13 beers in 13 miles
Friday, July 30th, 2010My brother sent this to me. It's hilarious.
Not in Google anymore
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Google is changing its name. Great. Now I have to rewrite every story I've written in the last six months. More big news for the day: Google books now in 3D Google Annotations Gallery @InfiniteImprobabilityDriveFactor ...
Little Visitor by Quiet Please
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010I love old time radio. It's just about all I listen to at work. While the stories are sometimes corny, the acting is almost always tremendous considering these actors have only their voices with which to make a story work. Some of the greatest old time radio shows were penned ...
Book “lending” costing publishers
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010First, read this article from Publisher's Weekly about how online book piracy could cost the Publishing industry up to US$3 billion. Then read this tongue-in-cheek rebuttal. Those darn government sponsored lending spaces.
Biking on a Rail
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010A slow day at work means I browse the web. There was a brief visit by some clowns to my office, and I actually made them laugh. Feels good when you can make a clown smile. Then I found this. Kolelinia is a concept for riding a bicycle on a steel ...
Short Story reading goal
Friday, December 11th, 2009The short story has been getting a lot of press lately. Not without reason. The e-book market is starting to dig in for the long haul and I for one am glad for it. Writers have so many places to submit work these days the task can be overwhelming. And ...
Depressing
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009I've had a couple of songs stuck in my head for the last week or so. One of them is from Jekyll & Hyde: The Gothic Musical. It's the Board of Governors scene in which Henry Jekyll tries to convince the board of St. Jude's Hospital to let him try ...
Sam in New York
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Sam Shepard, one of my favorite writers and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child, has a new story appearing in next week's New Yorker. It's official publication date is 23 November. That's my birthday. Thanks for the gift, Sam.
Fellowship, et al.
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009This is turning into a busy week, which is not what I had hoped for the week before the marathon. My sister-in-law is visiting (check out an incredible essay she wrote) for the week and her cousin will spend a night with us on Thursday. Last night was the Robin ...
