2024: A Smartphone Odyssey
Tip o’ the hat to Arthur C. Clarke for the subject line inspiration. Earlier today I called a friend of mine to chat and he was busy so we arranged for him to call me…
Another look at Johnny Mnemonic
Still in the process of cleaning the house and going through my movie collection. This time I want to talk about a little ditty called Johnny Mnemonic, released in 1995. Not quite so much about…
Another look at Looker
In the process of cleaning the house I’m going through and watching some movies to decide if I want to keep them or not. This evening I watched 1981’s Looker, brought to us from Michael…
The same face keeps showing up everywhere
Alright, maybe not the exact same face and maybe not everywhere. But similar enough faces in three different places is enough to make me take notice. Let me explain. The other day the teller at…
My mailing list – down the rabbit hole
Recently, I’ve pointed several interested parties to sign up on my mailing list so they can get my free stories. It was then that I found out that the form is not working. I’m not…
The One That Got Away
Welcome to another Blog Hop. After you read my story, please visit the other authors’ blogs for more stories. Enjoy! The One That Got Away Trolgar lowered his line over the edge of the bridge,…
A day of frustration
A quick post this time around, dear reader. It’s been a wild, crazy day. Client work, sorting / boxing / moving shtuff around the house, going to the bank to take care of the rolled…
My fledgling criminal empire … curses, foiled again!
So, after rolling all the coins we decided to put them in the wife’s bank account. I gathered the rolls up and headed out the door. After a short drive to the bank, I entered…
The coin rolling meditation
I had a jar of coins sitting around, and some coin rollers (those little paper tubes that you put a roll of coins in) so I said to myself “Self, you should probably put those…
Work, work, work!
“Moles and trolls, moles and trolls, work, work, work!” – Chris Knight, Real Genius The effort to clean, sort, pack and otherwise get our house in order continues. We’ve made it through all the rooms…