally came up with: "I can't even remember. Since my teens, I guess."

"You ever been to a contest?" he asked.

"Naw." Oh shit. He's gonna figure me out in two seconds! "But I'd like to... someday."

"Yeah, they're pretty cool. A lot of testosterone at those shows," he laughed.

"Well, you obviously have your share of testosterone," I said, glancing at his arms. Oh fuck.

He laughed. "Yeah, I get that a lot."

I was going to need some serious pain pills if he kept stabbing me with that smile of his. I looked at how he filled out that T-shirt. Those traps; and his neck! His traps supported just a powerful-looking plug of a neck! As he sat back like that, his chest just protruded into the room. Thick, massive, wide pecs.

"You must live around here, huh?" he asked, taking a sip of his drink.

"Yeah, not too far. That's how I first spotted you, actually."

"I figured," he smiled. "You must have a nice view from your apartment- of the street and stuff," he said. His demeanor was still very friendly.

My face flushed- very hot. God, I should run.

He leaned forward just a bit. "I saw you grab my note and run into the building. That's where you live, right?"

"Yeah," I was getting more scared.

"Cool," he said. He still didn't seem at all concerned that he was sitting at a table with a voyeur.

Maybe he didn't make the connection. Maybe he thinks I just happened to see him on the street- not like I was watching for muscle.

There was a painful silence. Finally he said, "Hey man, you should check out a bodybuilding show that's coming up in a few weeks. It's the Mr. State competition." He leaned forward and seemed to be getting excited about the topic. "I'm planning on going. You want to come? I could give you some pointers about what the judges look for and stuff."

"Are you competing in the show?" I asked. I couldn't believe he was asking me to come with him!

"No- not this one," he said. "So I'll be in the audience the whole time. You want to come?"

I can't believe this! "Sure!" I tried to not act too excited. "That'd be cool!"

We each got out iPhones and I watched his long, muscular fingers as he pulled up his calendar. The contest wasn't for a couple of weeks. I put it on my calendar with a reminder alarm. Like yeah, I'm going to forget... He'd pick me up Saturday morning. I'd get to ride in his jock-rig.

Before we parted ways, we exchanged phone numbers, and- here's the best part- he handed me a card that gave the URL of his own bodybuilding website! "I've done a lot of shows," he said. "There are some pictures and video clips there. A friend of mine did the site for me. It's pretty cool!"

A half hour later, I was home scouring his website. God it really was cool. I download every picture and video clip I could find of Lance, and then jacked off to some of the clips. Fuckin' awesome.

Now my only problem was going to be... How in hell am I going to survive for over two weeks before I see him again?

Fortunately, I didn't have to. That night- or should I say the next morning- I fell asleep at about 4:00 AM. Yeah. Four-fucking-Anti-Meridian. Fortunately, it was a Friday night/Saturday morning so I could sleep in. That was, until my phone started blasting away at 9:00.

It was him.

I had entered his phone number and his name to my phone when he'd given it to me, so when the screen said "Lance," I was instantly awake.

"Hey, man, I hope I didn't wake you." His smile was even evident just in his voice.

"No, no," I fumbled, trying to fix my hair so he wouldn't see me like this. "I've been up for (like, three seconds) a... while."

"Cool. Hey I was wondering, if you don't have plans today, you want to head down to the beach with me?"

What? I blinked my eyes, then pulled the phone away from my ear to re-check who the fuck it was that I was talking to. Yup, the screen said, "Lance."

"If you're busy, that's okay," he said. "I just thought it might be fun to hang out."

"No! I mean Yes!" I practically spat. "I mean, I don't have anything planned for the day, and yes that'd be cool. You sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure!" he smiled through the phone. "What kind of beer do you like?"

"Uh- it changes. I'm kinda seasonal," I said. Oh fuck you're sounding gay! "In the summer I like Corona."

"Sweet, man! I'll pick up a case. We can find a spot for lunch in Cannon Beach. Pick you up in a half hour?"

"Uh, sure. That sounds good!"

"Alright man." The phone beeped twice, ending the call.

Fuck. What the hell am I supposed to do now? First, jump in the shower. Check. Then I needed to find suitable attire. I wasn't so gay that I didn't know how to do Jock, but the stuff I had in the way of swimwear was going to make it a challenge. And just how in fuck do you think you're going to live once he takes his shirt off at the beach? A) Every person in the world is going to notice HIM, not you. And 2) Your sorry cock is probably going to explode before his shirt even hits the blanket!

I was a mess. This was going to be hard to pull off (pun intended).

