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McPuppy Studios — The Blog
29 posts. Newest first.
Ep. 29 - Ooh Check This Out!
Elsa-BOT vs ngreen37 — the Pirc, Austrian Attack
Sep 11, 2026
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Ep. 28 - Six Month Anniversary!
Wow, six months… it’s been a wild six months for me, personally and professionally. What a...
Aug 29, 2026
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Ep.27 - Godot
I am learning Godot! Thanks to Blender, and prior experience, using basic tutorials has been relatively...
Aug 23, 2026
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Ep. 26 - Anti-Social Socials
Love The Strokes - one of my all time favorite bands. Those first three albums are...
Aug 19, 2026
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Ep. 25 - Soft Launch
Pivoting, consistency, and belief in the product. That’s how we got here so fast. I assumed...
Aug 10, 2026
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Ep. 24 - Re-Brand!
We have officially re-branded. ChessWild.com. Shout out to my mom for the name - I could...
Aug 04, 2026
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Ep. 23 - Expanding Belief
Wow. I am so fired up today. What a breakthrough: My entire life, I told myself...
Jul 25, 2026
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Ep. 22 - Momentum
What a week. I’m moving home closer to family, set up a Play-Vs. option on the...
Jul 20, 2026
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Ep. 21 - We're Back
Thanks to Josh for the keyboard and the mouse pad! They are fantastic. I’ve BEEN back...
Jul 13, 2026
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Ep. 20 - A Few Steps Back
Great songwriter. I broke my wireless keyboard. Means website work and no animation. That’s okay; the...
Jun 22, 2026
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Ep. 19 - Grand Rising
Shout-out to Garrett! Showed me Jim Croce, simply by turning me on to Fleetwood Mac and...
Jun 20, 2026
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Ep. 18 - P&JCC Games are now live!
Check out the new Games section of the website! Very cool. All are still being worked...
Jun 15, 2026
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Ep. 17 - ...and YOU live in the 21st Century
I started a dumpster fire today. A literal dumpster fire. Didn’t mean to: I put coals...
Jun 13, 2026
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Ep. 16 - A New Vision
My new glasses arrived! Very exciting. No excuses, but my vision has been compromised for a...
Jun 05, 2026
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Ep. 15 - 90-Day Mark!
Hey, not bad; we are 90 days in and it is an interesting milestone. I have...
May 30, 2026
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Ep. 14 - Three Days of Banging Head Against Wall
I think I need to stop and go for a run. I haven’t ran in months,...
May 25, 2026
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Ep. 13 - A Lagwagon Tribute
Just another Saturday. Not quite. I am back in action after about ten days of workworkwork,...
May 16, 2026
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Ep. 12 - 60 Day Mark!
What a day, what a week, what a last-couple-of-months. P&JCC is sixty days old. First fourteen...
May 03, 2026
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Ep. 11 - Avoiding Productive Avoidance
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh! Oh yeah! Oh-oh yeah! Big blender day today, so Bad Religion is perfect. All evening,...
Apr 25, 2026
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Ep. 10 - The Pros and Cons of Perfectionism - a Wrens Case Study
The Meadowlands (2003) is one of my all-time favorite albums, and the story of its creation...
Apr 19, 2026
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Ep. 9 - Website Developer, Empire Builder?
Well, isn’t this something? The website is looking great so far. This specific post is under...
Apr 14, 2026
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Ep. 8 - Chess Lessons
Last ten days have been busy, but the first week of chess lessons is finished and...
Apr 11, 2026
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Ep. 7 - Python
Perhaps it doesn’t matter that I can’t draw? You can use Python in Blender?!
Mar 31, 2026
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Ep. 6 - GitHub
FINALLY. Some time to truly dedicate to the project. A family trip, multiple jobs, and time...
Mar 28, 2026
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Ep. 5 - Chess Games
I play daily chess games on chess.com. You have 24 hours to make a move. It...
Mar 27, 2026
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Ep. 4 - Clean Living
It’s warming up outside and the work has been steady. All is well. I’ve focused harder...
Mar 25, 2026
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Ep. 3 - Back To Reality
All is well in Michigan, USA. I’m working 8am to 11:30pm with about four hours in...
Mar 20, 2026
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Ep. 2 - Trip Home
This is where I will document P&JCC, and other McPuppy projects. Maybe no one will ever...
Mar 18, 2026
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Ep. 1 - First Post
This idea, P&JCC, came to me around March 1st, 2026, so this is Day 14. Princess...
Mar 14, 2026
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