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Intermission.

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

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.

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.

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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Trip report.

So, I actually got some writing done. Not enough, not by a longshot, but the beginning of Elsewhere is actually starting to take form. Part of the problem is this awkward framing device I’m using. The story opens with an … Continue reading →

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Identity theft is a crime, Jim.

When I graduated from local BBSes to the Internet back in the day, I ran into an issue early on. Murphy as a handle was way too common, and so it would be regularly taken on any service I attempted … Continue reading →

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All I can do is just pour some tea for two.

Walked out of work today feeling pretty good about the week. Much less stressful, and I think once I get the hang of how they do everything it’ll work out pretty well. Still getting used to the idea that my … Continue reading →

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Putting the reality in reality TV.

So the reality in reality TV exists on a sliding scale. There are some shows, like the ones where you can subscribe to the cameras in the house like in the UK, where a lot of what you see is … Continue reading →

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The new job.

First day at the new job. It’s interesting. I just made the switch from a MSP to internal IT, and it is very different. At the MSP, you have to be a jack-of-all trades, and when calls come in you … Continue reading →

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I live my life 3:05 at a time.

(Bonus points if you get both halves of that reference.) I’m one of the maniacs who actually subscribes to YouTube Premium, and it’s primarily due to the fact that it comes bundled with their music service. I am an absolute … Continue reading →

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