If I had tags, this would be tagged “old story”. If I weren’t lazy, I’d have a link to my working guest book, too. As Kurt Vonnegut says, “So it goes.” Have you ever wondered how you would react in a specific situation? Would you face down the gunman threatening the room? Would you stand…

I’ve been online since around 1992. That year I got my first e-mail account, learned how to make use of telnet and determined that UNIX and I were definitely never going to be friends. I’ve talked to a lot of people in that time and in the beginning I bothered to meet them in real…

One more comment – I’m amazed at what people like, based off the handful of comments I received on Flickr. The picture I personally like the best, of the ones that are posted is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigbluemess/222506216/in/set-72157594247858055/It’s a picture of a silverback at Zoo Atlanta. I liked it because of the color and of course, the fact…

I’m always a little bit behind the times – the kid always chasing their older sibling around trying to see what they’re doing because it must be the coolest thing ever. If you were to ask me about any of my interests, more than likely I could point to someone I know and say “that’s…

There are days that I don’t like what I do. I think everyone goes through it – those days you wake up and wonder, “How did I get here?” A few of you I know are exactly where you expected to be and despite a few bumps, you enjoy what you’re doing. I applaud you.…

The one truly great thing about having friends over a long period of time is that you get to serve as a living record for every embarrassing moment you’ve ever shared together. Thankfully, I’m quite skilled at this game and can usually outdo my friends who use the brains for more useful information (no Anna,…

The fifth anniversary of the day the towers fell has come and gone. I had thought about posting my pictures of the towers, but they’re part of my memories and the media has already been saturated with those images. I remember on one of my trips standing next to one of the towers and looking…

On the SciFi network’s website there are now new “webisodes” of BSG that are being released every Tuesday and Thursday at midnight up until the new season begins. If you are not caught up on the show, restrain yourself from going there; too much is given away in a single shot and the latest “webisode”…

Several of you are Deadwood fans who also happen to be writers. So, being that I’m having “a day” that defies all humor, I’m throwing out my big pressing Deadwood question: What was the purpose/role of the acting troupe in this last season?

We’re back from our trip and let me be one of the many to say that home is one of the nicest places to travel to. Thanks to an exchange of “the last season of Deadwood for babysitting our cats” I came home to two happy, fluffy, indifferent bundles of “oh, it’s you people.” April,…

Tomorrow we head out to Atlanta and with all trips I feel like I’ve got a million things I need to do – important things like wash the towels, do the dishes, sweep… That’s how I prepare for a trip by tidying everything up to death. Somewhere in there I’ll get packed. The actual packing…

Last night Jay got home and walked into our computer room to find me hunkered down diligently checking off boxes.“What are you doing?”“I’m taking a test to see how geeky I am.”*cackle* “You’re taking a test to see how geeky you are?”“Yep!”“I think you know the answer.” HEY!! (Psst Jonathan, I’ll be sending you the…

Since I’m on a roll about all things nerd, I’m going to go back to the t-shirt collection. My Sci-Fi t-shirts are not only great for laundry day, but they also serve as my press pass into the not-so-hidden-don’t-you-wish-it-were geek underbelly. Once I know I’m going to hit one of those spots, I whip out…

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