Writer, Dabbler In Things
2020 was a terrible year in way too many respects, so it was a pleasure to be blessed with enough time to escape from it into books as often as I did. Despite the time needed for the kiddo’s online schooling, and my striving to do more self-improvement and write more this year, while being … Read more
It was an unexpectedly bountiful month to wrap a banner year in reading. It certainly wasn’t without its passes and disappointments–five books started and stopped? Ugh.–but there was plenty of enjoyment to be found as well. READTen Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now – Jaron LanierHorizon – Scott WesterfeldThe Subtle Art of … Read more
To pair with my first year of keeping a song list–which includes every song my family and I added to our own various playlists through the year–I figured I’d do a top ten list of my favourites from those additions. Note that these aren’t necessarily new songs, but are new to me. Turn up your … Read more
This year I decided to make a new playlist that was comprised of all of the songs I added in 2020 to other playlists. It didn’t matter if it was to my Shower Tunes list, my Work Commute list (which are one in the same other than the latter has more swearing in it because … Read more
The latest in our growing collection of games originally for older players that have been geared down for kids is this Scooby-Doo-ized version of Betrayal at House on the Hill. The original game has the players as a group of adventurers searching in and around an old mansion, revealing randomized, modular tiles and aspects to … Read more
There are times I’m struck by unexpectedly gorgeous art, be it a photograph or illustration or painting, as well as other arts, like writing. I’m not sure who initially took this photo–I saw it on Mastodon and it seems to have initially come from making rounds on Twitter–so I unfortunately can’t give credit where it’s … Read more
I recently had a minor epiphany. Or perhaps not so minor. My wife is a teacher and has regular report cards due, which is always a slog in the household: She’s barely keeping her nose up out of the added work that’s on top of the plenty of work she normally has. It’s a couple … Read more
As a child of the early 1970s, I’m in the unfortunate position of being in a country that was switching to the metric system* in my early youth but with elders who still use–and a society itself still sometimes using–imperial measurements. So I’ve grown up with cars whose primary speedometer readings are in km/h, but … Read more
ReadThe Dragon Egg Princess – Ellen OhThe Imaginary – A.F. Harrold Started and stoppedEarthsea: A Wizard of Earthsea – Ursula K. Le. GuinThe Lost Property Office – James R. HannibalDarkmouth: The Legends Begin – Shane HegartyThe Comedy of Survival – Joseph W. MeekerBlood Standard – Laird Barron ReadingTen Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts … Read more
In my ongoing struggle with tech, it wasn’t surprising that at some point, I’d have to replace a laptop battery. So it was with my half decade-ish old laptop, which at least held an hour’s charge as of just a couple of weeks ago but went downhill fast and as of a few days back … Read more