Monthly Archives: October 2013
Light Posting
I won’t make any promises for posts the rest of this week. In the spirit of “no good deed goes unpunished” a work assignment that was due next week is now due this week because we finished it’s predecessor two … Continue reading
Book Review: “On Writing”, by Stephen King
I recently finished reading “On Writing”, by Stephen King. It’s a fun read, and I’d even venture to say there’s plenty to enjoy even if you’re not a writer. For starters, a large portion of the book is autobiographical. Want … Continue reading
Expose: The real overpopulation problem
Human overpopulation is perhaps a problem, but this startling infograph alerts us to an even greater problem: Yes, human beings consume more resources, but when we die we will break down and decompose sooner or later. Lego Minifigs? They’re plastic. … Continue reading
In lieu of post
Ever have one of those weeks when everything seems to be stalking you, gathering reinforcements until they’re finally confident enough to pounce and beat the crap out of you? Me too. Today is Pounce Day. Expect light to non-existent posting … Continue reading
Pleasant surprise
Last night was Pack Meeting for our local cub scout pack. My wife and I are the Bear Den leaders, and we’d been preparing our bears to present the flag ceremony and several skits for the pack meeting. The last … Continue reading
Music Review: “Invincible” by TSFH
My daughter just introduced me to a new musical group that is just perfect background music for writing action scenes, especially fantasy. She played a few songs for me the other day, and while I liked it, I thought it … Continue reading
Crackly-crunchy time!
For a little while there it looked like we were going to skip autumn altogether and head straight into winter. I’m glad to say that didn’t happen, and we’re getting a multi-week stretch of crisp, clear days full of bold, … Continue reading
On vacation
So, why haven’t I posted yet this week you ask? Hah, just kidding! No one has said a thing! I’m on vacation, and as much as I enjoy taking time off, I’m not doing anything meriting an entire blog post. … Continue reading
And we’re changing again
My department at work shuffled the deck again this week, re-organizing around our biggest project. I’m changing managers again, for the third time in less than a year. Except this manager doesn’t currently work here. He’s a new hire who … Continue reading
Self-discipline
One of the popular goals these days is the improvement of society as a whole and human beings individually. Certainly a noble goal, and one I can support. So if we had to hold up some examples of human beings … Continue reading