Archive for July, 2008
Monday, July 28th, 2008
Politicians love child porn. It is the ultimate grandstanding issue. It is an issue with effectively no opposing side, after all, if you come out "against" child porn you've implicitly cast any opposition into the role of pedophiles and child molesters. There's no downside.Enter New York ...
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Thursday, July 24th, 2008
Your kids are grown, you own your own house, and you have at least some desire not to inflict upon your children the kind of hell me, my wife, and my in-laws have been going through. I offer 10 tips to keep your house from becoming the 9th circle ...
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Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Quick list of my upcoming convention going. July 25-27 (this weekend) I will be attending Confluence in Pittsburgh, PA.August 15-17 I will be at Armadillocon in Austin, Texas. (Thanks to my fellow ex-Hamster and ex-Clevelander Maureen for suggesting I come down.)September 26-28 I will be at Context in Columbus, OH.November ...
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Friday, July 18th, 2008
The good news is that I got Valentine's Night polished up, printed out, and sent off to Eleanor today. This is the second spec manuscript I've written in as many years, in addition to finishing off Prophets for DAW. Here's hoping it does as well as Lilly's Song. ...
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Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Nothing particularly profound, but I just created a Facebook profile. Just as with the blogging, I'm a little late to the scene, I guess after you hit 40 it just takes a lot more frigging effort to be hip.If you want to find me, just look for Steven Swiniarski. ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Because I haven't had an asshat for a while, and because this is rich in all senses of the word, I want to share a tidbit I found on Whatever.Meet Lynn Forester de Rothschild, Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild. Yeah, those Rothschilds. The ones that are, well, kinda ...
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Thursday, July 10th, 2008
This is just to let my readers know of the Blog Carnivals that have recently linked back to my stuff:
Dr. Sanity linked to my AP/Media Defender rant on the Carnival of the Insanities.
Observations from Missy's Window linked to my Iron Man review on the Movie Monday Carnival.
Good News Film Reviews ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
More randomness. . .My spur of the moment comment on this thread over at the Smart Bitches blog may not have won the contest, but it did get a mention that probably counts as a runner up. Yeah, pointless. . . but it is fun.
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
I drive a 12-year old Buick Century, a car that leads to certain expectations— most of which involve liver spots and driving 15 mph down the freeway with the left blinker on. Since I'm a chubby bearded guy with a ponytail, my car's sort of incongruous. (Though cheap ...
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Sunday, July 6th, 2008
Just saw Hancock, the latest in the current explosion of superhero movies, and I am left with the overwhelming sense of a missed opportunity. This is not to say that it's a bad movie, there are parts that are quite good. Unfortunately, right after the big reveal midway ...
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