Winter is Coming

I have to confess, I used the “winter is coming” idea even though I haven’t read Game of Thrones 1. I’m sorry. But Winter is, indeed, coming. In fact, it’s about to smack the Philly area upside the head in the form of a rather angry Nor’easter. The local forecasts are all calling for a…

Experiment’s End

After an abortive attempt at trying out a smart watch, I decided to try again 1. It went better, but I still failed to see the point of wearable smart devices. This week, the experiment pretty much came to an end. I wanted to try and use the Pebble to control my Keynote slides during…

Unpacking a Crack in the World

At last Jeremy has reached The Ravine! I cannot believe how many twists and turns these characters have taken on their journey through The Inner Valleys. It’s been fun watching this world unfold, but I’m very glad to get to see what’s going on in the Senate. Yesterday’s post almost didn’t get written. Between the…

Fiction Tuesday – A Crack in the World

Today’s blog is the continuation of, Welcome to the Valleys. If you would like to catch up with the tale, the first section can be found at this link The party quickly packed up their meals and began following the guards back through the busy streets. The way before them was cleared much as Micheal had done earlier, only…

A Monday Haiku

It’s been a long weekend and finding time to write is a bit touchy. So, here’s my haiku for MLK day. It highlights my own weariness, and also the reason why I wake up in the morning each and every day. I am a servant, it’s just who I am. A little bit beat I…

Kinda done with the NFL

This is perhaps the biggest weekend in the NFL season, with an insane amount of playoff games being televised. I haven’t watched a single one. The Eagles, the only professional team for which I will ever root, are a mess both on the field and in the front office – but that’s not really what’s…