Silence is Golden, Duct Tape is Silver
Thanks. I hope you few in the minority are happy now that you’ve gotten your way. Enjoy the silence.
[YAWN] The Honorverse
Is it me, or is David Weber’s Honor Harrington series contain a heavy dose of valium within its pages? I’m struggling to slog through the second book in the series, Honor of the Queen, after managing to successfully navigate On Basilisk Station. I’d picked up several of these books at a recent library book sale …
Oh Look, Some Sort of List…
Interesting. Wonder what this means? Sandh- Geneva -pest ??? Athens -iro Al-Jizah Port Sa- Mosc- ??? -pore Sydney -attai ??? Little Rock Den- ??? Ri- Sundance Albu- L- Koy- Titan
Image of the Moment
Red Tail Hawk in flight, taken during our recent trip to Tennessee/North Carolina. This shot was a total accident as I hadn’t changed my settings…but I like the end result, as it has the look of a painting. Just thought I’d share.
Jihad – the Experiment
NOTE to all US Government cyberpolice – this is about a game, not current events. Thanks for playing! So anyway. Over the last 10 days I helped our intrepid BattleTech Line Developer crash-edit several of the chapters for the upcoming Jihad Hot Spots: Terra universe plot book. I did it partially because I outlined the …
Ice Time
I find myself in possession of a few minutes before the final regular season game of the Washington Capitals (against the Boston Bruins) so I thought I’d jot down some thoughts regarding the opportunity the Capitals have given me over the last few months. Back in January, I was discussing (via email) with Tom – …
And My Comment Is…
No comment. Okay, well maybe a small one. (Don’t know what I’m talking about? Some background here – this is my primary freelance client, of which I am an assistant line developer for one of their game licenses.) Regarding the actual events, I won’t comment. The official press release from Randall pretty much says it …
And the Wheel Keeps On Turning…
Happy New Year! I resolve to write more in 2010 than last year – 2009’s total paid (and WLDC) word count, including blogs, articles, press releases, books and whatnot (not counting personal doodling and blogging here) exceeded 65,000 this year – and to make a dent somewhere. Now, understand, that doesn’t necessarily mean I’ll write …
The Strange Comfort of Brian Jungen
The use of every-day objects to create Indian cultural icons is something very different, born from Native ingenuity of crafting one object out of another, a common practice with many First Nation people. Jungen commented that he grew up watching his Dunne-za relatives recycle everything from car parts to shoe boxes. “It was a kind of salvaging born out of practical and economic necessity, and it greatly influenced how I see the world as an artist.”
NatGeo: Terra Cotta Warriors Invade! (Preview)
I was invited last week to a special local blogger/photographer pre-public event at the National Geographic Society, celebrating the visit of the extremely rare-outside-China terra cotta warriors. DC was the last stop on a four-city tour; they had 15 of the figures on display along with roughly 100 total pieces. We only had an hour …