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I really need you to post stories about how the boys were holy terrors at one point, to remind me that it's okay I don't have kids ;)
Hope Ryan is settling in in MD well. If he comes out to a DCRG bout, I'll make sure he gets VIP treatment.
Commented Mar 7, 2012 on In which I am a proud father (this is not a repost) at WWdN: In Exile
In which I am a proud father (this is not a repost)
My son, Ryan, graduated college with a creative writing degree this past December. He got a job immediately after school, and moved all the way across the country to work there. I miss him every single day, but I'm incredibly proud of him, and the work he's doing. Earlier today, I read something...
hee! Go Anne! (although I think you'd like the character interactions in Dr Who if you gave it a shot)
Commented Feb 17, 2012 on in which my wife is nerd-adjacent and comedy ensues at WWdN: In Exile
in which my wife is nerd-adjacent and comedy ensues
I came across a bunch of posts that I'd marked as drafts, but never published. Most of them are ideas that never turned into actual posts, or things I wrote and decided not to post for some reason I've since forgotten. This one was originally written in November of 2009. I'm not sure why I left ...
Also reading this for the first time--I pop by every week or so and read everything I missed.
My cousin used to be a pro, so would do a fireworks show for us at our family's house on the chesapeake bay. good times.
Commented Jul 5, 2011 on Because it's become a yearly tradition, here's a story about fireworks at WWdN: In Exile
Because it's become a yearly tradition, here's a story about fireworks
I've written hundreds of thousands of words over the years, but this remains one of my all-time favorites, so I like to revisit it every year. It was originally written and published on July 5, 2002, which usually feels like years and days ago all at once, but this year actually feels like a lif...
we totally had a subscription to Highlights too, but no one in my family was a teacher. I was just that nerdy.
Commented Feb 9, 2011 on in which Highlights for Children is discussed at great length at WWdN: In Exile
in which Highlights for Children is discussed at great length
Last night, on the way home from dinner, I asked Anne, "Do you remember Highlights for Children?" "Of course I do," she said, "I remember how I hated going to the doctor when I was a kid, until I started reading Highlights in the waiting room." "Turn right at this intersection," I said, "and Tra...
As a library student, thank you, sir, for your support of librarians! As a Navy brat, librarians were always my first friends in new towns, and they deserve far better than they are getting, especially these days.
Commented Jan 28, 2011 on librarians are awesome at WWdN: In Exile
librarians are awesome
I was recently invited to participate in an awesome literacy project, and I wanted to share an excerpt from my contribution: I want to take a moment and say thank you to librarians, because it was a librarian who made me fall in love with reading. In third or fourth grade, part of our curriculu...
I used to work at a Tower Records, that happened a lot, it tended to be cell phones setting off the gates.
Commented Apr 14, 2010 on rain down on me from a great height at WWdN: In Exile
rain down on me from a great height
I had a very short day today, and was wrapped just after lunch, so I had the afternoon to myself to take care of some very important business. Before I get to that, though, a little bit about working on Eureka... The good news is that I was given permission to twitter and photograph from the set...
I am not a gamer (I'm gamer-adjacent, being both a nerd and a person who hangs out with gamers--I just get too mad at the games when I don't succeed immediately, or if it is too easy and I do succeed immediately) but I have always (well, since they started) wanted to attend the PAXes (PAXii?) because of that sense of fellowship and celebration of nerdiness
Commented Mar 31, 2010 on in which wil feels homesick at WWdN: In Exile
in which wil feels homesick
One of the themes of my PAX keynote was Welcome Home, which everyone who had been to a PAX before could understand. For the first timers, though, I wanted to help them understand exactly why it is we say that, so I said: All of the things that make us weird and strange in the real world? Those ...
"I hope he's right. I hope that, one day, we will live in a more tolerant and enlightened world, where people won’t feel like they have to keep their identity hidden from all the ignorant bigots who reflexively hate them. Until then, I applaud people like James Randi who have the courage to speak up, and the greatest sympathy for those who feel like they can’t."
I think that we're getting there, certainly, though its gonna take a loooong time to be there everywhere. I took a long time coming out as bisexual because I don't see it in those terms so much as I am attracted to people and sometimes they're the same sex I am. I just didn't know how to say it. The younger people I know all seem to think its /normal/ (though, living near DC, they're not exactly the standard for everywhere)
Commented Mar 21, 2010 on James Randi: "I'm gay." at WWdN: In Exile
James Randi: "I'm gay."
James Randi says:Well, here goes. I really resent the term, but I use it because it’s recognized and accepted.I’m gay.From some seventy years of personal experience, I can tell you that there’s not much “gay” about being homosexual. For the first twenty years of my life, I had to live in the sha...
its based on a book by Roald Dahl, who wrote excellent books for children and adults and everyone should read him
Commented Mar 21, 2010 on The Fantastic Mister Fox is a cussin' great movie at WWdN: In Exile
The Fantastic Mister Fox is a cussin' great movie
Last night, Anne and I watched The Fantastic Mister Fox. I completely missed this movie when it was in theaters, and didn't know a single thing about it except that, according to our friends, I'd really like it. About fifteen minutes into the movie I turned to her and said, "This is awesome. It'...
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