No books finished this month, sadly. In dealing with typically working seven days a week, and the unexpectedly hectic and involved process that is high school applications for the newly minted teen of the household, November was pretty jam-packed top to bottom. I’m still reading The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a…
Like all things we wish would stay around, those that become solid streaks eventually end. So it is with my run of several years of doing something creative every day. In retrospect, I should’ve avoided sitting in one of our newest, most comfy reading chairs that has a tendency to put me to sleep. That…
A month of finishing a long-term book and starting a couple of others with very different appeal. ReadSavage Sword of Conan compendium(!) ReadingBird Box – Josh MalermanThe Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6’4” African-American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama’s Boy, Dad, and Stand -Up Comedian – W….
I recently wrote about one aspect of the advent of technology like ChatGPT, specifically in regard to the blurry legality of how it “learns” by scraping anything and everything online. But I’ve been thinking recently about the ethics of using something like ChatGPT for various other purposes. I just wanted to touch on a few…
There are times I love innovation for what it does and provides. But I really love innovation that isn’t just to make something new and useful but that actually helps do the environment good at the same time. The world’s first fully biodegradable shoe definitely falls into the latter category. Eric Liedtke had nearly 30…
A decent month as far as reading (and listening to books) went. ReadNoir – Christopher Moore (audio book)The Girl Who Could Move Sh*t With Her Mind – Jackson Ford Started and StoppedLamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal – Christopher Moore ReadingSavage Sword of Conan compendium One angle I was concerned about when…
Anyone who knows me and has had occasion to be with me in a location with no fixed address, where we split up and get together again later, has heard me sing the praises of what3words. It’s an organization that created a free-to-use system in which the entire planet was covered in a grid of…
There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as they say. And reward card systems are no exception. I can’t speak to all of them everywhere, but can say with confidence that broadly speaking, if you’re seemingly getting something for nothing — i.e. if a bank or grocery store chain offers you free points if…
When I was still in public school, my dad — a guitar player for as long as I can remember — offered to teach me guitar. I was years into my life-long love affair with drums, however, so I didn’t have much interest in learning something else. Drums were my calling, thought I. Trying to…
Way more both tried out and finished this month. Behold: ReadTriggers – Robert J. SawyerThe Dreaming Place – Charles de LintCalculating God – Robert J. SawyerSkyhunter – Marie Lu (audiobook)Paperjack – Charles de Lint Started and stoppedThe 100 – Kass Morgan (audiobook)Infinity: Chronicles of Nick – Sherilynn Kenyon (audiobook)Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25…