I have mixed feelings about Christmas. I’m a big fan of the whole goodwill to all men, peace on Earth thing, not as big a fan of the incessant commercialisation. And … Read More
Hanging with the Bone Boy
My love of horror started somewhere around 1989 with two books – Immortal Blood by Barbara Hambly (published as Those Who Hunt the Night outside of the UK) and Clive Barker’s … Read More
Thank You, Captain Insomnia
I have a nasty tendency to wake up early in the morning. It seems to coincide with our evening training runs. Whether it’s the late night endorphin rush or the … Read More
True Story
Husband: “I bought sixteen new books yesterday.” Wife: “Sixteen!? That must be a record.” Husband: “No, that was Monday.” Wife: “How many did you buy on Monday?” Husband: “Twenty one.” … Read More
One Year on Mars
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since I was desperately searching through our kitchen, looking for peanuts to eat while I watched the Curiosity landing on Mars. I … Read More
“The Only Indication of Time”
Wow. It’s been almost two months since my last real post. Doesn’t time fly. What have I done during that time? Well, let’s see. Besides neglecting my blog, I have (in … Read More
The Emperor’s New Toy
I’m writing this post on my new toy – a Samsung E5250 Chromebook. If you’re not aware of the Chromebook concept, it’s a class of laptop that runs Google’s Chrome … Read More
Attack of the Snot Monkey
I’ve spent the last four days with a snot monkey living in my head. That’s the only explanation I can think of. I did manage to get a bit of … Read More
Outlining – Simpsons Style
A long time ago, I forget where, I saw Matt Groening talking about the script writing process for The Simpsons – specifically how they make sure each episode is funny. Given … Read More