Fantasy and Science Fiction author.
Not that I wish to imply you have been sleeping on the job, you’ve just been sitting in front of a computer until your brains bleed out your ears. All the effort in the world is going to waste there, wake up and smell the melted silicon. So what do I have to say about … More Rise and Shine, Mr. Video Gamer
Okay, so I’m a little daunted by doing this review for a couple of reasons. One, it’s one of those uber-classical books that’s widely read. Two, it’s one of those uber-philosophical books that’s chock full of theory and logic. And three, I finished it last week and my uber-forgetfulness will probably lead me astray, particularly … More Atlas Shrugged
Or at least Brainiac does. As he says, “A steady hand and some pioneering neurosurgery and even the most persistent troublemakers can become productive workers, Comrade Superman.” Superman is in charge of Soviet Russia. Did I mention that? I had a hard time deciding what to write about this week, not least because I missed … More In Soviet Russia, Robots Fix You!
“Rincewind, whenever he was running, never bothered about the TO. He had always considered the FROM to be more important.” That is a line from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, describing the eternally afraid Rincewind the Wizzard (spelling intentional). It’s a phrase very descriptive of Rincewind’s character, and indeed of the character of most of the … More The Humor of Despair
I seem to be on an unofficial bi-weekly schedule. Mostly that’s due to time constraints every other week as I rush to finish another deadline I have. I suppose I should accept that, but it seems rather annoying. I’d hoped to post every week. Anyway. Since my last post, a number of interesting things have … More The Sandman Series
Yes, I realize the relation there. Several of them, actually. Computers can turn people into zombies, and people use computers to fight zombies. Anyway, I’m using the Title because it accurately depicts the two main things I want to talk about. Item One: I have a new computer! If you followed this from my Facebook … More Zombies and Computers
…is scientifically probably the tapeworm. Economically, it’s more likely a poverty-stricken relation. From a social perspective, it can be an ex with rejection issues, and from a gastronomical perspective it can be those Mexican beans you had the misfortune to eat three weeks ago. If you’re a reform-minded politician, the most persistent parasite is probably … More The Most Persistent Parasite…
So at work today, a group of us were all sitting around talking about zombie apocalypses and such (which everyone at my work seems well-prepared for, by the way), when one of the guys, who has an attachment to reality for some reason, asked the sensible question: “How did we get talking about zombies?” I … More The Death of Chivalry
Classical, that is. Not like liberal ‘men are gods’ humanist. Actually he comes across as more of an opportunist, because most of the time he’s not philosophical enough to be the other. Which is good, because I doubt any yeoman took philosophy seriously back then, but one wonders why he suddenly becomes so thoughtful toward … More Robin Hood the Humanist
One of these days one of my reviews is going to be about something well-known and sensible, I promise. But it’s just so much fun to write about great obscure works and confuse everybody that I really can’t help myself. Well, I could, but it sounds more excusable if I say I can’t. So for … More Down to the Bone
The Solomon Code 