No, not a real mother.
Maybe, not even a real invention, either!
I think science-fiction has changed a lot. I don’t mean that it’s different today than it was when I was a kid, though, I think that’s true, too. No, what I mean is that the intrepid science-fiction authors who have entertained us for so many years have actually changed things with their stories. One way I think they’ve changed things is via invention. They’re constantly coming up with crazy, new,…
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I love me some science-fiction!
Tonight, Ridley Scott’s return to the Alien universe premiers tonight and I’m quite excited to see it. In part, I’m excited because it starts on Earth and then follows the first team to the movie’s namesake planet; Prometheus. I hope it will show more of Ridley Scott’s vision of the future Earth and how we got to be the space-faring race we become in the later movies. I’m looking forward to that because I think we’ve lost…
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Sadly, not mine.
So, regular readers know how much I love coding up little random generators, right? Well, this is the same thing, only it’s not random and I didn’t make it.
I’ve changed jobs a lot. I mean, it’s unusual that I stay at the same gig more than three years. So, I’ve made a lot of resumes, sometimes even customizing them to the particular job I may be applying to at any given moment. Well, now, you don’t have to…
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Just in time for the holiday!
So, we’re about to start Memorial Day Weekend, which for most of us means picnics and barbeques and parties. And, at least where I’m from , that means drinks! But, the thing is, I know a lot of people who don’t drink alcohol any more for any number of reasons. For one, let’s face it, we’re getting old and fat and all those fine alcoholic beverages are just loaded with calories. (And, after one too…
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It should be no surprise to the few, brave souls who still come and read this blog that I’m just a little obsessed with photography.
As I’m sure people have guessed, I’m not from here. Here, of course, being Houston, Texas. I moved here back in ’98 and, well, just stayed. In fact, I like to say that I’m nothing but a damn Yankee carpet-bagger who’s only here for your money and your women! But, all that aside, I’ve learned to…
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I mean, on a piece by piece basis.
Have you ever wondered just how much you’re worth? And, I don’t mean that old thing about how much the various chemicals that make up a human body are worth, but how much are we worth, as assembled? You know, on the basis of our individual parts. I’ve often joked about paying off debt by selling a kidney, but, sometimes, I honestly wonder just how much I would get if I could actually…
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It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I love dragons.
And, clearly, I’m a “gadget guy”. I mean, who in IT isn’t obsessed with gadgets, at least to some degree, right? And, you may not realize it, but, well, I sometimes like to play with fire. Nothing too huge, but, well, boys will be boys, I guess, right? And, what boy hasn’t played with a campfire before, eh?
So, taking all that into consideration, you can imagine how cool I…
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No, not this blog or website.
Do you remember the days when we were building websites so fast that we couldn’t keep up? Back when it was actually sort of pricey to buy a domain name? Do you remember the days when as soon as anyone bought a domain they threw up a quick “Under Construction” page? Ah, those were the days….
Honestly, I don’t know what we were thinking. No one had a plan to actually make money from the web,…
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Sadly, not my own.
It’s no secret that I love science-fiction and fantasy. In fact, once upon a time, I used to write it. Quite a bit of it, actually. In fact, at one time, I was writing at what might be considered a professional level. At least, I would have been published, if the magazine I submitted to hadn’t folded a few days after they received my story. But, then life intervened and I more or less stopped writing. All…
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Yes, today is Friday the Thirteenth.
My day started with a phone call from someone at the office who told me that the power was out. It was out because a transformer literally exploded. Then, when the fine folks from the power company came out to fix it, they managed to blow at least one more transformer. When we left the office this morning, we were told it might be back up sometime after 2:00pm, but, no one really knows for…
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