Monthly Archives: February 2014
Kyrie Eleison
Sorry, but I’m going to have to end the week with a “Video Cop-Out (TM)”. Today’s VCO is brought to you by the Letter ‘M’. First up: Mr. Mister! And then: Mike + The Mechanics No, these weren’t random, and no … Continue reading
The art of dodging
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s statement on her veto of Arizona’s Senate Bill 1062 is interesting, as much for what it doesn’t say as for what it does say: Good evening and thank you all for joining me here this evening. … Continue reading
How to play basketball
Last night our cub scouts den meeting ended a little early. Since we were already in the garage making birdhouses, I figured we could play some basketball until the parents arrived to pick up the boys. I did surprisingly well. … Continue reading
Scientigious
If there’s one thing American’s love it’s getting up a full head of outrage. You know the real reason why Facebook won’t give us a “Dislike” button? Because what we really want won’t fit on a button: Click here to … Continue reading
Positive starts
Okay, after last week’s semi-downer attitude, I want to get this week off to a better start. So, here’s what we’re going to do. I’m going to open it up to audience input here. Leave me a comment below with … Continue reading
Good world bad world
In spite of my best efforts this has been a lousy week in many ways. I didn’t sleep very well for much of the week, and it seems like my Facebook feed has been personalized for my irritation. “You find … Continue reading
You’re so cute
Racism, sexism, and lots of other -isms do exist. But it’s increasingly difficult to take it seriously when so many of the self-appointed -Ism Police are acting more like paranoid schizophrenics, seeing it EVERYWHERE, in EVERYTHING, and WE’RE ALL GONNA … Continue reading
LTUE 2014 report
Not that many of you care, but I spent three days last week in the Life, the Universe, and Everything Symposium on Science Fiction and Fantasy in Provo, Utah. Short version: I had a great time. There most of you … Continue reading
Men and romance
I was over on James Duckett’s blog this morning reading about a discussion he had with a fellow writer and decided to comment. A blog post later I realized I’d written a blog post. I’m reposting this here, because…well, I … Continue reading
My novel, it is borken
I went to LTUE and found out my novel is broken. In the second panel I attended, discussing outlining and pre-writing, it dawned on me. I outlined my novel to death. But what killed it exactly? Here’s the list that … Continue reading