Monthly Archives: December 2016

Practical Psychology presents the F.O.R.D. method of building rapport and keeping conversations going. There’s some good information here, though it still kind leaves unanswered how you get yourself to talk to people in the first place. Still, it’s worth a … Continue reading →

Dianna Cowern shows us how to bend light in our own back yard! Yet another cool video from The Physics Girl:

Here’s a little Christmas story I’ve been working on just for fun. I’ve never tried posting short fiction on my blog, so feel free to leave me feedback on how easy or hard it is to read in this format. … Continue reading →

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 →