Month: November 2014
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Mediterranean Food
We had intended, after my event yesterday, to head over to our favorite schwarma and gyro place and fill up there. Sunny Mediterranean food on a grey November day sounded fine. We were close to it, and as I packed up, we chatted about other possiblities. Sure, we could go with the reliable restaurant, but…
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Divertissments
A Papery Feel Would any of you, dear Readers, be interested in a Cyber Monday sale on my books, signed and shipped on that coming week? This ought to guarantee arrival in time for Christmas. Of course, you can always give ebooks in mere moments, but sadly, signing electrons is beyond my abilities! I have…
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Naughty Reindeer
Happy Black Friday from the Curmudgeon’s Corner! Here’s what Rudolph thinks of this particular day…
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Review: Joy
So my review is a day early, but it gives me an opportunity to say I’m thankful for someone. *Redacted* years ago, I fell into good company. A small writing support group, they helped me regain confidence after an earlier bad writing group experience where in time I had learned to just shut up, or…
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Where did Ferguson come from?
As the events in Ferguson, MO, unfold, I have been watching for some time. Every couple of days in the Criminal Justice class I’m taking, we have talked about it, and yesterday we had a lengthy discussion as the rioting was still spinning out of control. I see it continues today, with the total at…
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Art: Background
Working on the painting I have in my head. Hit my time limit, so here’s what I have so far. I may take another 30 min time slot for it later. What do you think should go in the foreground?
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Backing it Up
Sorry for the boring post, but I’m in the middle of a big project, have homework (always!) and will try to create a piece of art later. I have a lovely one in my head, we will see if I can get it out onto the screen (not using paper for this one). Anyway, the…
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The Future is Fine
I reviewed a book last week, and when I was done, asked the author if I could get a guest post from him elaborating on some of the concepts in the book. There are times you get a tantalizing glimpse in a novel, but storytelling dictates not-an-infodump (wise choice, here!). However… in this case I…
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Maxing Out the Oven
I realized earlier this week after commenting that I’d maxed out my oven for the first time in this house that I was wrong. I could have adjusted the racks and put a bit more in there. But I didn’t need to. Everything fit, and there was nothing on the stovetop for this meal, which…
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Anti-Human
As a companion to the piece I wrote for Mad Genius Club today, the Luddites are Winning, I ran across this article today, about a champion of golden rice, and a former Greenpeace member. Patrick Moore, in an interview for Savvy Street: The leaders of the Greens are extreme leftists, profoundly anti-human, anti-science, and anti-civilization.…
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Review: Nothing in Common
I’ve been racking my brain for something these two books have in common, and can’t figure anything out. Only that both authors are veterans. Otherwise… polar opposites. Oh, and both fun to read for me. You all know already that I’ll read almost anything right? So a bildungsroman science fiction novel and a steamy romance…