Secret Dining
No, this isn’t a post about eating disorders! Rather, it’s a post about secret places to eat in New York City! I have to admit, I’ve always been fascinated by people lining up to get into places so secret that … Continued
Halloween LEGO Creations
Well, Halloween is just around the corner, if you aren’t celebrating already. I could go on at length about the historical and cultural phenomena that is Halloween, but, really, if you cared about that, you’d just go to Wikipedia. So, … Continued
SciFi Book Picker
It’s not secret I love books. Frankly, it’s no secret that I love science-fiction books, either. But, generally, my “To Be Read” pile is so huge I sometimes have a hard time picking which book to read next. I’ve featured … Continued
Beating Creative Block
Hey, I’m working on it! No, seriously, I am. Recently, I read the simplest and most straight-forward cure for writer’s block in a post on Seth Godin’s blog titled Talker’s Block. In a nutshell, he says that the cure for … Continued
Talk Like A Pirate Day
No, not today, but soon! Monday, September 19th is the official Talk Like A Pirate Day. It’s an internet holiday, which means you still have to show up at the office, but at least you can talk like a pirate! … Continued
DupeGuru, Music Edition
Do you have a lot of music? I’m not a huge music person, really. At least, not in the pop-music on the radio all the time kind of way. But, I am sort of a digital pack-rat, which means I’ve … Continued
Extend your Kindle
But, sadly, not for the software Kindle apps. Okay so these two tools I’m going to share only work for the Kindle, and mostly rely on the ability to e-mail documents to your Kindle, but SendtoReader works with a Manual … Continued
Chicken or Egg?
Personally, I find both to be delicious! But, that has nothing at all to do with this post. I’ve been thinking about a lot of stuff this week. Mostly, though, I’ve been thinking about creativity and photography. So, instead of … Continued
Hemingway’s Birthday
Sounds like it should be a band. But, no, today is Ernest Hemingway’s birthday. I celebrate that because his work meant so much to me when I was just learning to really write. [amazon_link id=”0743297334″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Sun … Continued
Fiction by Ted Chiang
Not sure what you’re up to on this last day of the year, but I have a suggestion. If you’re at work, you probably aren’t getting anything done and, frankly, if you’re reading this blog, you probably aren’t going to … Continued
