From a co-worker… A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and…
Month: October 2006
“Birthdays”
Read my new short story at 365 tomorrows: “Birthdays” I know a lot of people who have birthdays in October: Jeff (currently overseas), Suzie (Loren’s wife), my wife D, and myself, just to name a few. Today, the 29th, is…
Pancake, sausage, stick. Any questions?
Jon Stewart must love days like this, when the show practically writes itself. And yes, folks, that’s a real product: Jimmy Dean Pancake and Sausage on a Stick. The only question you need to ask yourself is, “Do I want…
House is the new Law & Order
D and I have recently become addicted to House, the Fox show about the grumpy gimpy doc who solves medical mysteries. I was first intrigued by the frequent references to it on TV writer Jane Espenson’s blog, and when she…
Florida is for writers?
Cranky Geeks: Cranky Geeks Episode 30 – with special guests Neil Gaiman and Dan Farmer
Tales of the Brin-y Deep
Today, I picked up a library copy of Tomorrow Happens and read the first story, a prequel to the Uplift Universe novels. Without spoiling anything, I can tell you that dolphins are involved. The title of the story? “Aficionado.” Smoke…
But which one is the superhero?
Last night, I attended a Neil Gaiman event (my third in two days, but that’s another story) at Kepler’s bookstore in Menlo Park. During the Q&A, someone asked how Neil’s Jewish heritage and upbringing had affected his writing, if at…
Flying toasters are so 1989
I think I’ve figured out why I don’t like the new Battlestar Galactica. As Kevin Smith said on Ebert & Roeper, “it’s more drama than sci-fi [sic].” In fact, it’s fantasy, but doesn’t want to admit it. And that bugs…