Regular Life

What if you replaced the word “bodacious” in Nelly’s megahit “Hot in Herre?” I think I’ve found just the word.
As you might suspect after reading here, I enjoy writing. That is a symptom of my love for words, and sometimes I will adjust an entire paragraph just to use one I like. [...]

(Note: All those following Bernie’s tale, please go on to Part Eleven)

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Way up there is the backside of Sugarloaf Mountain, where Kenneth Wymer drew his last breath. If you don’t know who he is, then read my latest story, “Bernie,” still unfolding online. Sorry for the spoiler, but it shouldn’t [...]

Those reading “Bernie” will find Part Nine picks up where Part Eight left off. Handy, eh?

Last weekend, Ben plays coming off a week’s battle with the flu.
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In this space, I often post long missives whose message might be conveyed in far fewer words. I once read an article that stated the [...]

Part Eight of my latest online story is available. It is the longest chapter yet, and though I still have an idea where I’m going, all of this sprung forth fresh on Monday. Here’s hoping it doesn’t suck lagoon water.
I started a post for this space, but Bernie carried me away and I [...]

(Note: Readers of “Bernie,” please continue with Part Four. Those who aren’t reading it yet, why not start today?)
It’s appropriate that this post coincides with the official release of Cheeseburger Brown’s Simon of Space. While his publisher might not be distributing it very well, I’m hoping it will garner him the critical [...]

Is there a site you like to read, but it posts new material sporadically? Do you get tired of using bookmarks (Favorites), or (even worse) manually typing in a URL every time you want to check a site for new content? Would you like to keep up with comments on a blog post without having [...]

I have been fairly easy to entertain all my life.
These days, however, it isn’t so simple. Books still do a pretty good job of earning my thumbs-up, but movies aren’t faring as well. Television, while it has the potential to take the viewer far deeper than a movie can, isn’t doing as well [...]

Those reading “Bernie” will find Part Nine picks up where Part Eight left off. Handy, eh?
In this space, I often post long missives whose message might be conveyed in far fewer words. I once read an article that stated the average Internet user has the attention span to read about 500 words. [...]

Just a few of the 100 new items to be added to the “2007 copyright version of the best-selling Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition”*:
Bollywood
crunk
DVR
flex-cuff
ginormous
gray literature
hardscape
IED
microgreen
perfect storm
RPG
smackdown
snowboardcross
speed dating
sudoku
telenovela
viewshed
Before looking up any of these, I wondered, “What the hell is ‘gray literature?’ Do Canadians call it ‘grey literature?’”

“Just going for the ball, I swear!”
“Well, you got’em both. Now get off me!”
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Yesterday’s post was nearly 2,000 words, so now I bring you pictures, which I’ve heard are worth 1,000 each (but take a lot less of your time).
These are just a few samples of the rainy adventure [...]