I'm like a rookie coming to the plate Two out, the bottom of the ninth, no score Should close my eyes and leave it up to Fate Full count, it's far from Springtime anymore She's like a pitcher with her steely eyes Considering her possible designs A hanging curve? A fastball blowing by? I never … Continue reading World Poetry Day – Baseball Simile
Reading: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman My rating: 5 of 5 stars Absolutely loved this book. Neil Gaiman is so skilled at crafting a fantasy story and giving his reader just enough of the details via such beautiful, literary language that you manage to sustain a sense of wonder throughout … Continue reading Reading: “The Ocean at the End of the Lane” by Neil Gaiman
Reading: “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You”
Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You by Sam Gosling My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is meant to teach you how to learn about people from snooping through their rooms, but it's also a bounty for social media marketers or writers. If your job is in social media, in reading the tea … Continue reading Reading: “Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You”
‘Star Wars 1313’ Is The Live Action Series
I was watching a presentation at Star Wars Celebration VI about the new Star Wars game, Star Wars 1313. It was a pretty impressive tech demo. The game is rendering the world in real time, so that, during the demo where the ship is falling towards the lower levels of Coruscant, they could pause the … Continue reading ‘Star Wars 1313’ Is The Live Action Series
Carbon Freeze Me!
This will be one of my last blog entries as my days of jetting around the galaxy smuggling Jar Jar action figures to France finally caught up with me today as I was captured, accused of crimes against the Empire, and frozen in carbonite. Against all odds, the carbon freezing facility is located at Disney's … Continue reading Carbon Freeze Me!
Reading: How We Decide
It's that inevitable moment in the car, again. My wife and I are sitting there, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, just a little past the peak of hunger, and I am about to turn the key. We both know what's going to happen, but the question is who is going to ask it first. "Where … Continue reading Reading: How We Decide
Diablo 3 Beta
Played just a bit of the Diablo 3 open beta this weekend. It's Diablo 2, except prettier and more interactive. I like it. I don't really expect to play it much, because I'm too busy with Star Wars: The Old Republic. But if you liked Diablo 2, it's worth a look. Diablo 3 Beta
Kindle Touch – Unable To Start Application
Had an issue with my Kindle Touch today where anytime I tried to activate certain applications (like, for instance, the Special Offers app), I'd receive an error message that said "Unable to Start Application". Since there was an awesome deal to get an award-winning book from a selection of books for $1, I spent some … Continue reading Kindle Touch – Unable To Start Application
Top 7 of 2011
A quick recap of my highlights of 2011, in no particular order… New Yard We blew the big bucks from savings, tore up the weeds that had been pretending to be a lawn and had a landscaper (EWG Dirt Cheap) come in and create something native, environmentally responsible, and easier to take care of. I’ll … Continue reading Top 7 of 2011
Seven Things I Learned from National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo)
This year, for the first time, I was a winner…a winner of National Novel Writing Month. I wrote a 50,000 word manuscript in 30 days. I wouldn’t call it a novel. It’s kind of messy. It’s the kind of things some writers refer to as a discovery draft. But I’m still pretty satisfied with my … Continue reading Seven Things I Learned from National Novel Writing Month (Nanowrimo)
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