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One man, one animated movie

There is a new Kickstarter campaign running for an animated film called Blast ‘Em Up! It is being run by writer / director Michael Davis, who, back in 2007, did a little movie called Shoot… 

I must write!

I may or may not have mentioned before that I’m an administrator on Holly’s Writing Classes forums. Holly Lisle has spent the last 30+ years writing science fiction and fantasy tales, as well as a… 

I made it through the rain ….

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Tip o’ the hat to Barry Manilow for the inspiration of today’s subject line. (I’m sorry. I’ll try not to do that again.) Well, there’s not much you can do to keep a streak going… 

Clear as M.U.D.

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In among my mental churn, the idea of creating a M.U.D. keeps coming up. M.U.D. stands for multi-user dungeon, or later incarnations were multi-user dimension or multi-user domain. It is a text-based game that lets… 

Death-defying road trip

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Having finished the visit with my step-daughter, we packed up to head back home. We wanted to stay a little longer, but heavy rains were expected in the area so we thought it best to… 

Of Giraffes and Pythons and Hungry Fish

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During my few days off, we went to visit my step-daughter to celebrate her birthday. As part of the celebration, we went to the Zoo. She used to work there and really enjoyed the job… 

Breaking the streak

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This is my 190th daily post. I’m taking off the next few days to celebrate my step-daughter’s birthday. I’ll be back on Monday, May 13. Have a good weekend, dear reader. Try not to set… 

Marketing to Cannibals

So, the wife was watching some horror movie about a guy who kidnaps girls, kills them, and sells them as meat to cannibals. Who comes up with these things? In marketing, they always say you… 

We’re all Batkid

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I was going through my archives and came across this post I wrote back in 2013 for a site I no longer run. I figured it was worth posting again. Back in November 2013, the… 

Dodged a bullet on getting a new dog

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The wife wanted to run errands this afternoon. It turns out the first one was to a pet store. I’m on record as saying we don’t need another dog. I’m the one who walks the…