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If I haven’t mentioned it before, my wife Katie is a genius. Typically, the two of us can kill off a pot of coffee with no trouble. Once in a great while one of us will have our fill early, or won’t be feeling well, or something will come up, and we’ll end up with … Continue reading
In contrast with the tornadoes sweeping the rest of the country, I spent most of the month of May in the metaphorical doldrums. It was a rough month. There was a flurry of activity in the first week or so, when I had to complete my last two weeks’ worth of school assignments in three … Continue reading
Some people are still trying to wrap their heads around why I’d drop UncleBear, a brand with so much equity in it. Stargazer wrote an interesting blog post the other day about Identity on the Internet, which got me thinking about these issues again. First and foremost, I am not a brand, I am a … Continue reading
Let me say right now that I’m not a fan of Jersey Shore or Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. I have the usual concerns and complaints about reality television, that it glamorizes the wrong sort of behavior, that some segment of viewers think what they’re seeing is normal and thus their own lives are not, and that … Continue reading
My only gripe with For Simple Coin is that it’s too short. Fraser Ronald’s collection of short stories set in the genre blend of his Sword Noir roleplaying game (remarked upon here) ends too soon. Not that it ends abruptly, or with an unsatisfying conclusion; it simply leaves me wanting more. I love gritty low … Continue reading
This morning I clicked on the news an infotainment program to see a story about the hurtful things people say to each other on Twitter. A few days ago a friend posted what I think is a humorous and well-reasoned opinion (NSFW) on… let’s call them the “missed opportunities” of… internet-based forums. That odious Phelps … Continue reading
