Rock opera update
Last night, my friend Andy and I had our first reading (and listening) of the rock opera we have been working on for several months. A group of friends gathered…
Handerpants!
Katherine from Bunch of Grapes Bookstore recently made me aware of the fabulousness of Handerpants. I know. Handerpants are nothing new. I have a friend who wears a version of…
Perfection
Last week, we experienced our first significant snow of the year, covering the ground in about four inches of the white stuff. After spending the entire fall season ignoring the…
Leadership begins with the Lord. And castration.
Article 6, section 8 of the North Carolina state constitution states: “The following persons shall be disqualified for office: First, any person who shall deny the being of Almighty God.”…
The kindness of strangers
It’s always nice to discover someone saying something nice about your book, especially when it’s a bookseller. From Shannon McKenna Schmidt on Shelf Awareness: “At Saturday's event, Joe Drabyak will…
Pen names
Nathan Bransford recently posted about pen names, recommending that unless the reasons are compelling, there is no reason to use a pseudonym. While I tend to agree, I can’t help…
People-pleasers
As I was getting dressed this morning, I turned on the television. The channel was tuned to HBO, airing a movie I later identified as Bride Wars. Based on the…
Like one great big pinball machine
I liked this advice a lot (via Jason Kottke): Career advice from Charlie Hoehn: “Therein lies the best career advice I could possibly dispense: Just DO things. Chase after the…
Saving the best
My wife and I own a TiVo. There are two television shows that we do not delete in the event that we want to watch them again and again (which…
How Many of Me?
HowManyOfMe.com will tell you how many people in the United States share your name. It will also tell you the name of the most famous person with your last name.…
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