The truck bounced along the inward road, humming by the bare trees of the Herd’s woods north of their home. Two children, Denny and Paul, swayed in their bulky winter outfits, scarves wound round their necks, while their father jerked and guided … [Read more]
The Stereotypical New Year’s Resolution Post
December 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
I've jumped into the stereotypical slop of the new year. I have it hanging all over me, like the coagulating goop from a Nickolodeon game show. So while I'm sitting here reveling in my ooey-gooey goodness, I figured I better write out what I hope to … [Read more]
American Gods, A Review
December 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I finished reading American Gods. The book by Neil Gaimon has garnered a fair bit of hype since it was first published in 2001. It's won the hearts of fantasy readers and could be a bit of a genre-breaking book too, as its gained much attention from … [Read more]
How to check which version of Ubuntu server you’re running
December 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I ran into this issue today. I wanted to see the Ubuntu version on my VM. The -uname -a command showed the machine name, but not the distribution info. So I found reference to a file in the /etc/ folder. Try reading the content of this file if you … [Read more]
The American Quest
October 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Alex's breath fogged in the cold night air. The sweatshirt he'd grabbed from the back of his chair smelled like old milk or cheese. Alex checked the pocket and pulled the lint out, throwing the tuft into the bushes. By two-ish in the morning, the … [Read more]
New Additions to the Site
October 4, 2012 By 2 Comments
I've updated the site, as you may have noticed. I'm using the Genesis Framework built with the Minimum Theme. No secret I love WordPress (sorry, Drupal). One thing I do love about Drupal is the ability to add custom content types. There's numerous … [Read more]
My New Kindle Paperwhite
October 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I got my Kindle Paperwhite today! Coming from the second generation Kindle, this thing is really great. The touch screen is surprisingly one of the better features. I didn't realize how clunky the four way navigation was until I used the touch … [Read more]
Are you a writer?
October 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I was reading this article on Forbes titled "Why You Shouldn't Be a Writer." The article got me thinking, and, maybe a bit defensive. You shouldn't write if you're not called to it. Do you hear the siren song? Writer's bear a burden. They must … [Read more]
Ragdoll
September 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The scene seemed strung up by a cosmic playwright in its banal twist of unfortunate underpinnings. For a moment, from the passenger seat of the missile-like Volvo, you could almost switch places with each of the characters in the forthcoming … [Read more]