Absolute scenes

While running errands this morn, I witnessed:

* Police out in force (so to speak), conducting random drug tests along both sides of a busy shopping street

* A fellow with a tattoo on the back of his bald head that said "NO VACANCY"

* In front of me in the post-office queue, three mothers with newborns (the only other customers!)

* A sign in the medical centre informing us of their use of an A.I. assistant, AND

* Multiple crazy drivers like the out-of-state car _with trailer_ that crossed two lanes into mine (I had to brake), then executed a risky right turn between the oncoming traffic.

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"Bible Adventures" by Gabe Durham is the first Boss Fight book I've read. Won't be the last. Firstly, because it was fascinating the whole way through. Secondly, 'cos I appear to be in possession of four more :-)

Back-cover text:

In the beginning, a small unlicensed game development company was hit with divine inspiration: They could make a lot of money (and avoid the wrath of Nintendo) by creating games for Christians. With the release of the 1990 NES platformer Bible Adventures, the developers saw what they had made, and it was good. Or, at least, good enough.

Based on extensive research and original interviews with Wisdom Tree staff, Gabe Durham's book investigates the rise and fall of the little company that almost could, the tension between faith and commerce in the Christian retail industry, culture's retro/ironic obsession with "bad games", and the simple recipe for transforming a regular game into a Christian game: throw in a Bible and pray nobody notices.

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Am stuck on the penultimate stage of "Birdigo". Can't fluke optimum powerups plus good letters. Shoulda beaten it once, except a lone missclick ruined my chances. This is a problem with the game. Defected to "Word Play" [also Steam] and have defeated that (easily) on Legendary. Not finished with either title yet.

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