Category Archives: Random Musings

It feels like I spend much of my time on Facebook complaining about Facebook (And isn’t the first rule of Facebook that you don’t talk about Facebook? No?). As my wife can attest, I have a love-hate relationship with the platform. … Continue reading →

This has been a tough year. I’ve started writing two books–twice. I’ve not finished either of them either time. The only work I’ve finished this year is a single short story for an anthology that I was misinformed about and … Continue reading →

This was supposed to be the year I didn’t read as much because I dropped my Audible account. Clearly it didn’t make the difference it was supposed to. I read 28 books this year, possibly 29 if I take a … Continue reading →

Much has been made of Mitt Romney’s apparent enthusiasm for becoming Donald Trump’s Secretary of State, even after denouncing him repeatedly during the campaign season. I can’t help but wonder what the big deal is. Isn’t that what we’re supposed … Continue reading →

“I’m actually very selfish, if you think about it. I’m not doing it to help other people; I’m doing it to make me feel good, so it’s incredibly selfish…” YouTube star Ryan Higa and friends dress up as ninjas to … Continue reading →

Liberals are doubling down on their failed strategy, ensuring they will continue to be the minority party. The “party of the intelligentsia” are failing to learn from their mistakes. In short, when faced with a come-from-behind electoral shellacking, they’re returning … Continue reading →

I’m usually a “Christmas comes after Thanksgiving” kind of guy. But Peter Hollens has a Christmas album out, and one of his songs is an original that I’ve fallen in love with. And in light of recent events we could … Continue reading →

You know how many candidates I seriously considered voting for this election cycle? Pretty much all of them. So I hold no animosity toward anyone for their vote in this election. The choices we were given weren’t very good. Everyone … Continue reading →

This piece in Vanity Fair is interesting. Some highlights: This is not an argument at all for moral equivalency between Breitbart and, say, The Washington Post. That would be ludicrous, but all media organizations are grappling with changing audience expectations … Continue reading →

The real reason I don’t watch sports is because I know darn well if I start watching I’ll not want to stop watching. I’m a writer, see, and that means I can’t ignore a story. Which is why it was … Continue reading →