weapons of massdistraction

It’s hot in the city again. Not as terribly hot and humid as it could be, but hot enough…for me to occasionally miss the air-conditioned bliss that accompanies a corporate gig. And tempers are running hot in the homestead too, with the little man learning to push my buttons even more comprehensively. Last night [...]

Jim Butcher and John M. Ford should go bowling together. In the last week I’ve read contemporary fantasy novels penned by each (Butcher’s Dresden Files and Ford’s “The Last Hot Time“) to discover they have some uncanny similarities. Some are common enough elements in fantasy, but the combinations in each are eerily alike. Each tale [...]

When a song is embedded in my head there’s usually a trigger to point to. A snippet of the song overhead somewhere, or a vivid memory that’s been brought to mind. But this morning there was no such rhyme or reason. I was minding my own business. Just standing in the kitchen, making some [...]

Guess I should be reading Complicated Fun more often. Last month I posted a heads up about various movies and music in the park events going on around town. And so did Mr. Scholtes. But his listing was all-inclusive…including a series happening in my own neighborhood. Just call me clueless. I’ve already missed the [...]

Weirdness. Was engaged in some wayward websurfing when I encountered something that gave me pause. I was poking around goatee.net…having arrived via a link from photoblogs.org. Joseph has some interesting photos. Looks like he attended Beantown Zinetown #5, back in 2002. And so did my evil twin (second row, third photo from the left [...]