So, I just watched the pilot episode of Fox’s new Sci-Fi show, The Orville, and I quite liked it. To answer the immediate and obvious questions, yes, it is a blatant rip-off of the most successful Star Trek series to date: Star Trek: the Next Generation. Second, No,...
Rules for Write-icles: The Hallmark of the Second-Rater As an author, I have a regular experience that never fail to amaze me. It’s when I read a book that people are talking about, or one that has tons of good reviews on Amazon, or one a friend recommended to me and...
There’s an old joke that goes like this: Give someone a book, and they’ll read for a day. Teach someone to write a book, and they’ll spend a lifetime mired in paralyzing self doubt. Truer word were never spoken. Personally I think that 90% of what it takes to be a...
Had a great surprise waiting for me on my porch when I got home from my morning meeting. Thanks to modern, real time, delivery tracking and my smartphone, it wasn’t really a surprise, but I was still excited. I spent months tracking down this thing and, after a lucky...
Anyone who knows me knows that I am quite the Apple fan. I’ve been a Mac user for so long that I actually owned a Lisa. (Look it up.) I’m no fanboy, I don’t have a shrine to Steve Jobs in my basement, or anything, but I sure do love what Apple does. I also won’t tell...
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