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The Road
Book Review: I saw The Road in the bookstore and was fairly excited to read it, but I was also just starting to right a semi-apocalyptic story of my own and was hesitant to purchase it. My favorite genre, if you can name it as such, is anything where the world as we...
The Same Only Different
Seems like every time I turn around I am changing the back or front end of my site. Always finding ways to avoid what it is that I want to do with the site in the first place. Which is to leverage it as a sounding board for my writings or a laboratory for my game...
Update 20090510
I have been very busy lately. Namely trying to rebuild my Linux server which had a motherboard failure. I did not know it was a motherboard failure as it appeared to be a hard drive failure. I replaced the hard drive only to meet the same fate. Then I purchased a new...
New Site Backend
I have updated the back-end of my site. I was at Joomla! 1.0 and have since updated to 1.5. While this may seem trivial to the ignorant, it has and still is an adjustment. All new database setup, all new css template, all new modules and components (all of which...
CC Disclaimer
This is a disclaimer for my critiques found on Critique Circle.This critique was prepared as a service to the author. Neither the critic nor any of its family members, pets, neighbors or time traveling cousins from a future makes any warranty, expressed or implied, or...
Scrimshaw 8Ball Pupil
I needed to see how the real piece of ivory was going to work out, so I started with this piece. I have a lot more to do, but wanted to get this up for posterity sake. I can see I need to make the darks darker so the lights will stand out more, especially the...
Scrimshaw: A Beginners Efforts
So a friend of mine (Tony Zinzola) started making billiard cues a few years ago and is already looking to be one of the best up and coming pool cue makers in the biz. I am quite in awe of his skill! In any event, he has asked me if I would be interested in doing some...
Of Late
Of late, I have not had much to talk about. A recap of the last several months might include my new job which involves 75% travel (ugh) and maybe the addition of a few black labs, Blue and Lilly (presents from my wife). I used to have a black lab many years ago. He...