Let’s Clear the Desktop First.

I’ve been a bit lax (ha!) in keeping up the blog lately.  My apologies for withholding from you.
As mentioned previously, the saving the world bit is on the tiring side, and the writing stuff is on the high energy side, and seldom did the ‘twain meet.
When one is pouring all of one’s emotional energy into [...]

Why I’m a Writer, Not a “Blogger”

So I finally finished reading Andrew Sullivan’s piece on “Why I Blog” (available here, as a four page blog post).  He hits the nail on the head on why I’m not a blogger with this paragraph (and a half).
If all this sounds postmodern, that’s because it is. And blogging suffers from the same flaws as [...]

The Most Cliched Things I’ve Written Recently

Rules:
Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you.
Done in the third [...]

Nice Online Boom Blox (2d) Clone (Totem Destroyer 2)

For those that haven’t had the pleasure, “Boom Blox” is one of the funner games I’ve played on the Wii.
Here is a 2d version, called “Totem Destroyer 2″, of one of the games in that game, kinda, on the web for free.
And check out “Boom Blox,” it’s a blast.

A Couple New Vids for Shits and Giggles and Deep Morning Thoughts

And of course….

I like the soundtrack on the second one much better.

The Best (and Worst) Superbowl Ever

So I went to my favorite pub/sports pub to do some liveblogging for the Superbowl.
As football is about as close as I come to organized religion, the Superbowl is a big day for me.  A Super Party, if you well.   I had picked my location in the bar early and spent most of the day [...]

Initial reactions to My First Book

So I’ve had enough people read some of my book to realize a couple things.
First, pretty much everyone who reads it says that I’m a quote “good writer.”  Thanks, everyone.  Really.  It’s hard to tell sometimes and get honest feedback.  I had ONE professor in college (a Vietnam vet who taught a class on media [...]

Music and the Economic Collapse of the U.S.

This is a pretty good example of what my book is like…my intellectual ramblings divided by popular culture references. The book is also my philosophy “dissertation”. However, unlike most phi-disses, this one was created to be understood by another with the capacity to appreciate simple culture, and not necessarily someone who [...]

The First Two Chapters Are Up

As mentioned a little while back, I am putting the blog on hold and writing a book.
O.k. I didn’t do such a good job of that (as the latest posts can testify) but that hasn’t stopped the book from coming along nicely.
They can read be read here.
I’d love to get some feedback on what I’ve [...]

Educating Rick Warren On What Jesus Said (and how He Acted)

I can’t believe I have to do this.  I was reading an interview that Rick Warren (of the Purpose Driven Life) gave and was struck by something he wrote.  So I kept reading the interview and was struck by a few other silly things he said.
Look, I’ve got nothing against Rick Warren personally.  From what [...]

Steve Jobs is Dying

This is a really sad day.  Not that Steve is dead yet, but having some personal history and knowledge of pancreatic cancer, it’s not a good sign that he isn’t speaking at Macworld.
One of the first computers I ever used was one he (and his nerd buddy, Steve Wozniak) designed and sold.  It was a [...]

MySpace Suicide and the XBox Legal Experience

In a somber note, I would like to extend my condolences to all first parties involved.
This is a sad situation about an unfortunate little girl.  Even more sadly, the emotional aspects of this case seem to have overwhelmed the logical ones, and put us in a very curious legal place.
And by “us” I’m talking about [...]