Book Review: Neuromancer, by William Gibson
Having read and enjoyed several of William Gibson’s more recent novels and loved them, I thought it might be a good idea to jump back in time and read “Neuromancer”, the novel that both started his career and the cyberpunk genre. It was an interesting trip. For someone who had started at the beginning and [...]
Morning cramming
I recently read my brother’s blog post on using mornings to greater advantage. For me, mornings are a great time to get some things done that won’t get done unless I can schedule a specific time every day to do them. I try scheduling things for evening, but even if only one evening a week [...]
Richard and the Bee
As a parent there are times you just have to cross your fingers, pray, and hope for the best. We had such a situation this week. Our youngest–and most shy–child decided to enter the school spelling bee. His division would include not just first graders like himself, but first, second and third graders together. And, [...]
Goals for 2012
I told you’d I’d be back with specific goals for this year! And you doubted me! And with good reason, since here it is, nearly the end of January, and I’m just now getting them done. That’s my secret–if you procrastinate long enough you only have to keep your resolutions for eleven months instead of [...]
Who is the hero?
I’ve recently been listening to a podcast on writing presented by Brandon Sanderson and several other writers, in which they discuss a different aspect of writing each time, in about fifteen minutes per post. In one such post the were covering heroes, protagonists, and main characters when it came out that they didn’t consider Aragorn [...]
Alpenhorn Boogie
If you use Bing at all, you’re familiar with the little boxes that pop up with various trivia and links. Today’s picture was alpenhorn players, and included a link to a video by a lady alpenhorn player who somehow manages to make the alpenhorn look…well, almost cool. The song is fairly catchy, anyway. Check it [...]
Why do people hate Tim Tebow?
Tim Tebow has barely registered on my celebrity meter for most of his career. Had you asked me a few months ago who Tim Tebow is I probably would have been able to tell you he’s a professional athlete. I may even have guessed the sport correctly. I never could have told you the team [...]
Being good for nothing
I remember a joke from when I was a kid. We’d approach some other kid and ask them, “Does your mother pay you to be good?” Of course they’d say, “No!” We’d then laugh and proclaim, “Then you’re good for nothing!” Really funny stuff…when you’re ten. This comes to mind after reading about the Livorno Port [...]
And the children are all above average
One of the most difficult things for adults to be objective about is their own children. Either they’re the smartest, most talented, most well-behaved angels ever to walk face of the earth, or they’re the most horrible monsters ever created. Often this depends on the current circumstances. Sometimes we even manage to hold both views simultaneously. [...]
SOPA is bad. So is piracy.
Bob Sullivan, a writer for MSNBC.com and an opponent of the SOPA/PIPA bills that are causing our favorite sites to shut down in protest, raises an interesting point that is well worth remembering: So tonight, while you’re patting yourself on the back for being a part of a genuine Internet movement that has successfully influenced [...]
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