I totally gave up on trying to look good next to him. Just not possible. So I settled for at least not looking too femmy. No drag swimsuit today. (Just kidding. I don't do drag.) A half hour later I was standing down at the street, wearing long swimming trunks (royal blue) and a "Speed Racer" T-shirt. I had packed a small duffel, with sun screen, a water bottle, a book (who knows?), some granola bars, and a change of shorts. I hate wearing wet clothes. As I stood there, holding my inflated dolphin swimmy toy, and wearing my big Hobo Kelly sun glasses (Joke!) I saw him approach. God that pickup was sexy.

The guy driving it, however, wasn't sexy: He was sex itself! A living breathing boner/wet dream in the flesh. "Hey man!" he grinned as he pulled up. "Let's hit the beach!"

The drive to the beach took a couple of hours, and the whole time I memorized the map work of his veiny, thick arms.

The guy was amazing, and I'm not even talking about his body now. He laughed (wish I would have brought those pain pills!) and joked... a really quick wit! A great conversationalist. SO friendly. It was as if he actually LIKED spending time with me.

"How long have you lived in that apartment?" he asked.

"A couple of years."

"You like it?"

"It's okay," I said. "Nothing special."

He was originally from Alabama. I thought I'd detected a hint of a drawl- to die for- but he'd lived in town here since the middle of grade school so he'd lost much of the accent. He was studying pre-med. Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, I know, the reader is thinking, "Come ON. This muscle stud can't have that kind of body, those good looks, that gorgeous personality, friendly as hell, AND have brains too? Are you kidding Seanny? Do you want me to throw this computer across the room right here and now? 'Cuz I will! I swear I will!"

No. You wont.

Because you want to find out how a muscleman- a gorgeous, friendly, BRAINY AND BRAWNY muscleman could find the likes of "Adrian" someone with whom he'd want to spend an afternoon. With. So yeah, your computer is safe. I know you.

So, where was I? Or, rather, who was I? Oh yeah, I was Adrian.

"Can I ask you a question?" Lance asked as we neared the parking area at the beach.

"I think you already have," I smirked, feeling more and more confident after his friendly conversation.

He laughed, and I had to fight to keep my face from scrunching up in pain while I watched his adams apple bob. "Touché," he grinned. "But I was wondering what your real name is."

I froze. "I mean... what?" I muttered, obviously flummoxed.

"It's okay, man," he said, a little more seriously now. "I know you wouldn't have used your real name. Dude, until the last half hour or so, every time I've talked to you I thought you were going to pass out from nerves."

"Zack," I said. Fuck. I'm so busted.

He extended his arm- that really, really meaty, thick and veiny arm- and we shook hands, again. "Glad to actually meet you, Zack," he smiled. "Dude. Don't worry. I'm harmless. We're going to have a great time today."

"Thanks," I said. I averted my gaze to the floor of his rig. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" he grinned. "Faaggggetabowwwdit," he said in his best Boston. "I'm glad you took the initiative. I think we're going to be great friends."

Excuse me, but you might need a hose in a minute- to clean out your cab- because I seriously think I'm going to THROW UP right now.

Lance parked his pickup and we got out. "Can you believe this weather today?" he beamed. "Look at those breakers!" He scanned the water, then looked at me. "You like body surfing?"

"Yeah, I do!" I said. And it was true. I really did. Especially if I can do it about ten feet behind you and watch your rippling back and muscle-ass while I do it!

We spread a blanket and set up the cooler. There were plenty of people on the beach, but it wasn't crowded at all. Lance stood there, looking out over the water, then he grabbed the bottom of his shirt and pulled it up and over his head. No, I didn't cream my pants even before it hit the blanket. But close.

"Fuck," I let slip as I gazed upon his brawny gorgeousness.

Lance turned to me, at the sound of my expletive, and grinned. He tighten his abs, and the skin shrink-wrapped into almost invisible. Mounds of muscle, stacked on top of each other, looked insanely manly.

"Fuck," I said again. I need to learn some more cuss words. This is going to get redundant real fast.

Lance grinned at me from behind his sunglasses. He looked a little like Dennis Newman. Gorgeous manliness. I wanted to fall onto the blanket and curl up into a fetal position. He looked around at the various people surrounding us. Yeah, he had everyone's attention. Then he looked at me and said, "Maybe later on this evening, when we get back to Portland, I can give you a little look at my posing routine." He looked around again and added, "But not here. Too many eyes."

He cared?

His body was everything I wanted in a fantasy man. As I looked at him, I thought it entirely possible that I would have to use my hand to push my lower jaw up. I was floating away. I was lost in muscle lust. Gorgeous, virile. Huge, rippling.

Brain functions were in danger of shutting down completely.

