Monthly Archives: February 2012
Gatekeepers
I listened to a podcast recently by a group of published authors discussing the advent of e-publishing. One of the key points they brought up is the concept of The Gatekeeper. In their industry its the publishing houses and editors, … Continue reading
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Are we a racist nation?
I regularly hear pundits and politicians declaring that racism is the cause behind just about anything that happens in America that they don’t like. But is how true is it, really? I’m sure there is some racism in America. But … Continue reading
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Firefly & Serenity
I have finally joined the rest of the Cool Kids and watched all of Firefly and Serenity. It’s a good series with a great cast. I’m not sure why it didn’t do better, unless it just had too much substance. … Continue reading
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This may sound like a re-run
I know my wife works hard. A few days a year I get a small taste of it. One of those days occurred recently when she had her birthday. All I did was to get the kids up and organized (they … Continue reading
Give it a rest, George
For nearly 20 years Han Solo shot first. George Lucas said nothing. Then he released his Special Edition of Star Wars and changed it so that Greedo, a professional bounty hunter, shoots first and misses Han by a distance nearly … Continue reading
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Love and robots
It seems we humans have the ability to anthropomorphize (assign human feelings to) just about everything. That we do this with our pets is easy to understand. My family even manages to do it with vegetables. But machines? Evidently, according … Continue reading
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One man’s protest is another’s cyber-bullying.
Social media has been making news for some time now. But increasingly of late, social media has been used to shape the news. President Obama used social media successfully in his last campaign. Social media was one of the primary … Continue reading
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Update on my novel
Since so many of you (okay, no one) have asked, the novel is progressing slowly but surely. I’m probably within about 10,000 – 20,000 words of the end. Why is it going slowly? There are a few reasons: The NaNoWriMo “Write-’til-you-drop” … Continue reading
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The pursuit of happiness
One of my goals this year is to learn how to be happy independent of others. I’ve been around the block long enough to have heard that happiness can be manufactured–that you can make yourself happy. But like so many … Continue reading
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Food, sex, and contradiction
Obesity is becoming a major issue on the national political stage. We have city governments putting restrictions on restaurants and trying to ban certain foods outright. We have politicians pressing to have sugar labeled as a harmful substance. We have … Continue reading
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