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Category: Review
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Review: ArtRage
I suspect that it will surprise none of you that I have been dabbling in digital art again. As much as I love the traditional arts, especially watercolor and sumi-e, there are times that making space and time to paint in is nigh impossible. In those times, I’ve been prone recently to tinkering with the fractal programs…
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Book Reviews!
Looking for something to read? I’ve got a few fun suggestions, and one that you may want to avoid. The covers are clickable links if you want to learn more about any title. And I’ve done something a little different with the reviews, for those of you who are Indie Authors and read my blog.…
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Review: Dr. Ph. Martin Ink
Time for another art supply review! I feel I should note that this, and the other more lengthy review I did after Inktober, are paid for entirely by me, and as such are not biased by anything more than my own whimsy. It’s not that I wouldn’t review stuff if given to me for that…
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Inktober Part 3: And Pen Reviews
I closed out Inktober on somewhat of a weak note, since I was busy and not really ‘feeling it’ for the last week. However, I did manage to draw every day of the month, and produced some work I’m proud of. It’s a great exercise, to practice every day and do some things that are…
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Books to Avoid: Cranky Book Reviews
I must confess, I have been a somewhat cranky reader recently. Here’s the thing: I hear complaints about the quality of books available in KU all the time. Having my own in that pool makes me wince a little when I see those criticisms. But… It’s all true. You know what else is true?…
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Review: Hillbilly Elegy
My first comment on this book is about the price. For a book whose purported audience is the working and welfare poor from Appalachia, the price set at 15.99 for ebook is a slap in the face. I don’t usually review a book on price, but in this rare case, it matters. JD Vance’s treatise,…
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Double Batman: Tea and Game Review
Some of you may remember back to our first tea-and-game review, where we were reviewing a Batman game, and a tea. I’d commented that I didn’t think there was a Batman tea… and of course, someone proved me wrong, and found one! I was a little dubious, but the Ginja Ninja wanted it for her…
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Repost: Chaplain’s War
To my dismay, I discovered when a reader brought it to my attention that this was one of the posts that fell into the ‘blog hole’ when I switched browsers. It’s definitely a book worth reading, so again, I commend it to your attention… I have been working on this book since… longer than I…
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Geeky Kids Review Wonder Woman
The Otaku Princess and Junior Mad Scientist have now seen Wonder Woman – twice, in fact, and the second time in 3D. They really wanted to do a review on my blog, and I’m glad, as I have not yet had a chance to see it – and may not, with the schedule around here.…
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Playing at Teatime
Last night as my daughter and I were playing a game and trying out a new tea, I jokingly suggested that when she goes off to college, I should send her a tea every month. Mama’s tea of the month club! Her eyes lit up. “You know what we should do? We should try out…
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Book Review: Demon of the Waters
If you read my post over at Mad Genius this morning, you’ll note that I finished my in-paper nightstand book last night. I’ve been working on it for an embarassingly long time, since I usually read ebooks before bed. This one has been my soaky-bath book. Demon of the Waters is the ‘true story of…
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Book Reviews: Big Burn and River War
I’ve been reading non-fiction lately, rather than fiction. Some of it has been for research, other books have simply been because I ran across them and they sounded interesting. Which is why I read The Big Burn. Somewhat grandiosely subtitled “Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America,” the book is the story of the…