Painfully Hopeful

Water Main

This past week our street had a water main installed. It was a fascinating project to witness, but I’m glad it’s over. When I’m working at home or in my office, I need silence when writing or researching — the sounds of heavy machinery are extremely disruptive for my concentration. I’m not certain why this…

The Lens Lives

This afternoon the part for my broken lens arrived and I promptly took it across the street to my neighbor so it could undergo surgery. I’m normally fascinated by such endeavors, as I love electronics, but the delicacy of the lens had me in a nervous sweat. I looked in on my friend’s work from…

Night Bridge Disaster

I’m very fortunate to live near such iconic scenery like the Delaware River and the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. There’s always something new to photograph on the river, and the open space gives me ample opportunities to photograph sunrises and sunsets 1. I’d never, however, been down to the river to capture the bridge at night. Yesterday…

Luke Cage, Netflix Excellence

Spoiler Warning You have been warned! Thoughts Luke Cage was released to Netflix on Friday, September 30. By the time Sunday afternoon rolled around I’d finished the series. It was that good 1. Four episodes in I was already convinced Luke Cage was the best of the Marvel Netflix series, by the time I got…

Breaking Up With Luma

Earlier this year I ordered a promising consumer mesh networking system called Luma. I waited patiently for the product to be released, and then an extra month while my number came up in the pre-order shipping queue. When I finally received my order, my first impressions of Luma were largely favorable. The initial release was…

Unpacking – Insert Coin

I first began In The Land of the Penny Gnomes a few years ago. It’s been wonderful going back and exploring this older material. Yesterday marked the first section of the actual novel, as the story of the Penny Gnomes itself is really meant as a prelude. Let’s unpack. The Waking I’ve written two novels…