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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

Attributed to Mark Twain, who attributed it to Benjamin Disraeli. In the end, it means I don’t believe you, and it’s probably for political gain. Which, that’s not exactly what I’m writing about, but it’s a good start. We all lie. Face it, no matter how nice a person...

Electrifying!

Yes, I cribbed this from comments between myself and a friend. Names have been changed to protect the innocent, or someone. I posted a memory from FB 10 years ago commenting on how I felt it was asinine to be willing to pull all the oil out of the Middle East’s...

Meet George Jetson…

Ok. So, we met George Jetson, and he’s a heck of a guy. Great wife, perfect kids. He has stressful, difficult work – he has to reach out and hit a button from time to time. He lives in a soaring skyscraper, gets there with a flying car, and has a personal robot...

Two-Year-Old-Itis

So, what is this thing about having someone tell us something that makes us fight against it? Personally, I have a problem with it – I do every single part of my books. The ideas, the writing, the editing, the cover graphics, the cover construction and the...

Story Problem

So, if VR gets in the car and drives to gramma’s house, how far away is it and how long does it take? Seems a little vague and open-ended, I admit. But, as usual, there is a point, no matter how vague. In this case, the point is time. And actually distance as well,...

Sunset Clause

Sitting watching the sunset. Tonight’s especially amazing as lines and shapes cover the entire horizon, each moving through the lightest of yellows to finally the darkest of rose. Of course, I’ve mentioned in past blogs my thought that it takes a storm or at least an...