Some people prefer to stay dead

Don’t get me wrong. I like small government as much as the next person. But in my travels I’ve decided that there are several government projects that I am really in favor of. Two, in particular. National and state parks. You can actually lump this one in with “preserving nature’s gems.” Now, I’m no environmentalist. In fact, I think that many environmentalists take things way too far. But I do value the beauties of this fine nation, and in fact …

I travel a fair amount for my day job, and it never ceases to amaze me that there are so many people around. No, seriously, they’re everywhere. I mean, they’re in airports, taxis, cars, and trains. They walk along sidewalks, cross streets, take pictures, and generally take up space and breath air. Don’t get me wrong. I’m used to people. I interact with them in person on a daily basis. I drive  with them on the same highway, I work …

I originally planned to release the Van Bender trilogy before the end of 2011. I knew that was an aggressive deadline for myself, and so wasn’t too upset when the day went back a month. But then it slipped another month. Then another. Now I’m looking at the start of summer. Despite the problems, I’m glad that I’m writing all three and releasing them all at once. Here is the biggest problem: I get along writing something and it’s awesome, …

Somehow, books have maintained their status as one of the few modern entertainment mediums that are not subject to some kind “objective” rating system that advises consumers regarding the content of the book. I suppose this is fine, but as a result have found myself reading a fair number of books without a clue regarding some of the content in them, and subsequently stopping because I simply wasn’t interested in some of the content. I would prefer it if I …