Monthly Archives: September 2026

Wow.

Posted on September 30, 2026 by murphy

So that whole “digging into my past” thing paid off in a real monkey’s-paw kind of way. I stumbled across the epubs of a couple of Sid’s books. I didn’t know I still had these. Trying to decide whether I’ve … Continue reading →

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Vu ja de.

Posted on September 29, 2026 by murphy

Going to be light posting for a bit, because I’m working on the AZ-104 certification. I scored the voucher a while back from one of Microsoft’s promotions they do every year, and I was feeling pretty meh about it until … Continue reading →

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Non-Disclosure Day

Posted on September 28, 2026 by murphy

When I became a transcriptionist, I quickly learned the ins and outs of the non-disclosure agreement. The most basic level was the agreement with each transcription house. Even if there wasn’t a detailed, explicit document, transcribers recognize that they will … Continue reading →

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A month in.

Posted on September 27, 2026 by murphy

Still working on that chapter (and a certification is kicking my ass), but it occurred to me that I’m a month into this project so I thought I’d take stock. Still don’t have a very good word count plugin, so … Continue reading →

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Intermission.

Posted on September 26, 2026 by murphy

Exhausted my creative energies today swinging at the first chapter of Elsewhere. Hoping I’ll have something to show for it tomorrow, or at the very least a more substantial post. In the meantime, here’s a quick anti-joke. Did you hear … Continue reading →

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Fub Fact Friday: Taste the rainbow.

Posted on September 25, 2026 by murphy

There’s a really interesting phenomenon regarding how cultures identify colors. While not every culture has a word for every color, the way colors are identified and named follows a very distinct pattern that is the same no matter where you … Continue reading →

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Good men don’t need rules; today is not the day to find out why I have so many.

Posted on September 24, 2026 by murphy

I have a few very important rules that I refuse to compromise. Most of them are moral in nature, and the kind of anger they tend to engender is a big reason I don’t talk about politics here. But there’s … Continue reading →

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A quick personal Q and the corresponding A.

Posted on September 23, 2026 by murphy

Q: So you never remarried? Why not? A: Because of the type of woman I’m actually attracted to. Picture a Venn diagram with five circles labeled “Smart,” “Funny,” “Creative,” “Chaotic,” and “Bad Trouble,” and in the center where they overlap … Continue reading →

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I got demons runnin’ all through me.

Posted on September 22, 2026 by murphy

Living through the Satanic Panic was… a hell of a thing. I was an insanely prodigious reader as a kid. At some point, my mom plunked me down in front of Sesame Street and The Electric Company and apparently the … Continue reading →

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Rakugo.

Posted on September 21, 2026 by murphy

So, the joke got me thinking about one of my favorite new comedy discoveries. I’m a big fan of stand-up; I was raised on Richard Pryor and George Carlin, and my favorite thing in the world is discovering a new … Continue reading →

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