Category Archives: writing
SIX OF THE BEST… presidential election screwups
Regardless of what you think of the most recent US presidential election, you should be able to agree that there have been screwups in elections past. Here are six of the best of them.
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Tagged 12th amendment, aaron burr, al gore, alexander hamilton, andrew jackson, benjamin harrison, donald trump, george w bush, grover cleveland, hanging chad, harry truman, james m cox, john adams, john quincy adams, presidential election, thomas dewey, thomas jefferson, warren g harding
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SIX OF THE BEST… things newer writers should avoid doing
This really should be a “worst”, not “best”, but I can only work with what I have. Anyway, don’t do this.
Book Review: CRIMSON DEATH by Laurell K. Hamilton
Well, Laurell K. Hamilton has done it again. She’s written a pretty decent police procedural and then tacked on about 300 pages of relationship angst. Yes, that’s right, it’s time for me to review Crimson Death, the latest Anita Blake … Continue reading
Posted in book, fantasy, horror, mystery, nonfiction, review, supernatural, urban, writing
Tagged anita blake, crimson death, ireland, laurell k. hamilton, polyamory, relationship angst, were-tigersome
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SIX OF THE BEST… Criminal Minds villains
After 12 years, there are bound to be some great villains on any TV show. But Criminal Minds makes a living off its villains. Here are six of the best of them.
SIX OF THE BEST: second books and pro-wrestlers
I was on vacation last week, so I didn’t post this, but here are my two most-recent Six of the Best columns: SIX OF THE BEST… second books in a series: books that don’t fall victim to the sophomore slump. … Continue reading
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Tagged book, cactus jack, Chris Benoit, ddp, dean malenko, diamond dallas page, Eddie Guerrero, Glass dragons, goldberg, how much for just the planet, judge benjamin superdog, mankind, Mick Foley, new age outlaws, perdido street station, reading, Ric Flair, sequel, series, sophomore slump, tbs, the colour of magic, the final reflection, the girl who played with fire, the girl with the dragon tattoo, the light fantastic, the scar, the superdog secret, Voyage of the Shadowmoon, WCW, wrestlers, Wrestling, WWF
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SIX OF THE WORST… things about health insurance
Health insurance sucks. Well, okay, insurance itself doesn’t, but the system certainly does. Here’s me bitching about it.
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Tagged anaesthesia, braces, cdhp, co-pay, deductible, fsa, gambling, grandfathered plan, health insurance, hsa, insurance, lab fees, lasik, lifetime maximum, obamacare, physical therapy
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SIX OF THE BEST… books I discovered by accident
I know I’ve mentioned in the past that I subscribe to an e-book library that often gets pretty big dumps of books for borrowing. It’s not quite like going to the bookstore — you can’t just walk through the aisles … Continue reading
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Tagged book, books, bucky fucking dent, e-book, embassytown, friday, ghosts of engines past, grimspace, headcrash, holy cow, judge benjamin superdog, library, not quite the classics, please don't tell my parents i'm a supervillain, ready player one, saints astray, santa olivia, soon i will be invincible, things my girlfriend and i have argued about, wolf in white van
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Book Review: “Silencing Sharks” by John Hope
It can often be quite a surprise when you find out that someone you know has written a book. It’s even more of a surprise when you find out that your first college roommate has written a whole lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged deafness, hearing, john hope, middle grade, nervous farts, peter benchley, review, shark, sharks, silencing sharks
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SIX OF THE BEST… efficiency-increasing Chrome extensions
I’ve been using Google Chrome for many a year now, and while some complain of its resource hogging, I still feel like it’s the best browser for me. Google already knows all of my personal information; might as well let … Continue reading
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Tagged adblock plus, chrome, extension, flash, flashblock, gmail, goo.gl, google chrome, rot13, sndlatr, the great suspender, tinyurl, ublock, YouTube
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SIX OF THE BEST… musical episodes
Do you like musical episodes? I like musical episodes. SIX OF THE BEST… musical episodes
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Tagged buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, fan fiction, Futurama, galavant, grey's anatomy, honest trailers, les miserables, musical, musical episode, once more with feeling, psych, psych the musical, song beneath the song, supernatural, tad cooper, the devil's hands are idle playthings
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Book Review: Only Superhuman by Christopher L. Bennett
I’ve reviewed Only Superhuman, Christopher L. Bennett’s first original novel, over at Escape Pod. I liked it, for the most part.
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Tagged christopher l bennett, escape pod, only superhuman
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SIX OF THE WORST… examples of corporatespeak
I used to run a blog that lampooned corporatespeak. I mined my archives for this week’s column. SIX OF THE WORST… examples of corporatespeak
SIX OF THE BEST… medical conditions you didn’t know you might have
I have a weird medical condition called PVN — so rare that it’s not even on Wikipedia. Do you have any weird conditions? SIX OF THE BEST… medical conditions you didn’t know you might have
SIX OF THE BEST… things about planning your second wedding
I’m getting married on Sunday. No, no, hold your applause and just read my column about it.
SIX OF THE BEST… quotes I’ve collected in the past four years
I wrote a column about quotes, because I like quotes. You can read it, if you’d like.
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Tagged boobs, butt stuff, children, depression, downer ending, empty pictures and pointless quotes, farts, introverts, james webb, javascript, love, mental health, parenting, quotation, quotatious quotations, quote, quotes, simple insights
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Josh Roseman: Writer, Voice Guy, Dad, Human 
SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)
I hate marketing myself. SIX OF THE WORST… things about social media (for writers)