Weighed and Measured   posted 7/19/2012 by Randy Kalista other
articles by Randy Kalista Platforms: PC  Unfolding a camping
chair on my back patio I soaked my feet in a blowup kiddie pool.
It was time to weigh and measure my life like a feudal lord. To
be specific, like a feudal lord from the grand strategy PC game
Crusader Kings II. Its gaming metrics coursed through my brain,
the numbers tinkling in my head like the two or three ice cubes
in my glass of tap water. My video-game-converted-to-real-life
ratings appeared low.  WEALTH: does an unemployment check count?
PRESTIGE: 90 percent of my Klout score is from Facebook family
members. PIETY: sure, I hit up Foursquare when I'm checking in
at the church parking lot. REALM SIZE: I don't know, is 0.14
acres a vast tract of land?  It's safe to say that my
contribution to the House of Kalista dynasty is minimal.
Trifling, even. But Crusader Kings II is described as a
"character-driven" strategy game, as opposed to the more
tactically-oriented Total War series, or