Peter Benchley’s death stimulates a memory of a shark encounter.
Author: Eric
Book Review: “Plainsong”
One of the biggest surprises last Christmas actually arrived a few days afterward, when an unexpected A-to-Z logo’d box arrived in my mailbox, small and mysterious and completely without context. Surely I’d remember if I had ordered something from Amazon…? Inside was a slim volume accompanied by a gift receipt. The volume was Plainsong by… Continue reading Book Review: “Plainsong”
“You don’t order grits, honey, they just come.”
Jesus Christ, Human Resources/Management Consultant
Behind the scenes at Webcasting Central
An insider’s look at the hi-tech, low-style world of webcasting…
Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
I must have been out of my freakin’ mind when I agreed to appear on a live webcast.
Book Review: “A Reader’s Manifesto”
The subtitle to B.R. Myers’s A Reader’s Manifesto is An Attack on the Growing Pretentiousness in American Literary Prose. This slim (89 pages) volume is indeed an attack, and it apparently struck its intended targets. After one lukewarm attempt at self-publishing the original manuscript under the title of Gorgons in the Pool, it was picked… Continue reading Book Review: “A Reader’s Manifesto”
How dum do they think we are?
Wherein the spotlight of public ridicule is brought to bear on a shameful practice of a successful American franchise.
Me? On a webcast? Be very afraid…
Another sign of the impending apocalypse: a live webcast interview of yours truly.
Abbye Update
A medical update on our dog. Mostly good news, albeit a little on the boring side. OK, a lot.
The Gospel According to My Birthday
Here’s an excuse to do a quick Bible study, as if you really need one. Excuse, that is.