Payment Plans for Flying
Plan ahead and pay in installments. Air travel is expensive. There’s just no way around it. In fact, when I had over $50k of credit card debt a few years ago, a lot of that was related to air travel. … Continued
Hacker Games
Sounds like a good title for a book! Except it’s not. In my day job, I’m a professional geek. And, what I mean by that is that I work with computers for money. It seems like the vast majority of … Continued
Flood Sensors
This is mostly of local interest and probably would have been more help last week. But, I’m hoping it will serve as a convenient place to find this information next year when the hurricane season starts again. And, yes, this … Continued
Submarine Google View
Those who know me best, know my obsession with submarines. I have loved submarines, especially the World War II era subs, since I was a kid growing up in Chicago and going to the Museum of Science and Industry. There … Continued
Get More from Your Commute
Our commutes don’t have to be dead time. Who doesn’t have a commute any more? Mine is relatively short now. Less than 30 minutes, actually. But, when I lived in Chicago, it was at least an hour each direction, whether … Continued
Naming Names
Naming is hard. Naming things can be one of the most difficult tasks for an author. Whether it’s naming people, places or things, the endless work of finding just the right name, one that sounds realistic and fits the circumstances, … Continued
Historic Houston
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, … Continued
Over Wrought
How much time do you suppose Henry Darger spent world-building before he started writing? I read a post on someone else’s blog recently titled Forget Self-Improvement. It was interesting, in that it suggested that the reason we don’t do things, … Continued
From The Heart
Today is St. Valentine’s Day. Today, for reasons that are mostly attributable to the evil machinations of greeting card companies, we are expected to engage in a conspicuous display of romantic passion. People mistakenly call it “love”, but, in my … Continued
