Category: Books / Novels / Writing


  • Is this the book club for militia members? It has such classic titles like: “The SAS Self-Defense Handbook”, “The SAS Fighting Techniques Handbook”, “Handguns 2002”. It just needs to add germ warfare and how to make an atomic bomb to really unmask the true nature of the book club. Maybe this is just me, but I…

  • Had lunch with Cat, Dusty, Tamara, and Leti. Was very good to see them all again. Sharon was in and out since she technically was working. Right now I am listening to the new Essential Mix with Paul Jackson. I really enjoyed last week’s with Ashley Casselle. Oh, I seriously doubt that A Feast for Crows from the…

  • Got a suit, a 20 GB hard drive, and couple history books on our trip down to Tally today. Resisted spending a lot of money. Got a great break on the suit. Apparently Ultra ATA and ATAPI are not compatible. Hopefully I can acquire an adapter. I got A History Of The Arab Peoples and…

  • Got the Macadoo picture for Mac. Will drop the film off for developing this afternoon. Have to pick up the roll from last week. Why is it that the cover artist is so difficult to find on a book? You have to know to flip inside the cover and scan the credits page to even…

  • One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures. –George W. Bush

  • First Douglas Adams, now Poul Anderson. Some of the most reknown Science Fiction writers are passing left and right. *sigh* Means they will publish commerative collections of their works that I will have to buy.

  • The movie adaptation of this book, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds turned me on to Anime back when almost everyone thought cartoons are only for kids. Of course I was 9 when I first saw so… 🙂 Who else beside obviously pimply-faced, glasses-wearing, SuperNerdz would know who Jeri Ryan is? Not that I am saying that…

  • “…there is an art to flying…or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything

  • Don’t I feel silly… boought this book Web Client Programming With Perl for about $15 on the bargin table. The recommended price is $30. The publisher has made the book available under their Open Books Project. A few good books are available there. Okay… I admit it… I am an advertising junkie. I don’t watch TV for…