Texas and The Sims Deluxe

Been back in Texas for the past few days and fighting off a cold. I arrived and promptly finagled Shandelle into skipping into town for a few days by skipping her connection from Houston to Oakland. Unfortunately, I managed to give her my cold and now she's miserable. On the upside, San Antonio is warm and humid. What could be better?

Also, to ensure that I know full well the Reality Distortion Field that exists in the Bay Area, this home is what you get for $330k in San Antonio. To put that in perspective, here is the beauty that you get for the same $$ in San Francisco (and it's not really even in a nice neighborhood).

I bought the Sims last night. Supposedly, it's the best selling game in computer gaming history. Personally, I don't get it. I kept trying to figure out what's the point. Do I build an empire? Conquer enemy worlds? Make my Sims the richest in the world? Uh, no. I dress these virtual people, tell them who to speak to, and when to bathe. Perhaps I'll get more into it, but for now I'm wishing I bought Civilization III.