Category Archives: nonfiction
SIX OF THE BEST… things about long-distance relationships
Long-distance relationships are hard work, and they can be fragile… but, given time, they can bloom into the best in-person relationships you’ll ever have. I’ve written about them at Nerdery Public. Go read. SIX OF THE BEST… things about long-distance … Continue reading
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Tagged communications, e-mail, email, honesty, in-person, intimacy, ldr, lessons learned, long-distance relationships, openness, relationships, safer sex, time, video chat
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SIX OF THE BEST… Discworld onramps
When I tell my friends about the Discworld, I try to give them good places to onramp into the series — that is, a good book to start with so they get into it, enjoy it, and then go back … Continue reading
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Tagged discworld, men at arms, moving pictures, soul music, terry pratchett, the truth, the wee free men, wyrd sisters
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SIX OF THE BEST… problems that are all CNN’s fault
I’m writing this column at the same time as the missing Malaysian Airlines flight news coverage fiasco is going on. Not to belittle the tragedy that is the (probable) death of hundreds of people, but I kind of think that … Continue reading
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Tagged 24-hour news cycle, cnn, election cycle, exhaustion, first, hillary clinton, news, newsworthy, politics, reddit
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SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
You might think kids aren’t so great at tabletop games. Maybe they just have a strategy all their own. Read. SIX OF THE BEST… gaming strategies my kid uses
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Tagged fluxx, gaming, hoarding, parenting, scrabble, settlers of catan, strategy, ticket to ride, tsuro
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SIX OF THE BEST… casual games to distract you while someone else takes over the world
When I was younger, I remember people saying that Tetris was just an attempt for Russia to take over the US, and to someone born near the end of the Cold War, the quasi-joke made perfect sense. It makes even … Continue reading
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Tagged 2048, casual gaming, fanimutation, flappy bird, gamification, gaming, pattern matching, running, sudoku, tetris, threes
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SIX OF THE BEST… things to put in your con bag
Now, I’m not going to spend a bunch of time reminding you to bring underpants and comfortable shoes, but here’s six of the best things you can put in your con bag — by which I mean the bag you … Continue reading
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Tagged bananas, charger, check out, con, con bag, conventions, non-perishable food, shirt, surge strip, towel, water
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When Social Groups Collide: Trust, Relationships, and Real Names
There’s a very high level of trust that goes with letting your social groups collide, especially in the internet age, especially when real names are involved, and especially when people in one social group value their privacy (for whatever reason). … Continue reading
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Tagged facebook, privacy, real names, social groups, social media, social networking
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SIX OF THE BEST… things to bring on a long car trip
As I got older (and became a parent), I realized that just bringing a bunch of CDs and tapes wouldn’t be enough for most long car trips. Sometimes, with nothing but the open road ahead and behind you, you need … Continue reading
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Tagged car trip, cell phone mount, gas station, gps, mp3, phone, traffic, travel
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Finding Happiness via HTTPS
I started reaching out, into the only place where I felt truly safe. The internet. Or, more precisely, the parts of the internet where the people I know generally don’t go. My latest Nerdery Public article is about – and … Continue reading
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Tagged cory williams, happiness, https, kinja, mark oshiro, mudita, tumblr, twitter, veronica mars
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SIX OF THE BEST… things to do when planning your first airplane trip
There are those of us who may not have ever flown anywhere — or who have people in our lives who have never flown before. My latest Six of the Best column is about air travel for noobs. Read it … Continue reading
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Tagged air travel, frequent flyer, layovers, luggage, packing, rewards, seatguru, travel
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SIX OF THE BEST… Buffy crossover fanfics
I like Buffy. I like fanfic. Go ahead and laugh; I don’t care. Here’s my latest Nerdery Public column: SIX OF THE BEST… Buffy crossover fanfics
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Tagged buffy, crossover, fan fiction, fanfic, twisting the hellmouth
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SIX OF THE BEST… Mike Doughty songs
My latest Six of the Best column for Nerdery Republic is about Mike Doughty. Read it here. Six of the best… Mike Doughty songs
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Tagged mike doughty, music, soul coughing
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Album Review: “Flossophy” by Brentalfloss
I won’t lie — while I’m certainly impressed with brentalfloss’s musical and writing talent, I didn’t love his second album, Bits of Me, as much as I’d hoped to. Whatever came after that was going to impress me, but I … Continue reading
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Tagged brent black, brentalfloss, flossophy, review
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SIX OF THE BEST… things that drive you nuts about your co-workers
You are getting paid a good salary to do this job. Have a little pride in your work and spell-check. Do you realize how stupid we all look when you can’t spell “vandalized” or put a space between “in” and … Continue reading
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Tagged co-workers, comic sans, headphones, proofreading, turn it off, volume, work
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways not to be a dick on the elevator
I work in a 27-story office building with ten elevators. We share them quite a lot, and the fact that we have so many usually means that there’s plenty of room. My old job, though, only had three (and only … Continue reading
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Tagged elevator, face front, no farting, office building
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Two, Four, Six, Eight: What Do We Appreciate?
My latest article for Nerdery Public revisits lessons learned while I was at summer camp. Read. TWO, FOUR, SIX, EIGHT; WHAT DO WE APPRECIATE?
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Tagged behavior, cheering, color war, divisiveness, sing-off, spirit, summer camp
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SIX OF THE BEST… ways to make cleaning suck less
Here’s my latest issue of “Six of the Best” on Nerdery Public. SIX OF THE BEST… ways to make cleaning suck less
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Tagged breaks, cleaning, laziness, organization, patterns
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Movie Review: “Upside Down”
The concept of a world that’s opposite to our own isn’t a new one. I mean, even John Norman did it with his Gor novels. And the concept of playing with gravity isn’t new either. But mix them together and … Continue reading
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Tagged down below, jim sturgess, kirsten dunst, review, up above, up top, upside down
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SIX OF THE BEST… places to fart while at work
I promise that every “Six of the Best” column won’t be about bathroom-related things. I really do. …but this week’s column is about farting. SIX OF THE BEST… places to fart while at work is up at The Nerdery Public.
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Tagged air freshener, farticule, farting, scrum, the long tail, work, working
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SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
I’ve started a new column for Nerdery Public called “Six of the Best”. The inaugural one covers Words With Friends, because why the hell not? SIX OF THE BEST… two letter plays in Words With Friends
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Tagged ar, dougie, gaming, jo, ki, mm, si, spanking reference, wo, words with friends
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 