Here’s something interesting, just for fun. The shift in name popularity over the years reflects my own family tree surprisingly well. It’s also fascinating to keep in my cultural trends as you watch this video.
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Addicted to Outrage by Glenn Beck
I wasn’t always a fan of Glenn Beck. When I was in college back in the 00s, I thought he was a pompous blowhard—and I was probably right. We’ve both changed a lot since then. I started listening to his radio show podcast in 2017 at the urging of a friend, and to my utter… Continue reading Addicted to Outrage by Glenn Beck
The Janus Anomaly published in Kasma Magazine!
My short story “The Janus Anomaly” is now published online by Kasma Magazine! If you haven’t already read it, be sure to check it out—and if you have, check out the awesome art that they did for it! Really cool stuff.
Momo at the House of Time
My parents are in town and I’ve fallen a bit behind on my blogging schedule, so to keep up the daily blogging thing I thought I’d share this image from one of my favorite books, Momo by Michael Ende. Be sure to check out the artist’s page on Deviantart too.
Will A Song of Ice and Fire stand the test of time?
A while ago, I wrote a blog post titled Why I don’t like George R.R. Martin, in which I laid out some of the issues I had with the Song of Ice and Fire series, and why I decided not to read past the first book. That post has been getting a lot of traffic… Continue reading Will A Song of Ice and Fire stand the test of time?
A history of memes, visualized
So this is mostly a just for fun video, but I find it interesting for a number of reasons. Some memes flare up and die, while others stay evergreen for (relatively) long periods of time, and others find new life and bounce back. What makes that happen? I have absolutely no idea, but it’s fun… Continue reading A history of memes, visualized
Zero G by Dan Wells
I saw this a couple of months ago when it was free, and I recognized Dan Wells as the guy who wrote the I Am Not a Serial Killer books, so I decided to pick it up. Since Dan Wells tends to write mostly horror, I wasn’t sure how good his science fiction would be,… Continue reading Zero G by Dan Wells
Plans for My Personal Home Library
If everyone has a weird or quirky super power, mine is the ability to acquire books. Even when I was living out of a suitcase in a remote Caucasian village, or traipsing across the Middle East, I was constantly acquiring books. With my marriage to Future Mrs. Vasicek coming up, I’ve decided to put this… Continue reading Plans for My Personal Home Library
Gunslinger to Earth Now Available for Preorder!
Back to Blogging
So my life is in well enough order now that I think I can get back to my goal of daily blogging. If I fall behind on writing again, I may duck out for a while, but for now it looks like we’re good. The last couple of weeks have been a little crazy. Engagement… Continue reading Back to Blogging