How I Started My Day
This morning began with my bi-annual MRI. For the uninformed, Magnetic Resonance Imaging takes amazingly detailed pictures of the body's…
Sanctified and Chicken-Fried: The Portable Lansdale
[ Currently: Listening to All Things Considered ]The prestigious University of Texas Press have announced one of the first "must have"…
The Perfect Storm
[ Mood: Silly ]Did anyone catch last night's The Brave and The Bold? It activated the simian recesses of my 12…
Books received 11/21/08
Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Wolves at the…
Pensions frozen at Random House Inc.
In case any of us were wondering how bad things really are in the print publication universe, this sad news…
My review of Laughin Boy
My review of Bradley Denton's Laughin' Boy appears in the latest San Antonio Current. Quote: Throughout his riveting satirical novel,…
The Matrix Runs on Windows
[ Mood: Amused ]This parody from CollegeHumor speaks to all of us that have struggled through the Windows reality. Make sure…
No Bush II administration?
Over at SciFi, they're offering up their list of the 6 Scariest Environmental Doomsday Movies. Quote: It's Green Week here…
The cure is worse than the disease!
[ Mood: Shocked ]Sadly, this Guardian article reads like a bad sf parable. Quote: Hypothetical question: You're heartsick about global warming,…
Stuff received 11/14/08
Let’s take a quick look to see what’s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Elsewhere by William…