Paralysis of Choice

The ceiling fan in our bedroom failed the other day. It had been making a ticking sound for awhile and my mild efforts to correct this, tightening any available screws, somehow killed it. The same day, I made pancakes and finally got fed up with the stickiness of our frying Read more…

What’s Your D-Score?

I came across this the other day: Then later, I also came across this article (and link to study) which found that all the “dark” personality traits are all linked back to: In other words, all dark traits can be traced back to the general tendency of placing one’s own goals Read more…

2015: Welcome to the Future

It is here, 2015. The year of the hoverboard, flying car and the Cubs winning the World Series. For someone who grew up in the 80’s with Back to the Future, 2015 is a big milestone for the future. It’s that mythical far off point in the future. And it’s Read more…

Vote 2014

Today is the day to vote here in America. So go forth, use your power to decide the fate of the country. I’ll wait. Okay, now that that’s done let’s talk about the absurdity of this whole voting thing. I have before me 27 different elections to vote in today. Governor, Read more…

2014 Here We Come

Well, I’ve been pretty quiet here lately.  I took time off from writing on the blog a few months ago and never really picked it back up. I’d love to say I’ve been to busy writing. And while I have actually been working on a new project the last few Read more…

503rd Blog Posts!

I completely missed it but I made my 500th post here on the blog the other day. This one actually ends up being 503. “iPad vs Kindle Fire vs Galaxy” ended up being number 500. An interesting discussion but not really a good reflective topic. I started writing here almost Read more…

Weekend Wrap-up

Had a lot of fun at OwlCon this weekend. Didn’t see a lot of sales of Aristeia but Grey Gecko in general did pretty good.It’s a nice quiet little con. Comicpalooza and, hopefully, WorldCon later this year will be much more hectic. But also, hopefully, produce better sales. While at Read more…

Sound of Silence

I must apologize for being quiet for the past week  It’s not for want of things to say or even laziness. Last weekend I got Tree of Liberty back from my editor. So I’ve been hard at work doing revisions during every baby free moment. But I’m now happy to Read more…

2013 Predictions

Oh the new year. A time for reflection and speculation. What does 2013 have in store for us? Games Starting out on the shallow side of things, let’s look at the world of gaming. What am I looking forward to in 2013? Predestination Stardrive X-Rebirth Repopulation You’ll notice only one Read more…