My cheeks are flushed with anger and indignation as I type. I just got into it on twitter with MPR’s Bob Collins, someone I had long admired. In fact, just last week I was talking…
Date Archives February 2010
Unfriended
The problem with building a book around a big reveal in the latter third of a novel is that inevitably readers are going to be disappointed. When a character refuses to discuss what is bugging…
Don’t know how to party
That sound you hear is the drool dripping from my lips as I stare slack-jawed at the TV. This afternoon I handed off a huge project. I was so happy to have it done I…
You take the good, you take the bad*
It’s snowing like a motherfucker** outside. Sure, sure it’s no DC snowmageddon, but it’s still snowing like hell. It’s supposed to snow for the next day and a half. After I white-knuckled it home from…
How to adequately judge what is funny
Watching Garfield with Liam, who is four. “Garfield is not funny,” I said. “Yes, he is,” Liam said. “Nope, he’s never been funny. Not even in 1984.” “LAME!” “Garfield’s lame, not me,” I said. “Garfield…
Side effect of working from home & spending too much time alone
You have a very heated debate (with yourself) on whether you should spend five of your hard-earned dollars on 20 Greatest Hits from Conway Twitty (for real, it reminds me of being a kid) or…