BurningbirdRecovered from the Wayback Machine. I just had two Starbuck’s Doubleshots and I see dead people! There’s nothing better to jump start your morning than an overdose of caffeine. I feel good, didda didda didda doo. This week is the last week of summer vacation and most of the kids return to school next week. This means […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. “But I thought things were hunky-dory…that we were all starting to get along?” Her deep brown eyes softened and, taking my hand in hers, she sat me down at an upturned cable drum doing duty as a table. “Mike, take a long, hard look at your people,” she said quietly. […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I am a huge science fiction fan; have been ever since I was a little kid. I remember how excited I was that a whole channel devoted to science fiction was going to be appearing on cable. At the time, I lived in Phoenix, and was one of those that […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Karl Martino pointed out the 7 Reasons the 21st Century is Making you Miserable and I want to echo Karl: go read this. It’s raw, and it’s wonderfully annotated. There’s a lot of truth in the words: most of them humorous, most of them uncomfortable. Technology has enabled us to connect, but has it […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. It’s that time again, and I can’t put it off much longer. I’ve managed to stretch it out seven years, but can’t go anymore. It’s gotten to the point where we’ll go out to dinner and the host sits us in the back, hidden in the shadows. Though I cringe […]