It’s funny. It’s true. It’s also a pretty potent statement about damn near everything that’s right and wrong with this country. I would’ve just chuckled and left this on my morning feed, but the mouseover punchline (printed as the caption … Continue reading →

This is a guest post by my talented artist friend Genesis Whitmore. I powwow with artists sometime and during one discussion the subject of people’s characters came up. I’m altering the specifics just in case someone is afraid I’m singling … Continue reading →

Here’s a little bit of web geekery for you that I once posted about Facebook, but it applies just as well to the new Google+ Pages and Profiles. I want to share links on Google+, but every time I do … Continue reading →

Click to view full-sized image. Feel free to share this image, unaltered except for re-sizing, anywhere you see fit. Please support efforts to create a fairer economic system. I don’t want a bailout or a handout, I want you to … Continue reading →

And then, from out of nowhere, the snow came.  We hadn’t even cleaned up from the party yet when the flakes began collecting on the leaves.  Snow this early always makes the best snowmen- mushy heavy, and packable.  If the … Continue reading →

It’s time for me to disappear. I’m so steenking close to finishing my next album, The Lives of Dexter Peterson, that I might go insane if it ain’t done soon. Rather than risk a padded apartment, I’m locking myself into … Continue reading →

General Ebel here, fresh off the plane from Fishcon 2011. I was recently interviewed by the Freelance 4 Real show and we talked about what it takes to survive as a small business- any small business -but particularly the über-competitive … Continue reading →

In memory of Steve Jobs (1955-2011), founder of Apple Inc.

For as long as I’ve been writing short stories I’ve struggled to formulate plots and environments that immerse, entertain, and provide an escape for the reader. I say “struggled” because every time I write, that’s what’s happening. Some authors can … Continue reading →

The Beer Bash was absolutely awesome this year. More than twice the crowd of last year’s VIP’s showed up for 2011 and yet, somehow, we managed to feed and en-beer-inate all of them properly. Some of them came from as … Continue reading →