This is the day where I express my appreciation, gratitude, and utter surprise that anybody hangs around here. So thank you, to both of you Now say something in the comments!
If the web is good for anything, it’s good for one aggrieved person taking their screwed up situation, and imagining that it applies to millions. And thus another soon to be aborted movement is born. Or not. The case in point today. One person got off the career track, and now finds herself in the […]
Last weekend we (the whole family) wrapped up watching all seven seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, in a little less than 365 days. Yay us! So I’m now qualified to write a very long winded post about how Buffy is a mirror on life, or an allegory for the Bible, or whatever. But I’m […]
Back before Christmas somebody seriously asked me what my college GPA was in an interview. At first I thought he was kidding, then when I realized he was serious, the conversation went like this. (Paraphrased from memory a few weeks later, but very close to actual quotes) Me: Blah, blah, blah, undergrad Purdue, grad school […]
It came via the contact form on this blog. How the heck does a college student in 2010 come here and think this blog is the work of that other, not as good looking, Chris O’Donnell? It’s cut and paste from the original email – minus her name and email address. I’m not that mean […]
Anvil! is the surprisingly touching documentary about possibly the most important metal band you’ve never heard of. They influenced Metallica, Anthrax, and G’N’R. Yet while those guys all became millionaires, the Anvil guys are working blue collar jobs in Canada and playing to 100 people, on a good night. But this movie really isn’t about […]
Now that I’ve fixed the bug in the book database software that I use, I’ve started updating my reviews. Night Relics by James Blaylock Tongue of Serpents by Naomi Novik The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock by Frank O’Reilly All The Bells On Earth by James Blaylock Coyote Destiny by Allen Steele
The job ads. Who writes those things? Really people, if I was a “rockstar” I wouldn’t be looking for a sales job. I’d be hanging out in my room sized jacuzzi drinking Cristal like it’s water. So stop with the “If you aren’t a rockstar don’t bother applying” bit. I didn’t apply. Not because I’m […]
By “all of us” I mean me, as this is a one man operation
Way back in our youth when we were a carefree young married couple with no kids, my wife worked as a caseworker for an adoption agency. An agency that specialized in placing healthy white babies with rich families that were willing to write a phat check to skip the average 5-6 year wait and adopt […]
