Thoughts and words from some interesting authors
Sometimes I actually get around to catching up on my personal to-do list. Back when we started this blog I ordered my fellow authors books from Barnes & Noble with every intention of reading and providing feedback. You can scroll back to the very first post on this blog if…
Some time ago I was working at a client site which used one of those popular time wasters for communicating. You know, one of those slack/snap/whatever chat things where millenials while away hours “discussing work” getting absolutely nothing done. Out of the blue one of my coworkers posted what at…
Yesterday, like soooo many others, I finally hit my limit with Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ). I mean with rampant dropped calls, wretched customer service and way above market prices, what’s not to love? I spent several hours on the phone being bounced from one number to another number trying to unlock…
This morning I was driving to visit my father and turned on NPR. I was shocked when they announced Ron Glass had passed away. He wasn’t that old. Most of the news stories talk of his work on Barney Miller. Make no mistake, that work was good. Thankfully there are…
Early in my career I worked as a midnight computer operator for AirFone, Inc. I was there right at the time they started up the RailFone and through the financial troubles which resulted in them becoming GTE AirFone in 1986. Of course, you all know that GTE eventually was consumed…
One thing which doesn’t cease to amaze me is the email marketing a person gets when they decide to write a novel. Maybe it is because we tend to go into groups for writers and ask a few questions? Maybe they just have some direct link into government thought monitoring?…
Over the course of this weekend I tried to watch “The Theory of Everything.” I must stress that I tried to watch it. When it got to the part with Stephen Hawking sprawled out on the stairs looking up at his child behind the stair blocker I had to turn…
