ChaosEngine

A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing….

NaNoWriMo Success

I just reached my word count for NaNoWriMo this year. Great feeling. Of course the story isn’t finished so I’m going to keep going, but at a slower pace. I need to actually finish one of these stories for a change and I’m picking this one to be it. The real challenge now is to [...]

A Middle-Aged Geek Reports from the Front

I just got back from Target where I managed to pick up one of the new Nintendo Wii systems. This as it turns out, was quite a bit of luck, as apparently they are in short supply. Now I’m not much of a console gamer anymore. For the last several years the only computer games [...]

Dr. Milton Friedman 1912-2006

After making the last post a few minutes ago I just heard that Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Milton Friedman has passed away. He was a very impressive man that has had great impact on the world of economics, politics, education and countless other areas. I was friends with his son David and his family (Wife [...]

Deer in the headlights

Been another crazy couple of weeks. The time since my last post started well enough. A small get together at the home (or rather estate, 5 acres, pond, woods, etc) of one of my former bosses where three fat IT guys got to eat well, drink, and smoke our pipes while relaxing around a fire [...]