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The "Closet" Bird Rider

    Hey everyone. I bet you guys thought I was dead. No, I am very much (?) alive. I have been incommunicado in the land without internet. Major drag. I haven't had time to play games, even. Not reading Google News and Flipboard was bad. I also couldn't check my app shopper app for the latest games. Speaking of that excellent free app, there is a game on sale you might want if you are an RPG person. That's role playing game for those of you new to the I-Pad. Anyway, the game is Aralon: Sword and Shadow HD. It is normally a hefty $6.99 but it is currently on sale for a paltry 99 cents. This game is big, with 310 megabytes of cool graphics. I haven't bought it yet, but I want to because in the screen shots there is a character who is riding a huge bird, like an ostrich. Not that I am a closet bird rider or anything, but it just looks cool.
     My problem is this. I have a new internet service and I am now limited on my amount of download/upload stuff. Therefore I am paranoid about my total use until I see how it goes. I hate that! I would rather just refuse to do something than to scrimp about it.
    I have a friend who writes fantasy/sci-fi who might want to check out Aralon: Sword and Shadow. Emmy Lou, this one might be right up your alley.
    I did download a free game called Smashcops today. I haven't played it yet, however, and cannot say if it is good or not. That is a temporary freebie, so if you want it, get it now.
    By the way, since I bragged on Max Payne Mobile, I feel like I should mention something. On Chapter 8 of this game, Max is fighting a guy that is into satan worship. True, this person is a bad guy and the story doesn't condone or glorify that in any way. In fact, Max ventilates the whole bunch with your weapon of choice. But, I don't mess with the occult at all and when my kids were younger, I wouldn't have allowed them to, either. I figure that, once you are through with Chapter 8, you would be okay on content, but I wanted you to be forewarned before you spent your hard-earned dinero on this game. I may go ahead and finish it with the sound turned down in Chapter 8. I have already had plenty of fun with it. More than enough to justify the $2.99.
    Looks like a new approach of the marketing gurus on the app store. I refer to the penchant of charging for updates. This is something which has been nearly non-existent on the app store in the past and I am not thrilled about it. One of the games which I played a lot was Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. They have a new update out for it which is $1.99. I am not saying that I will never pay for an update, but it would be unusual. Very. Real Golf 2011 is a better game in my opinion, anyway.
     I understand that a bunch of new folks got the new I-pad today in places like Israel and South Africa. I would like to welcome you and say that you are as welcome on the site as flowers in May. Speaking of which, the picture above is a bush called a Rosy Glow Barberry.
   Check back later in the weekend. I will likely return, now that I have escaped from the stone age.
   From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.
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