Why There Is Kneeling

With the arrival of the NFL season once again, Nike basing their new “Just Do It” ad on Colin Kaepernick, and yet another tweet designed to anger President Trump’s base, I’ve been seeing people post statements to the effect of, “I just don’t understand why they kneel and disrespect the anthem, the flag, and the troops like that.”

Nickel And Dimed Out Of Tech

It used to be there was a high bar of entry if you wanted to buy in to professional tools. You purchased the software, and used it until you really needed to upgrade, for which you still paid a premium price. Now the initial bar of entry is low, but the cost of staying in is huge.

Writing Update 09/11/18

With In The Land Of The Penny Gnomes released, and our “ohmygoshwehaveanewborn” schedule starting to gain some consistency, I’ve begun mapping out the next Realmian Adventure once again.

PHEW!

I’m beginning to get some feedback from people who have finished reading In The Land Of The Penny Gnomes. Waiting for this feedback is one of the most agonizing things I’ve ever done, but I’m pleased to say that people seem to enjoy the story!

First Game

Thursday night the NFL season opened. As the Philadelphia Eagles are the defending Super Bowl Champions the league was in Philly for a kickoff party. That evening it dawned on me that this was the first regular season football game of Bump’s life and our team was playing in the game.