Mr Papa’s World

Lately, I haven’t played much America’s Army (AA). In fact, I think I have played twice in the last six months. Most of this was due to internet issues with my provider. He panicked one day when he had some port scans going on and closed everything down. Ports required to be open for me to play AA (as well as some other internet applications) would no longer function correctly. It took me a couple of months to convince him that was the wrong approach and not acceptable. He got in some new equipment in and the problem was solved – I could again play AA. However, the damage was done and my interest waned during the down time. Couple that with several vacations this summer and AA dropped off my radar screen. I … READ MORE

As some of you know, Suzanne and I also run a cruise blog over at Cruise Talk Central. At that site, we blog about our cruise travels and have information available for other cruisers researching cruising. We have photos, videos and reviews of the cruises and excursions that we have done. We also list the latest cruise industry news.

Well, recently, Cruise Talk Central has been getting some notice. We are able to generate a small monthly revenue, but more important, folks have been stopping by and engaging in discussions with us. Also, the cruise industry is taking notice of our little site. We have received email from Royal Caribbean about some links and information. One of the executive chefs at Celebrity Cruises visits the site and is a subscriber.

Yesterday, Holland America debuted their Eurodam News Blog. The … READ MORE