Fortunately, Lance took another look at the surf and made a beeline for the water, shouting, "Last one in the water has to buy lunch!"

Now, I think I mentioned before that I'm kind of scrawny, didn't I? Runner's build. That's because I've always been... you know... a runner. Track, all four years of high school. And I still run, like six days a week. I'm pretty fast. And I got some endurance.

Even though I'm not that competitive anymore, I still like a challenge. So at Lance's taunting, I took off behind him. I don't know if it was simply because he got a head start- or maybe all those muscles can just mooooooove, but there was no contest. He was halfway to Japan before I was even wet. (With water, okay?)

Then the fun began.

We spent almost the whole day in the water. Splashing, body surfing, running, swimming. Lance was approached many times by would-be admirers. And when a couple of grade school boys struck up a conversation with him, he asked if they wanted to play a game of keep-away with their ball. God, what a fun time that was. In the end, those two kids were climbing all over Lance's body, while he held the ball high in the air. Even when his arm was straight, fully-extended upward, it didn't lose any of its size. Big, bulging biceps and triceps.

Shit it was fun. I even got in on the act a couple of times, enjoying some screaming-wicked body contact.

"This is a kick," Lance said a while later as we both lay on the beach blanket. "You want to do this again next Saturday?"

I turned my face toward him. His eyes were closed as he lay on his back, face straight up.

"Really? Yeah!" I said.

"Cool," he smiled under his sunglasses. "It's a date then."

I stared at him a few seconds, and only when I saw a smile form on his lips- he knew I was looking- did I turn back to face the sky.

The ride back to town was quiet. We were both pooped. God, that was a singular day. And even though neither one of us did much talking, it was a comfortable silence. At least I thought so. We didn't need to talk.

Back in the city, he took me to his apartment. To my pleasure, he lived only about a mile from me. His place was nicer than mine. Clean, but not fastidious. What do you expect? He's perfect.

We lugged the cooler and stuff up to his apartment in one trip. He had repeated his invitation to show me a few poses before he would take me home, but unfortunately, I had forgotten to set my DVR to record The History Channel, so I had to decline.

Just checking to see if the Curious Web Surfer is still awake.

"Hey man," he smiled to me, "before I show you some poses, I was going to hop in the shower. Get that salt water out of my hair and stuff. That okay?"

"Sure. No problem," I said. "I got nothing to get home to."

Then, he stopped. He looked at me. Harder than normal. He squinted his eyes, smiled, and said, "You need to shower too? 'Cuz... there's probably room for both of us..."

[To be continued... Heh. Heh. Heh.]

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Intoxicated driving arrests

--BRANDON M. ELLIS, 23, 919 Clary St., Beloit, at 6:13 a.m. Sunday on the 2500 block of East Racine Street in Janesville.

--DAVID L. JOHNSON, 41, Brodhead, at 9:15 p.m. Friday in the 1300 block of West 2nd Avenue, Brodhead, on charges of second-degree recklessly endangering safety, battery and disorderly conduct.

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--CHARMAE L. GRATTAN, 38, Brodhead, at 11:35 p.m. Saturday on Highway 59 near Peebles Road, town of Albany. It is listed as Grattan's third drunken-driving arrest.

--HIGHWAY 81 AND COUNTY T, TOWN OF SPRING GROVE, at 12:19 p.m. Sunday. A vehicle driven by Tracey J. Merrell, 49, Durand, Ill., was stopped southbound on County T and pulled into the path of an eastbound motorcycle driven by Victor Manuel Sarti, 42, Countryside, Ill. The vehicles collided and Sarti was ejected, landing on the hood of Merrell's vehicle, then rolled onto the ground. Sarti was treated for non-life threatening injuries at an area hospital. Merrell was cited for failure to yield right of way from a stop sign.

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When did you last clean out your rain gutters?

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Every autumn I climb ladders and clean out our home's rain gutters. We have large trees in our yard, and after they've dropped their leaves and I clean the gutters, the big oak across the street is sure to deposit leaves in our gutters whenever the wind blows.

I had cleaned the gutters two or three times but reasoned I had one more round to do before the little snow fell and the weather turned cold a week or so ago. Fortunately, we got a reprieve in the weather last weekend. I figured if I waited until Sunday, most of the snow and ice would be gone, and I could clear the leaves and install Christmas lights and our two roof de-icing cables all in the same swoop.

It worked, though I was picking chunks of ice—with leaves embedded—out of the gutter along our back deck, on the north side. If you've ignored your gutters since that cold snap, you might want to consider cleaning them before the snow flies again to prevent roof damage this winter.

