Blog Archives

Social Media and the Nature of Friendship (or Stop Poking Me, I Hardly Know You)

The big problem with living in an age where everyone is plugged into everyone else’s business is that everyone is plugged into everyone else’s business. So far there seem to be two competing models for the online experience. On the

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog, I'm Just Saying

My Heroes Aren’t So Super (or Nobody Looks Good in Spandex)

When superheroes first came on the scene, they were just like us, only more so. Sure, they had a cool power or two but mostly they were real people with real problems. Maintaining secret identities, trying to get a date

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Just nerding out

Eye Candy (or That Stuff Will Rot Your Brain)

It’s okay if you don’t like comic books. Sorry, graphic novels. Sheesh. When I was growing up we never had a lot money to spare. It’s not that we were poor, but it was more like a choice between comics

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Just nerding out

Owning It (or You Made Your Bed, Don’t Lie About It)

Have you ever done something so embarrassing that you gave serious thought to trying to build a time machine? Did you ever wait in line for hours for an autograph from your favorite celebrity only to drool on yourself? Did

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Uncategorized

Romance in the Modern Age (or Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places)

So break out the wine and the Barry White, it’s time to talk romance. No, this isn’t a discussion about smutty books, not that there’s anything wrong with that. I’m talking about connecting with real people here. There has been

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Things I know less about than I think

The Unofficial Future History of Digital Media (or The Internet Will Kill Us All)

So I was sitting around one day when I thought, “Hey, me.” “What now?” I answered. I always annoy myself but today I was being extra bothersome. “Why don’t we try this Twitter thing all the kids are talking about.”

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Best Of Verbatim Gibberish, Blog, Talking to myself does not make me crazy.

A geek by any other name (or Nerd is not a four letter word)

I’ve been called a lot of names in my life. Some of them were compliments but most were not. It wasn’t like I was a bad person or went out of my way to kick puppies. I was just an

Tagged with: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Blog, Just nerding out

Now on sale

Unremarkable & Other Stories cover art

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Things I Will Probably Regret Later
March 2026
S M T W T F S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
Goodreads
Time until the end of the world
The Big DayApril 13, 2036
10.1 years to go.