RobDec 15, 20162 minReview: ArrivalThe night before I want to see Arrival, I had a dream in which I learned that it was actually a sequel to The Departed. In my dream I was...
RobNov 11, 20161 minFREE BOOKYALLFest, the world's greatest YA book festival, is happening in Charleston this weekend. If it is not yet over and you are anywhere...
RobNov 10, 20162 minFossilizedAs I watched the election results come in last night, the worry I felt was gradually replaced, particle by particle, with a numb dread....
RobNov 8, 20162 minChills on a chilly morningI stood in line outside for about an hour this morning. It was not exactly cold, at least not for a transplanted Yankee who remembers...
RobNov 6, 20161 minAuthor interviewI just answered some questions for Jen over at The Published Ramblings of a Confused Michiganian. If you would like to read about my...
RobNov 2, 20161 minVote for my book on Underground Book Reviews!The fine folks over at Underground Book Reviews have included my book in their weekly Pitch Perfect contest. The winner gets glory, fame,...
RobOct 16, 20161 minEvacuation!So Hurricane Matthew happened. We weren't all that worried about it early in the week. Then Nikki Haley started holding press conferences...
RobSep 28, 20162 minConsumer product engineering: the thankless taskSomething bittersweet happened last weekend. Poor longsuffering Shadowcat, my wife's 2006 Saturn Ion, was finally sent to live on a farm....
RobSep 23, 20161 minBook release!Well, that took longer than it should have. Several years ago, I had an idea for a book, and decided to try to crank it out for NaNoWriMo....
RobAug 27, 20163 minRespect, real and otherwiseEarly on in my career, I lived in perpetual fear of software engineers. I realize that most of us probably do, of course; the low-grade...
RobAug 26, 20162 minReview(?): No Man's SkyIt's almost without question the biggest game of all time. In, like, a geographical sense. A universe with quintillions of planets,...
RobJul 30, 20162 minReview: GhostbustersGhostbusters was funny. Yes, I mean the new one. I enjoyed it quite a bit, laughed a lot, and really liked what each of the four leads...
RobJul 16, 20164 minOld games and memoryOne of my friends at work brought this thing in to the office a few months ago. A bunch of us gathered around and talked while trying to...
RobJul 11, 20163 minWhat has to happenThe new post was sitting there in my drafts folder, 80% done, needing just a little cleanup and a closing paragraph before I posted it. ...
RobJul 3, 20161 minGrant's GorgeColonizing Mars is not for the faint of heart. Luckily, a group of billionaire business owners thinks they have what it takes. Read the...
RobJun 25, 20164 min(Batman v Superman) v (Cap v Iron Man)This summer, two mighty forces, fighting for the same cause but with radically different outlooks, went head-to-head on the largest stage...
RobJun 19, 20161 minHello worldI have been struggling with the problem of what to put into this first post. So much pressure. If I make a bad first impression, what...