I hear time and time again that the Spurs are boring. Nobody wants to watch the Spurs. They play boring defensive basketball. Guess what? Defensive basketball, played well, results in turnovers and fast-breaks, and quick changes in game tempo. How can that not be exciting? Fabricio Oberto has been slicing … Continue reading →
I’m trying to decide if I want to play with a content management system when I revise my website and or design new ones. BlueHost offers something like seven to choose from, and I’m not sure what I’d like best. From initial impressions, Joomla! looks interesting, but I truly have … Continue reading →
Uncle Jimbo over at Blackfive has an incredible YouTube video of a State St. (Madison, WI) artist at work doing a real-time request for a Twin Towers piece. I’m not a big YouTube fan. I usually don’t watch video on line. I’m just not a streaming video fan, but this … Continue reading →
This is from my current WIP (work in progress). Of course, I’ve been stuck on it for so long, I hesitate to call it current. Jeff is a single father, and Cole is his thirteen-year-old daughter. I had fun writing this scene. I hope you enjoy reading it. It’s first … Continue reading →
Can’t talk long tonight. I’m reading student papers submitted for an award and have to finish reading them to make recommendations with my committee tomorrow, so we can decide on a winning paper by Friday. Between now and Friday, I get to scrub the organizational charts and manning authorization documents … Continue reading →
It’s not much, but I’ve finally done a little work on Threads & Ties today. 483 new words. I put it into Liquid Story Binder a few days ago, and have felt a pull to make progress on it ever since. Earlier today, I did a little brainstorming in an … Continue reading →
It’s not much, but I’ve finally done a little work on Threads & Ties today. 483 new words. I put it into Liquid Story Binder a few days ago, and have felt a pull to make progress on it ever since. Earlier today, I did a little brainstorming in an … Continue reading →
There are many complaints about the media and how they are covering the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, but Michael Yon, a writer and photographer, has been in Iraq for some time now (and in Afghanistan before that), finding his own way through the bureaucracy and telling and showing what … Continue reading →
While browsing the NY Times on line this morning, I clicked on an article titled, “In New Hampshire, Soft Sell Eases Vaccine Fears.” (free registration required; in a week or so, will require paid registration to access) I haven’t closely followed the addition of the vaccine against the virus that … Continue reading →
I started playing around with this idea as a daily writing exercise while deployed to Bahrain back in 2004. I have a series of vignettes based upon this opening. I think it has some potential, but I haven’t played with it since then. Completely first draft, unedited, all the usual … Continue reading →