My boss's cubicle at work is situated such that when I talk to him, I'm also looking out the window overlooking the parking lot.  We're right on the ground level, so I can see all what's going on out there.  And, being that I'm imminently distractable in many ways, when I'm talking to him, or listening, I will catch a bit of movement out of my eye ( Read more... )

I just finished a re-listen of Cold Days, by Jim Butcher in anticipation to the new book, Skin Game.  So, I'm in a holding pattern waiting as it will be out shortly.  I don't always go back and reread books when the new ones come out.  Some times I do.  I used to do that a lot more when I was a kid or in college.  Then again, I had more time for ( Read more... )

Ok, I think this is going to be my last time talking about dreams for a bit.  Woke up this morning from another "hanging out with an author" dream.  This time, I know whence this one has come, it's because I'm waiting for the next book to drop this coming Tuesday, Skin Game by Jim Butcher.  So, yeah, had a dream where I was hanging out chatting ( Read more... )

Since I brought up my son's nightmare the other day, I thought it only fair to bring up some of my own in comparison.  When I was young, not only did I have nightmares on a somewhat frequent basis, I often had recurring nightmares and dreams.   One of the most vivid that I can still recall was almost always the same.  I was in the garage, with my ( Read more... )

So this weekend, a local library had a small Children's and Teens Book Fair.   I took my sons, and we had a good time.  At first, because it was not our usual library, they insisted on going to the kids section and just playing with the toys/reading books.  Which was a touch frustrating, because, you know: authors were there giving talks and ( Read more... )

That's a totally rhetorical question in the title.  I'm not even interested in the answer.  This isn't really about which came first, it's more about how these are just always two different beasts ( Read more... )

So the other night, just about 11:30pm, my older son came out of his room and into my office.  He was scared.  This is, generally speaking, unusual for him.  He's not prone to waking up in the middle of the night, almost always it's because something has been wrong, such as being sick.  He has mentioned bad dreams in passing.  And of course, I know ( Read more... )

Women (or gay men for that matter), have you ever found yourself in a life and death situation, and thought to yourself: Damn, I'm not sure if I'll be able to concentrate enough to survive this nearly fatal encounter, because that man's ass is just so fine looking in those jeans? Is this a valid concern that goes through your head often?

Seriously ( Read more... )

Ok, didn't post nearly so much to the blog this past month as I'd hoped.  Been a rather busy month, and I still haven't figured out how to get blogging time back into the schedule/priority list.  I'm sure I will, when I give myself permission to breathe and relax.

So, here's my month in summary:

Reading:  Three novels.  Range of Ghosts, by ( Read more... )

Welcome 2013.  I hope you are ready.  You've got 365 days to be awesome, don't waste any ( Read more... )