It would seem that Amazon delisted all the books from Macmillan over the weekend.  I’m not going to pretend I have any knowledge of publishing or bookselling, so I’m going to refer you to John Scalzi’s analysis of the situation.
I have a Kindle.  I’m rather fond of my Kindle.  But if I can’t get the [...]

You would have been nine years old today.  We still miss you.  We always will.
Love,
Mom

NaBloPoMo Day 26
I am grateful for a lot of things, but mostly I’m grateful for the people in my life.  I’m grateful for my family and friends, co-workers and chorus-mates, my mail carrier and the UPS guy, the guys who take away the garbage and recycling, the cashier at the grocery store who is always [...]

NaBloPoMo Day 23
Sometimes when I’ve driving around, I see color combinations that make me want to stop the car and pull out my paints right then and there.  This compulsion is especially strong when I see that orange-pink-purple combination in the sky.  This usually occurs in evening rush hour, and is why I don’t carry [...]

NaBloPoMo Day 12
…because that would just be too normal and expected, right?
So today I’m going to say thank you.  To all who have served in the military, and especially all those who are currently serving… thanks.  What you do isn’t easy, and I appreciate your ability to do a job that a lot of us [...]

Ah, where do I begin to tell you about this movie?  How about the fact that in the new millennium, the story line just doesn’t gel as well as it did 57 years ago.  How about the fact that relationships between various characters were unclear at best… at least until the very end when the [...]

I do love spam! This one tickled my funny bone. The subject is RE: Schedule your Lasik evaluation today. I’m sure I’m not the only one who gets at least a dozen of these a week. The thing that struck me as funny is that it came from someone at Funeral [...]

xkcd is one of my favorite web comics.  Randall is brilliant, and in a strange and bizarre way I’m sometimes pleased that I simply don’t understand the math humor.  Sometimes the comic is romantically touching, sometimes it’s hysterically funny and sometimes it’s delightfully snarky.  This strip, however, simply points us to Truth.  It is easier [...]

Dear Automobile Manufacturers, Both Foreign and Domestic:
I note from watching your many television commercials that some of you are quite concerned with ensuring the passengers of your vehicles ride in the total silence of space. You are to be commended. I have a suggestion for you, however.
In addition to ensuring that passengers are [...]

As I was about to shut the car off and climb out last night, the announcer said that there was a group of activists who were planning to re-create the 1968 Democratic National Convention at this year’s convention.
Are they kidding?
Do you people remember the 1968 Democratic National Convention?  It was in Chicago.  There were riots.
Hello, [...]