Cool under pressure. If they posted employment ads for hitmen, that’d be the number two requirement, right after detail-oriented. A good hitman must possess the perfect blend of personality type A and B traits, a control freak who obsesses over…
Teen Assaults Teacher, Activist Worries About Teen?
A 17-year-old running back assaults a high school teacher for doing her job. He tosses her around and breaks her finger. Who would you worry about? The attacker, or the victim?
What Happens When You Read the News?
I can’t remember the last time I even considered seeking news anywhere but online. Whether it’s what’s going on around Atlanta, the nation, or the world, or just a weather update, I look there first if at all possible. Since…
TechShop, Photography Advice, Postsingular, NoDryClean, and Verizon FIOS Danger
Disparate thoughts from a very low energy day. In fact, it was so low-energy that I thought I posted this entry last night, and never did. I has a fever. Do Not Want. Blah. Can’t brain. Short attention span means…
Color Clues, or Why Four Blue Sweaters Isn’t Enough
“Another blue sweater? You have four of those. Why not get something different for a change?” “No, I have navy, cornflower, Williamsburg, and baby blue sweaters. This one is royal blue. That’s totally different!” Okay guys, I know that you…
Color Clues, or Why Four Blue Sweaters Isn’t Enough
Originally published at Enemy of Entropy. Please leave any comments there. “Another blue sweater? You have four of those. Why not get something different for a change?” “No, I have navy, cornflower, Williamsburg, and baby blue sweaters. This one is…
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that she looked forward to a reunion with her husband Hugh and…
R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle
Originally published at Enemy of Entropy. Please leave any comments there. I started this post on September 7, the day after the grand lady moved on to find out what’s next. I find myself certain that she wasn’t afraid, that…
Review: A Lick of Frost, Laurell K. Hamilton
I honestly didn’t think Laurell K. Hamilton had it in her, but A Lick of Frost moved me to tears in spots. She managed real romance. I don’t even like reading romances, and I really hate crying, but I couldn’t…
Whoops! Video Link Correction & Credit
The video I dedicated to Katie isn’t actually called Wake Up Cat, and it has been pulled from YouTube (or it was—it seems to be back, now). The piece is by animator Simon Tofield of Tandem Films, and is properly…