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Monthly Archives: August 2015
Bad Joke Friday
Look at that family, all going to the new 007 movie. It’ll be a great bonding experience.
Something for Thursday
(Hey, you know that thing I sometimes do with this feature and others when I screw up the scheduled publishing and don’t realize it until night-time? That’s pretty funny when I do that, right?) I’ve had this insanely earwormy song … Continue reading
A Random Wednesday Conversation Starter
BLTs: Yay or nay? And if “yay”, how do you make yours? (As in, what kind of bread, condiments, do you add anything other than B, L, and T, et cetera.)
Orange-colored sky
Tonight, whilst walking the dee-oh-gee, the sky was somewhat remarkable. That is all.
Let’s talk about STAR WARS!
Some random thoughts on recent Star Wars stuff (or not-so-recent Star Wars stuff that is nevertheless new to me: As Episode VII draws nearer and nearer, we are seeing more groundwork being laid for the fictional state of affairs in … Continue reading
A brief trip ’round Blogistan
Some things I’ve seen the last week or so…. :: Bill Altreuter reflects on a visit to Gettysburg: I believe the United States has as its chief value in the world its aspirational qualities, and I believe that those qualities … Continue reading
A peek inside the toolbox
I’m sure you’re all just dying to know what my current tools for writing are. Wonder no more! Head over to the Official Site and find out!
Tools of the Trade
What writer doesn’t like talking about process? Let’s talk process! Specifically, the tools I use. For years, I’ve been a dedicated OpenOffice user. My reasons for this, at the outset, were anything but high-minded devotion to the open-source software model. … Continue reading
Sunday Links!
Some stuff: :: Here’s a nifty video that spells out why so much of the whining about the “overreliance” on computer-generated images, or CGI, in movies today. To me, opining that all that model-making and “practical” effects stuff of yesteryear … Continue reading