It’s in the Urban Dictionary, and that’s good enough for me. But, um, just for the record: this usage is the first definition. The FIRST one! Read “Dickly Departed” at 512 Words or Fewer
Book Report: Drive
This made for an interesting companion book to Free, which I also read recently. Where Free looks at how businesses can make money off zero- or low-cost offerings, Drive investigates the other side of the coin: asking what motivates people…
Book Report: FREE
Anyone who spends any amount of time on the Internet already knows about many of the topics Wired editor Chris Anderson discusses in this book, and probably knows more about some of them. At less than 300 pages (including a…
SnoutCast #19: “Shinteki Decathlon 6”
DeeAnn interviews Curtis about his SD6 experience. [ Download mp3 – 27 MB ] 00:00 – Last-Part-First Teaser™: inconsequential entrapment01:23 – “supportive”01:46 – solution to SnoutCast #17 “Codes” puzzle02:19 – (re-using sounds from Justice Unlimited)03:17 – contest entry #1: “Don’t…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Reaction”
No time for love, Doctor Jones! Read “Reaction” at 512 Words or Fewer
SnoutCast #18: “Win, Lose, or Fun”
In which we reveal the dirty little secret of SnoutCast, i.e., that we record on alternate weeks and simply release episodes weekly. Quelle horreur! You’ll be able to hear our Shinteki Decathlon 6 review next week, on June 8th. If…
A History of My Day in Six Glasses
Coca-Cola Classic to accompany brunch at the downtown Palo Alto Creamery;a cup of coffee to go with a slice of cake at Prolific Oven;a mango mint margarita with appetizer at Cascal;an orange Italian soda to cool off at Books Inc.;Bushmills…
Book Report: Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers
I’m not calling this a “comic book report” because, even though it is a collection of comic book scripts, it is not itself a comic book. Did I just blow your mind? Anyway. It’s very instructive to see how differently…
Comic Book Report: Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 2: World’s Most Wanted, Book 1
I’m reserving final judgment until I see the next volume, which I believe concludes this particular story arc, but so far, it’s not bad. SPOILER: Turning Pepper Potts into a superhero? Genius. More like this, please. The one annoyance is…