Monthly Archives: March 2008

Poor Jonathan on Survivor. He’s such a fiercely competitive person that it was obvious that being forced to leave the game because of his injury went against everything in his heart. Quitting is anathema to him, but the consequences for … Continue reading →

So, the net result of last night’s Big Brother is: nothing! James was evicted, and then unevicted all in the matter of a few moments. A few tears were shed, his departure was met with resounding silence except from Chelsia, … Continue reading →

Each morning I get up at 5 a.m. and stumble upstairs to my office. I sit in front of my computer, spend a few minutes getting caught up on e-mail and any pending business, and then tackle whatever writing project … Continue reading →

Every few years, I get the urge to do some work on our front yard. If I sit down long enough, the feeling usually passes, but this year it persisted, so I bought some azalea plants, planting soil and mulch … Continue reading →

Jack Haringa Must Die! “Within the pages of this book are the tales, scenes, confessionals, and dare I say, fantasies of the many deaths of Jack Haringa: the people, they just love to kill him.” So writes Paul Tremblay, in … Continue reading →

This is Kill Jack Haringa In Your Blog Day. Check back later! Reports of snow as close as College Station and Galveston Island, though the latter was a mere sighting of “flurries” that could just as easily have been dandelion … Continue reading →

Frickin’ politics. Pre-empted Jericho the other night for Texas primary results. I rolled the tape and all I got was numbers and talking heads. End of rant. Thanks to modern technology, I was able to watch the episode at cbs.com … Continue reading →

Here is the Cemetery Dance web page for my short story chapbook Overtoun Bridge

Cemetery Dance is publishing my short story Overtoun Bridge as a chapbook that they will be giving away with certain purchases. The cover art is by Jill Bauman, and captures the sense of the story perfectly. She tells me she’ll … Continue reading →

Is it weird that Dexter does a better job at relationships by pretending to have emotions than a lot of other characters do acting on their emotions? Another thing I like about this show is that it is completely anti-episodic. … Continue reading →