Getting up, I watched TV then headed out, only to find Marnie at the door, with a stray cat she found. (Remember my picking out my pet at the start of the game?) The mail consisted of a letter from the Joja Corporation. Now I know what the worker was doing hammering on the rocks….
Category: Geek Life
SDV: A Blogger Escapes the Real World, Part Four
On day four of the game, I woke up in my lonely little cottage and turned on the TV, to watch Livin’ Off The Land. The program gives you quite a few tips for playing the game. This hint is about the spring onions, which I can forage past the river south of the farm….
SDV: A Blogger Escapes the Real World, Part Three
Day three brought me the first rainy day. The good thing about a rainy day, is that you don’t have to water the garden, so I set off to gather more wood, meaning to build some more chests. After gathering as much wood as I needed I crafted two chests to carry with me, and…
SDV: A Blogger Escapes the Real World, Part Two
In Stardew Valley the year is 112 game-days. Each season is 28 days. On day two of spring of the first year, I got up and checked the TV to see what the fortune teller had to say. With the addition of the second fishing rod, my backpack was full, so I headed back to…
SDV: A Blogger Escapes the Real World, Part One.
Spoiler alert!I am not even going to try to avoid spoilers. So be forewarned. This walkthrough is for the iPad version of the game which has quite a few differences from the desktop version. It will only be a walkthrough of my game-play. Stardew Valley is very flexible, so as you play the game your…
Stardew Valley: or how I am coping with Covid19
Warning, this is not a post about tavel or minimalist living. I swear, I will get back to that next month. Sam Pirtle Okay, I know I have been threatening to post about my going down the rabbit hole of Stardew valley for some time, so here we go. It all started innocently enough. I…
iOS 14, a first look
A note to my long time followers: Sorry, this one isn’t directly about travel. Hold tight, barring any new travel bans I will be back on the road in mid October. Sam Pirtle Ever since June, when Apple first announced iOS 14, I have waited in eager anticipation of all the changes. Obviously I really…
Apple Hates Nomads: Why that turned out to be a good thing.
As soon as I saw the keynote launching the MacBook Pro 16 inch, I wanted it. It wasn’t a matter of if I were going to get it, it was only a matter of how much the model I bought would be souped up. I had to wait to get it until I returned to…
FaceBook is the New Town Square? Okay, treat it that way.
Stop commenting or relying publicly on FaceBook. Make your comments that are just meant for that one person, who is sharing something, a direct message. Don’t forget to reference the post you are reacting to.
An Unscheduled Vacation From Blogging
It all started with the rain. It has been a long time since I have lived anywhere, where the rain can continue day after day. I am used to an occasional day of rain, or even more often just a morning or afternoon of rain. So I really didn’t think to check the ten day…