NaNoWriMo 2009

So I decided to do NaNoWriMo 2009. What is it, you may ask? National Novel Writing Month. All November long, I’ll be churning out content. Then I’ll have a rough first draft at the end of it. I have three potential novels I could write during that time. We’ll see how it turns out!

Homeless sex-offender camp is a call to action

Cobb county Georgia just got a wake up call. This prosperous area North West of Atlanta has a problem. Sex-offenders just released from prison are setting up a communal camp in the woods. Nothing new right? Just some homeless guys living under a tarp. This is a feature in any city. Except these unfortunate men [...]

The Media needs to be careful with homemade bomb instructions

For those of you that found this post hoping to get instructions on how to make your very own bomb, you’re out of luck. Even if I knew how to make homemade bombs, which I do not, I would not write out how to do it. But the mainstream media has no problem giving away [...]

Beautiful Awesome Universe

I just wanted to share my most recent favorite picture with you. This is the Orion Nebula as taken by the Hubble Telescope.

Did Obama succeed at U.N. nuclear disarmarment council?

President Obama has just helped bring a new resolution to bear on the use of nuclear weapons. This morning, members of the U.N. Security Council unanimously signed the new resolution that focuses on stopping the spread of atomic bombs. It also urges countries to sign the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that has been on the books [...]

Tweed Jacket fixation for writer

I have a weird mental checkbox that I feel must be filled for me to be a successful writer. I must own a tweed jacket with leather elbow pads. I know what you’re thinking, “Yup, that’s pretty weird.” and “Didn’t he already write a whole novel without this magical elbow padded jacket?” Well I have [...]

Burger King to nation: “Stay fat, America.”

In a time when most fast food chains are offering healthier options on their menus, Burger King sends a different message. “Stay Fat America.” I was out doing errands today. My wife has our only car so I was on my bike. It was lunchtime and I was mightily hungry from riding five miles to [...]

Campgrounds vs real camping

I’ve come to the realization that I don’t do campgrounds. I much prefer camping out in the wilderness with no one for miles around and only a stream for running water, than being shoved next to loud strangers to sleep on a patch of mud with a smelly communal bathhouse to really make you feel [...]

My brother stabbed me in the back…literally.

And now I will relate the dramatic story of when my brother stabbed me in the back. Yes, he actually did. There we were on a pleasant weekend afternoon, me, my best friend, and my godbrother (the son of my godparents.) We had spent the hours after lunch turning my room into the perfect 10-12 [...]

“Whole ‘Nother” = irksome

There are certain phrases that really irk me. Sometimes they really irk my wife, so If I am not also irked to the same degree…she becomes irked with me too. So, there are some phrases that irk me. One of the worst offenders is: Whole nother. As in: “We made it down the mountain in [...]

quick update on life

This is just a quick life update. I am now a stay at home dad for two days a week. The others are spent doing projects around the house that we haven’t had time to do in the last few years. Like: ripping down the wall between the kitchen and dining room, replacing broken window [...]

evidence of my wife’s hotness

My wife is hot. I can even prove it. Yesterday was the first day of school for many people. She teaches 7th grade English. At the beginning of one of her classes, two boys walked in and stopped on the threshold. “Is this English?” they asked. “Yes.” my wife replied. “SWEET!” they both exclaimed, grinning [...]