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    Monthly Archives: July 2011

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    29 Jul, 2011
    Way more competitive than YOU are
    assorted nerdom, writing

    It took me five or six years to figure out that other couples don’t play games the way my wife and I do. We’ve got a massive collection of pretty

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    29 Jul, 2011
    7th Sigma
    books you might enjoy

    Steven Gould has long been one of my favorite writers, with Jumper and Helm in particular being books of his I’ve loved enough to reread. As a matter of fact,

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    28 Jul, 2011
    I’m Smarter Than a Fifth-Grader, But I Want To Be a Millionaire
    assorted nerdom

    If you ever got the chance to visit the tragically defunct Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Play It! attraction at either Disney MGM Studios or Disney’s California Adventure, then

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    27 Jul, 2011
    Impossible Writing Prompt: Create a Believable Character Evil Enough to Pull Off the Writer House Hoax
    rants, writing

    I’ve seen several mentions this week, mostly over Twitter, of the vile hoax played by an individual posing as Jodi Reamer from Writers House. It sounded pretty crappy, but I

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    26 Jul, 2011
    Best Books on Writing
    writing

    At writers’ group tonight*, the topic of books on craft came up. Always happy to hear myself talk, I began to expound on which books had worked for me, when

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    25 Jul, 2011
    The Archetype of the Tortured Artist
    artist's life, close to home

    I wasn’t particularly familiar with Amy Winehouse before her death. I knew the name, and I had the general impression that a lot of the people I respect admired her

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    24 Jul, 2011
    Heavenly Pizza
    food

    I have an unhealthy appetite for pizza. For me, it’s always been the perfect food. I’m not sure why a pizza is intrinsically more appetizing than a burger, or steak,

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    23 Jul, 2011
    Online Argument Fatigue
    assorted nerdom, rants, this I believe

    If you’re not familiar with this XKCD strip, then you’re probably not geeky enough to be in my target audience. 😉 Just tonight* I was having a “Someone is wrong

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    21 Jul, 2011
    The Obligatory Space Shuttle Post
    tech geek

    I was in third grade when the Space Shuttle Columbia took its maiden flight into space. I remember getting up early to watch the launch on our big old oak

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    21 Jul, 2011
    Bookvenirs
    bookish life

    Tonight* a bunch of us writerly types were sitting around with some adult beverages, talking about writing, reading, and books in general, when the topic of used books came up.

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