May 2013
3 posts
On this day, 20 years ago, I said, "I do."
I’m still trying to wrap my head around how I’ve grown old enough to have been married that long. Surely there must be some mistake.
Love got us started and is still going strong, but in of itself, it’s insufficient to reach such a milestone. Marriage takes understanding, tolerance, compromise, and perseverance. The movies often overlook that. Happily ever after takes real...
Recent Reads
Blackout by Mira Grant
Blood Work by Kim Harrison
The Kingdoms of Dust by Amanda Downum
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
Kitty Steals the Show by Carrie Vaughn
Ashes of Honor by Seanan McQuire
Soulless by Gail Carriger
Claymore Vol. 1: Silver-eyed Slayer, Claymore Vol. 2: Darkness in Paradise, Claymore Vol. 3: Teresa of the Faint Smile, Claymore Vol. 4: Marked For Death, and Claymore Vol. 5: The...
“for a lifetime of paying dues and ruthless reviews,
yeah it’s hard not to...”
– Strata — “Stay Young”
April 2013
1 post
January 2013
1 post
“[T]heir story ended long ago, with happy ever after, which is the kiss that...”
– Seanan McGuire - The Ice King’s Daughter
October 2012
1 post
Recent Reads
“Recent Reads” is perhaps a misnomer. More accurate would be “Books I’ve Read Since The Last List I Posted” since this list has been many months in the making.
Rosemary and Rue, A Local Habitation, An Artificial Night, Late Eclipses, and One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire (The October Daye series)
The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff
Burned by J. F. Lewis
Discount...
September 2012
1 post
July 2012
1 post
June 2012
1 post
“I don’t solve creative problems (and that’s what books are–narratives that can...”
– Harry Connolly - Creativity Project, part 5
March 2012
1 post
A Good Day for Old Coins
This morning I found a 1943 nickel in some change. Then this evening another set of change brought me a 1913 penny. (For those keeping score, the former is nearly 70 years old, while the latter is almost 100.)
It makes me wonder how often I’ve blithely passed such treasures from palm to pocket without registering the same subtle irregularities that prompted me to take a closer look today.
January 2012
4 posts
“We only get one go-around on the Great Hot Wheels Track that is life, so why not...”
– Chuck Wendig - 25 Things Writers Should Start Doing (ASAFP)
“I hate to bludgeon you about the head and neck with a hammer forged in the...”
– Chuck Wendig - 25 Things Writers Should Stop Doing (Right Fucking Now)
November 2011
3 posts
“Oh, and as far as that old ‘immortality would be boring, nobody really...”
– Carrie Vaughn — In Time I’ll second that.
“Point being, at the end of every day’s worth of word-making, back up the...”
– Chuck Wendig — 25 Questions To Ask As You Write
At This Moment in History ...
At 11/11/11 11:11:11 I was running around, trying to get things together for an overnight trip to Kosrae.
October 2011
4 posts
Recent Reads
Although to be honest, these aren’t so recent. Been involved with several projects and haven’t had time to read.
Kitty Goes to War and Kitty’s Big Trouble by Carrie Vaughn
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Dark and Stormy Knights edited by P.N. Elrod
Deadline by Mira Grant (Book 2 of the Newsflesh Trilogy)
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Discord’s...
September 2011
1 post
“You don’t change the world by placidly finding your bliss — you do it by...”
– PZ Myers - What Steve Jobs did really well
August 2011
4 posts
“There are two aspects of interesting work that equally fire up the nerd brain:...”
– Rands — Bored People Quit
“Boundaries are important. American culture, the only one I’m at all...”
– Kelley Eskridge (Identity and Desire)
“We are essentially the same, and a huge part of that sameness is that we hunger...”
– Kelley Eskridge (Story is real)
Edit the Editor →
I found this entire series fascinating.
I also found it more than a little intimidating. This lady is operating on a much higher level than I. I cringe considering the effort it would take for me to reach that plateau.
June 2011
3 posts
Recent Reads
Jumper by Steven Gould
Being Geek by Michael Lopp
Astonishing X-Men Omnibus by Joss Whedon and John Cassaday
Game of Cages by Harry Connolly
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
ReVamped by J.F. Lewis - (Void City #2)
The Orc King, The Pirate King, The Ghost King by R.A. Salvatore - (the Transitions series)
Doppelgangster by Laura Resnick
Road of the Patriarch by R.A. Salvatore
Changes by...
“Sometimes, the hardest habit to break is the habit of doing nothing beyond the...”
– Mira Grant — Feed p201
“Think about that for a moment. They died for you. Now take a good look at the...”
– Mira Grant — Feed p3
May 2011
1 post
“In such politically dispiriting times as these- where we’re asked to pick...”
– from The Wailing List newsletter promoting the new Despair.com t-shirt “I Voted then I Vomited”
April 2011
2 posts
“It is not just boredom that propels my steps along paths unknown, but a firm...”
– Drizzt Do’Urden
(R.A. Salvatore - The Orc King p191)
“We’re addicted quick fixes, top ten lists, and four-hour work weeks, but the...”
– Rands
February 2011
1 post
January 2011
1 post
“I have noticed that, with each of the last several books, I have pissed off some...”
– Steven Brust (referring to Tiassa)
December 2010
1 post
November 2010
2 posts
Recent Reads (or at least since I last posted one...
Small Favor and Turn Coat by Jim Butcher — a pair of Dresden Files novels
Mean Streets featuring “The Warrior” by Jim Butcher, “The Difference a Day Makes” by Simon R. Green, “The Third Death of the Little Clay Dog” by Kat Richardson, and “Noah’s Orphans” by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Princep’s Fury by Jim Butcher — Book Five of the Codex...
October 2010
1 post
In a Strange Land
Through an odd set of circumstances, I find myself in Tokyo for two weeks, attending some training. Since I possess no Japanese language skills (written or spoken), I’m just about completely lost. The food is especially problematic since there’s bewildering array of choices and much of it I cannot identify on sight. Case in point, tonight I bought a bento from 7-Elven thinking the...
August 2010
1 post
“I kept coming back to the idea that there is a lot we don’t examine. That we...”
– Kat Richardson
July 2010
9 posts
“It’s amazing what you can get used to if your daily allowance of bizarre...”
– Harry Dresden Small Favor by Jim Butcher, pg56.
“A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a...”
– Snapple “Real Fact” #743
May 2010
2 posts
1 tag
“All of these lines across my face
Tell you the story of who I am
So many...”
– Brandi Carlile — “The Story”
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don’t want to run out of gas on...”
– Tim O’Reilly 