I saw something on Facebook a little bit ago. It was a good-hearted message about fighting hate with hate and anger with anger. It was a message with a good heart behind it, but it was a wrong message. America is divided. Some people will tell you it is divided by race. Some will tell […]
I’m not going to lie. If I knew exactly where contemporary fantasy was going to be in a few months or a few years, I would jealously hoard my knowledge…. like a brain dragon. But, I don’t, so I’m going to make a few wild speculations with less combined accuracy than a typical magic 8-ball. We’ll start […]
When I first discovered urban fantasy, I thought it was brand-new. I was wrong. It’s actually been around for a very long time. At least a few hundred years by my best estimate. If we define urban fantasy as being contemporary fantasy — fantasy stories that take place in the same historical setting is the […]
My Brain Might Be A Little Wacky A funny thing happened at work recently. I was introduced to Gregorc Learning Styles by a colleague. For those of you unfamiliar with Professor Gregorc’s work, the idea is simple. There are four basic ways a human brain processes information, especially when learning. They are split by combinations […]
One day, if the world is very, very lucky, I will be declared the Emperor of Humanity. That day will be a magical, wonderful day. Everyone will rejoice. Why? Because I have all the answers to your problems. So many things to fix with the world, where would I begin? Space prisons Like it or […]
Ah, knowledge. Is there a sweeter drug? I mean, besides pizza rolls and bath salts. No. There is not. Such is the heady power of knowing, the addictive nature of learning. I’m not perfect. And despite my reputation, I am not always right. There are times when I am actually wrong. I am perfectly willing […]
I was recently given the opportunity to teach a class on web content management at work. The basic concept was to teach the business experts and government bureaucrats I work with how to use the software we use to run our website. I was thrust into the role by pure chance of knowing a thing […]
Over the course of my life, I’ve been given a lot of good advice and a lot of really, really bad advice. I could share some of the good advice with all of you, but I won’t because I’m a dick. Instead, I’m going to share with you some of the worst career advice I’ve […]
Lately, I’ve seriously considered abandoning all of my life goals to become a self-help guru. I’ve read approximately 585,962 self-help books this weeks alone. I can’t help myself, I’m a self-help addict. There is something about a the formulaic structure of any “think your way to success” or “just get up and move, fatass” book […]
I love the English language. I love the nuances, subtlety, and creativity inherent in any language made up by bastardizing somewhere between 15 and 70 other languages. I could spend hours talking about the insane intricacies of the English language. But I won’t. Because, several comedians have already made a career by beating that horse […]