Category Archives: ramblings

Active, former or retired military? You should be reading The Duffel Blog.

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Several months ago, friend and fellow word-pusher David Mack turned me onto a fairly new website, The Duffel Blog. What’s it about? Well, allow me to let them sell themselves: A Brief History Since 1797, The Duffel Blog has been serving the … Continue reading →

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Packaging prose with Blu-rays?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

Today, I stopped at my local Target store to grab some lunch. Their deli section has some decent salads, sandwiches, and other selections, and I’ve acquired a taste for this buffalo chicken wrap thing they make every day. Don’t worry: … Continue reading →

Posted in books, movies, ramblings, writing | 4 Comments

On to Starfest!

Posted on April 18, 2013 by

Aloha, faithful readers. Thanks to the wonder that is the “timed release” blog post, by the time this entry becomes available for your perusal, Kevin and I will be west bound and down, loaded up and trucking, and all that. … Continue reading →

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When the books talk back.

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

As you may have surmised after spending any time here, I like books. As a consequence of me being their daddy, my kids like books, too. Of course, they’re still learning to read. My 6-year old handles herself pretty well, … Continue reading →

Posted in books, family, nerdity, ramblings | 2 Comments

ReWard: When books went to war.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Earlier today, I spent a few minutes exchanging e-Mails with a friend about a book pertaining to the Second World War that’s currently in development. I made a comment that the proposed art for the cover reminded me of something … Continue reading →

Posted in books, feelin' nostalgic, ramblings, ReWard | 6 Comments

Conventions: Dressing with flair!

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Hey, fellow Trekkies, Whovians, Browncoats, Warsies, gamers, bronies, and whatever other flavor of geek or nerd might be out there reading this: Convention season is coming! Okay, I realize that there already have been several conventions by this point of … Continue reading →

Posted in cons, fandom, nerdity, ramblings, weird shit | 4 Comments

Here’s to you, Mom, on your birthday!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

I originally wrote this for my mother’s birthday a few years ago, and realized the following year that I’d used up all of the coolest anecdotes and funniest little bits the first time around. So, I decided to make this … Continue reading →

Posted in family, life, ramblings, tributes | 2 Comments

“Grrr!” Pew! Pew! “Grrr!” Pew! Pew! Pew!

Posted on February 26, 2013 by

This was sent to me earlier today by a friend. I’ve seen it before, but I have no idea if this is a recent photo someone took of their kids, a pic from an ad or magazine article, or what. … Continue reading →

Posted in fandom, feelin' nostalgic, nerdity, ramblings, trek | 2 Comments

ReWard: More original series Trek stories? Yes, please. Always.

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

I got an odd e-Mail this morning: “I see in your blog that you’ve just finished writing an original series novel. I don’t really like those, so I won’t be buying or reading yours. I like to support writers whose … Continue reading →

Posted in fandom, ramblings, ReWard, trek, writing | 17 Comments

#70sTwitter.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

It started innocently enough. Last night, I was goofing off while taking a break from the writing, and I checked out my Twitter feed to see what was going on, who was saying what, and so on and so forth, … Continue reading →

Posted in memes, ramblings, stupid shit, twitter | 6 Comments