This morning, a friendly Shaw Cable technician picked up our DVRs, so now we’ve officially cut the cable. Or rather we’ve cut one of the dozens of cables that connect us to reality. … Read More
Best…Typo…Ever
I know it’s only January 6th but this may well be the funniest thing I see on the Internet this year. It’s from Reddit and I’ve been laughing about it for … Read More
Still Alive, Still Writing
It’s been a while since my last post. I guess time flies when you’re having fun. Or in my case – time flies when you’re having a root canal retreatment. … Read More
Beating the Blerch Part Two
When we left our hero, he’d travelled to Seattle, spent four hours in a line to get his bib and book vandalised by The Onion and become one of the last people to … Read More
Beating the Blerch Part One
It turns out I took part in two marathons last weekend. The first was the four hours I spent queueing to meet Matthew Inman, better known as The Oatmeal. He’s the … Read More
Facing the Blerch
If technology and my race preparation align, I should just be starting the Beat the Blerch Marathon in Carnation, Washington as this post goes live. This is my second marathon of the year, … Read More
Facebook (Finally)
I have, finally, set up a Facebook page for my writing. You can find it at http://www.facebook.com/SolitaryMindset. Drop by, say hi. I’m pretty friendly. [Facebook (Finally) by Philip Harris first appeared … Read More
Extraordinary Machine – Fiona Apple
I suppose given the number of people who will be listening to U2 right now, I should pick a U2 video today but I won’t. I know one or two of their songs because … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Happy Monday. Drones are now being used for advertising – I’m pretty sure I don’t like this idea. Drones are now being used to “buzz” apartments in Vancouver – Also an idea … Read More
Five Things I Learned Last Week
Having just spent the weekend in a writing workshop with the wonderful Mary Robinette Kowal, I could have filled the next couple of months of Five Things posts with things I learned … Read More