Thoughts and words from some interesting authors
Easter eggs are a time honored tradition in most of today’s science fiction. This is the hiding in plain sight of something which came from somewhere else. Not an entire script or story line, but rather a nugget of information, a scene or just a few lines. An Easter egg…
Yes, I got dragged into a discussion on Usenet the other day. Since some of what the poster was spewing gets repeated as gospel but has little to do with actual facts or science, I decided I should discuss it here as well. Burning stuff to produce energy is a…
One of the things you learn the hard way in both writing and IT consulting is getting perspective. People want to believe something is true so they push that as the problem to solve. As a writer you may believe passionately in a position or subject which is patently false.…
Oddly enough I kicked the post I had scheduled for now to later in the year because I really wanted to talk about this. The title of the post should explain it all. Just how much editing are you really going to get? This really sounds like some kind…
“How do you know I’m not living under a mountain of debt?” I queried. “Please” she said in a somewhat exasperated tone. “I’m not going to tell you all of my secrets. Let’s just say, most young, single girls have trouble telling fake rich from real money but single moms…
It’s a new year and people from all walks of life will tell you confession is good for the soul, assuming you have a soul. Let’s start the new year off by owning up to those “lottery tickets” in our trading accounts. You know the ones. Those penny stocks you…
Much of the this content came from an Illinois State Police release. I will quote it in this post so you can adjust your travel plans accordingly. This is _exactly_ why I and everybody else should be against states rights. If we as a nation want to encourage nationwide touring…