I don’t generally read a lot of non-fiction books, but I enjoyed Freakonomics a lot, and the follow-up, SuperFreakonomics, did not disappoint. Unlike some writers, who like to draw lots of conclusions based on sometimes slim or anecdotal evidence (coughMalcolmGladwellcough),…
Month: January 2010
Friday Flash Fiction: “Telling Tales Out of School”
I blame Robot Chicken for a lot of things, not the least of which is a tendency to say “What a twist!”–in a high-pitched voice, pronouncing the last word as tweest… You know what? It’ll be faster if you just…
Friday Flash Fiction: “The Kid Who Noticed Things”
This week’s “story” (it’s really just an opening) is a perfect example of deadlines driving creativity: if I hadn’t needed to write something by Friday, I might never have dug these pieces out of the trunk and tried to make…
Workarounds, Hacks, and Pillows
We didn’t go out today, which meant we were able to spend more time sitting with Tye, so I didn’t turn on the webcam until later in the evening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMDrNj56OP0 That little red netbook on the counter is the new…
SnoutCast #5: Proto-Skypecast with JRA
No, we are not actually speaking from inside a tin can this week; we’re trying something new: Skypecasting! Which basically amounts to recording an international telephone call, with all the attendant audio problems. I had to do a lot of…
Kitty Quarantine, Day Nine
When we first brought Tye home last Thursday night, we put him in the guest bathroom so we could gradually introduce him without threatening Jasper’s territory. Turns out that was a good idea, because we’ve had to keep him isolated…