Monthly Archives: May 2015

Where do I turn for peace?

Note: If you find yourself bothered by overt religion you may want to skip this post. One of my biggest weaknesses is my tendency to absorb negative emotion. I don’t like people being upset with me. I don’t like people … Continue reading

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Transience and transcendence

Every so often I end up listening to Five For Fighting’s “100 Years”–really listening, not just putting it on as background music. That’s usually a dangerous prospect; John Ondrasik manages to cram a lifetime in a few minutes and powerfully … Continue reading

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The irony, it hurts

So…President Obama, who has a well-earned reputation of denigrating anyone who disagrees with him, and for whom many others are quick to jump in with accusations of racism against anyone who disagrees with him, is having a tiff with the … Continue reading

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Writing update: 100K

When I hit 80,000 words on my latest novel I was pretty sure I’d be hard-pressed to push it across the 100K line so I lowered my goal on the little writing meter to the right over there. Well, yesterday … Continue reading

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Yes, I’m evil, but I’m happy

As a middle-aged, white, Christian male I am the epitome of evil. I know this because people are continually telling me this. And with the excluding of the middle-aged part, it’s pretty much a toss-up over which element makes me … Continue reading

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Education and Experience

So there I was, standing in a three-foot deep pit in a steady rain shoveling muddy sand while someone in a mini-backhoe worked on the other side of the pit shaping out that side. In spite of my rain gear I was … Continue reading

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Book Review: Fire With Fire, by Charles E. Gannon

I first heard about Gannon’s Caine Riordan series at LTUE, when Baen editor Toni Weisskopf showed off some of their recent and upcoming releases. The cover she showed us for the second book in the series, “Trial By Fire”, was … Continue reading

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Romans among Romans

Since I’ve got nothing to say today, I give you (and pardon the quote) “The 10 Most Bada** Roman War Heroes“. Granted, these guys had history on their side, but still… dude! #1 has been a personal favorite of mine for … Continue reading

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Odd dreams and empty queues

I spent what felt like much of last night dreaming about wandering through the church of another religion. I don’t know which one. All I know is that I was there to help them with their bookkeeping. I’d clearly helped … Continue reading

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Critical thinking: (Dis)trust what you read online

I know it’s already a joke that people shouldn’t trust what they read online. But that doesn’t stop people from trusting what they read online. Well, here’s some more evidence that you shouldn’t even necessarily trust who you read online. … Continue reading

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