Andy, I love these glimpses into your personal story. You, my friend, is a gamer to the core. You not only speak of games, but you write about the history of the US gaming industry, the pros and cons of past and current gaming consoles, the frame rates and processing power... Non gamers don’t think about this stuff, and I bet some game players don’t either. True gamers like you support the industry and purchase games even though you don’t have time to play.
I loved how your passion for games help define your career as a coder. You were one of the lucky ones to find your passion early and ran with it.
It would have been cool if you had a picture of your retro gaming space. Your kids don’t know how good they have it.
Thanks for the kind words @mellofello. I am glad that my good friend told me about Steemit because it is a great forum to tell my stories. I do have some pictures of my game space, maybe in the future I will write a blog about how I put it together. Thanks for the idea!