PinnedMember-only60 quotes about 60 things I’ve learned in 60 yearsMy big divisible-by-five birthday has arrived! At past milestone birthdays and events, I’ve written lists of things I’ve learned during that time. For my 60th birthday, I’m doing something different. Here are 60 quotes from my speeches and books that reflect things I’ve learned in life. I need coffee to…Quotes9 min readQuotes9 min read
1 day agoMember-only“Protect the children”They say they want to protect the children by banning drag shows. They say they want to protect the children by banning TikTok. They say they want to protect the children by banning CRT. They say they want to protect the children by banning books they deem offensive. They say…School Shootings2 min readSchool Shootings2 min read
6 days agoMember-onlyA Commodore 64 of my own…againForty years ago this November, I entered the world of personal computers. I got an internship with EnTech, a small Commodore 64 software company. My job was to write press releases, especially to promote their music composition program, Studio 64. I got good at writing press releases, so they made…Retrocomputing4 min readRetrocomputing4 min read
Mar 11Member-onlyIn defense of TikTokOver the past few weeks, I’ve been closing in on the magical 1,000-follower goal. This will enable me to do live events and enjoy other perks. And this is happening when TikTok is about to be banned in the United States. “But we have to ban TikTok! The Chinese government…Tik Tok3 min readTik Tok3 min read
Feb 25Member-onlyCancelling DilbertDo you hate “cancel culture”? So do I. I hate giving up on things because their creators have become so hideous and despicable that I can’t enjoy them anymore. I remember when the first Dilbert strips came out in the late 80s and early 90s when I worked at AST…Racism2 min readRacism2 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyRebutting J. K. RowlingJ. K. Rowling is a popular punching bag these days, and for good reason. On top of her transphobia, the new Hogwarts Legacy game is riddled with anti-Semitic tropes and imagery. And as the saying goes, even if Hogwarts Legacy wasn’t intended to be transphobic and anti-Semitic, transphobes and anti-Semites…Jk Rowling4 min readJk Rowling4 min read
Feb 8Member-onlyMade in the USAAs I think about last night’s State of the Union address, one idea sticks in my mind: buying American. For a long time, it didn’t matter to me where my products were built. For example, the computer I’m using to write this post was built in China. As long as…State Of The Union3 min readState Of The Union3 min read
Feb 6Member-onlyShut Up and Write the Book: Does it work?If you’re a writer, you probably have at least one shelf full of books about writing. You probably have a copy of Strunk & White, Stephen King’s On Writing, Writer’s Market, The Chicago Manual of Style, and a dictionary and thesaurus you haven’t opened for years because you now look…Novel Writing3 min readNovel Writing3 min read
Jan 31Member-onlyWe’ve all been Joseph OssaiThe AFC Championship was brutal for the Cincinnati Bengals, especially for Joseph Ossai. His late out-of-bounds hit of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes in the final seconds led to a 15-yard penalty that enabled the Chiefs to kick a game-winning field goal. You can point to dozens of other failures during…Mistakes2 min readMistakes2 min read
Jan 19Member-onlyAll the time in the worldA recent family medical emergency and another family member’s death got me thinking about age and time. From the moment we are born, we only have a certain amount of time left on earth. We don’t think about it when we’re young because we think we have all the time…Aging2 min readAging2 min read
