I like David R. George. He sent me today a very nice e-mail. 🙂 I've always liked David. I think his work's just phenomenal. If you haven't read Crucible: McCoy: Provenance of Shadows yet, what are you waiting for?
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On Arguing with the Grandmother
Today was gorgeous here in Baltimore. The sun was out, it was bright, and it was warm, a far cry from the rainy, miserable, cold dreariness we've had the past few days. Naturally, this meant laundry. I'm a firm believer in the use of the clothesline. Dress shirts smell so much better air dried. TheyContinue reading “On Arguing with the Grandmother”
On a School Shooting
Until about four years ago I lived in Pennsylvania’s Amish country. It’s a beautiful area, though sometimes the smell of cow manure can be overpowering. But if you could put the stench aside lazy afternoon drives through the back roads of Lancaster county were amazing. Amish farmhouses have a distinct look to them, their fieldsContinue reading “On a School Shooting”
On Philosophy Moments
First. Parkinson’s Law is a lie — there comes a point where you simply cannot draw work out any more to fill the time alloted. Second. There’s a special level of hell reserved for me. Third. We have a President that firmly believes in the Divine Right of Kings. However, he is neither divine, norContinue reading “On Philosophy Moments”
On Disturbing Visions
Let’s talk my dreams again. Maybe dreams isn’t the right word. A vision. On Memorial Day 1998 I was struck by a drunk driver. He ran a stop sign, smashed into the rear of my car (about two feet behind the driver’s side door). The resulting impact spun the car around twice, broke the rearContinue reading “On Disturbing Visions”
On a Strange Dream
I haven’t been sleeping well of late. Actually, ever since the move I’ve simply not been able to sleep, at least not until the early hours of the morn. It’s also means that I’m either remembering my dreams or I’m hallucinating. I don’t normally remember my dreams, and yet I remember quite vividly part ofContinue reading “On a Strange Dream”
On Talk Like a Pirate Day
September 19th is Talk Like a Pirate Day, a day in which scallywags are allowed to be silly and liberally sprinke their vocabulary with an “Aye, matey,” and “Arr, ye scurvy sea dog,” and “Avast and ahoy!” Perhaps, to a Pastafarian Talk Like a Pirate Day should be mark some sort of religious festival. OneContinue reading “On Talk Like a Pirate Day”
On an Interesting Job Listing
Friday, the agency called. They don’t need me to start in Fells Point today. Maybe tomorrow. Probably Wednesday. They said they would call. I’m waiting anxiously to hear. So, I’m doing what I usually do — go through the want ads and the online job listings. Going through yesterday’s want ads from the Baltimore SunContinue reading “On an Interesting Job Listing”
On Jelly Beans
I am really jonesing for jelly beans.
On Hamburgers
What’s happened to Wendy’s? That bacon cheeseburger was flat and lifeless, devoid of taste. Blah.