We use the two roof cords to prevent ice build-up. One covers the overhang by our front door. This ice jam doesn't seem to hurt the roof so much as it creates an ice slick atop the steps that could catch a mail or newspaper carrier or visitor unaware. I plug the cord in after it snows and unplug it when it's not needed.

That cord works so well that we bought another one for the gutter along the back deck. That corner has never been a problem except for one year when snow and ice were still atop the roof and a late-winter downpour caused problems around the foundation. So I now install one in back, too, and remove both in the spring.

Our gutters aren't in great shape, and I'm hoping to save enough money to install new ones next year. Some of our soffits aren't looking so good either and might need replacing at the same time. Maybe someone will convince me of some brand of gutter guards that will work well and save the annual autumn ladder work.

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You know that streaming radio service that we’re so fond of in these parts? Well, Storm owners will be able to start enjoying Slacker directly on their phones, starting today. Verizon Wireless is pushing the Slacker Radio app to BlackBerry Storm phones, and the app will connect to V CAST as well. If you are listening to a track that is also available on V CAST, you’ll see an icon come up that will let you purchase and download it instantly, without interrupting your flow. If you’re on a BlackBerry Storm, check it out.

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The Vienna Tourist Board in partnership with the Vienna-based artist Nychos presents “Vienna Therapy“, a public art installation, in New York City’s Flatiron Plaza, open to the public June 16 – 18, 2016. Internationally recognized Austrian artist Nychos, known for glorifying the inner workings of animals and characters with his vibrant art, will debut new work entitled “The Dissection of Sigmund Freud”. For a special three-day installation and immersive experience, he dissected the bust of Sigmund Freud, revealing his brain, and paying homage to the visionary’s inner life as the pioneer of psychoanalysis. The portrayal has the shape of a hulking ten-foot tall white sculpture of Freud positioned behind and leaning over a couch to sit upon.
Opening Thursday June 16 at 6:00PM, the public art installation at Flatiron Plaza will run through Saturday June 18. Just as Sigmund Freud “dissected” the workings of the human mind to enhance our understanding and mastery of our own minds, Nychos dissected Sigmund Freud to present a modern portrait of his inner mind. Locals and tourists alike are invited to enjoy “Vienna Therapy” in the father of psychoanalysis’s couch (free of charge!). The three dimensional white sculpture stands in stark minimalism to the artist’s raw, enthralling and vibrantly colorful two dimensional reliefs. The installation will be free for visitors from Thursday from 12PM – 10PM, Friday from 7AM- 10PM, and Saturday from 9AM – 5PM, June 16 – June 18 2016.
Everyone who participates in “Vienna Therapy” will be given the chance to win a bespoke trip to Vienna, tailored according to the winner’s identified wishes. Visitors have the opportunity to use a brainwave sensitive headset, which playfully invites the public to discover their subconscious desires regarding visiting Vienna. A tasteful “Vienna Library” next to the sculpture will offer visitors more in-depth information on Sigmund Freud, Nychos, the historic city of Vienna and its other treasures.
Norbert Kettner, director of the Vienna Tourist Board, who will be in New York for the opening, adds, “Over the past century, imperial Vienna has transformed into a center for contemporary art, modern architecture and design. It has been said that the days of Freud, Klimt and Schiele must have been an exciting time to be in Vienna, a time when it was a global center of arts and culture. While this may be true, I find the city to be most appealing today – a balanced blend of past achievements and innovative developments, enriched by the amenities of a modern, well-functioning and safe metropolis.”
In anticipation of the 3D installation in Flatiron Plaza, Nychos created a 2D mural of Sigmund Freud in the thriving Danube Canal area of Vienna. The Dissection of Freud is also contextualized by additional new work from the artist opening in a solo exhibition entitled IKON at Jonathan Levine Gallery at 529 West 20th Street in New York’s Chelsea gallery district. Open June 25 – July 23, IKON is a body of work comprised of portraits of “Pop Icons”, characters whose images have been burned into our minds since they were created. With his work, Nychos dismantles these figures to reveal two extremes of surface and core. There will be an opening reception for IKON at the gallery on Saturday, June 25th from 6-8pm (free and open to the public).
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Steve Jobs took a jab a the netbook. I didn’t like that. But I can’t stop thinking that the iPad would be an awesome device to run the EasyPeasy OS on. Where the iPhone OS doesn’t support memory cards and other USB devices, we will be able to bring a full fledged but lightweight operating system for the iPad.

Can’t wait to get my hands on one.

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  1. iPad Forum April 6, 2010 at 8:23 pm #

    im loving the ipad personally. what do you think of it now? was it upto your standards?

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