RA Guy on October 15th, 2009

When Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was young, playing a video game meant one of two things: either we could pull out the pong console and hook it up to a black and white television, or we could gather some quarters and head to the closest 7-11 convenience store in order to play one of their approximately [...]

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RA Guy on July 30th, 2009

R&R: The Childhood Years
When Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was a little kid, R&R referred to one thing – the railroad properties in Monopoly. These were always one of my favorite properties to buy, with hopes of collecting all four railroads: Reading, Pennsylvania, B&O, and Short Line.
Some of my other favorite properties were the two cheapest ones [...]

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RA Guy on July 10th, 2009

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy went to elementary school back in the 1970’s. Bee Gees. Jaws. The Brady Bunch. KC and the Sunshine Band. Star Wars. The Partridge Family.
This was way back before the internet, before satellite television, even before cable television. The name of the game was rabbit ears, and the one television in the house [...]

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Because words alone can’t describe what it’s like to go through a flare.

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If you haven’t already done so, take a look at A Week In The Life Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy, Pt. 1.
Stay tuned…for the next adventure of [...]

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RA Guy on June 29th, 2009

Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy is pleased to present Flare.
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of yet another flare and thought to yourself “How can I possibly have any fun?”
Now you have the answer.
Play Flare!
This game will bring countless hours of fun and excitement.
Play in the morning! Play at night! Play with friends! Play alone!

Number [...]

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RA Guy on June 16th, 2009

When Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was a little kid, he loved board games. Board games ruled, even with their lost parts and all! The cardboard boxes that squished under the weight of air were a classic (leading to even more lost parts, as the stack of board games fell over anytime you tried to pull one [...]

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RA Guy on June 14th, 2009

Because there is no such thing as taking too many breaks!
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On the left, Legorreta + Legorreta Architect’s National Center of the Arts in Mexico City. I really like the use of grand forms and bold colors. (Legorreta was a disciple of Luis Barragan, one of my favorite architects.)
On the right, The House of Diego Rivera [...]

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RA Guy on May 22nd, 2009

As Memorial Day weekend approaches, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy got to thinking about all of the summer games he used to play when he was a little boy. This was always such a wonderful time of the year! School was over, and the day was filled with endless days of playing outside with other kids in [...]

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