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Let me show you some process for the comic strip.

Generally speaking, I think that the jokes I come up with are hilarious. If a strip is posted, it's because I thought it was funny (or occasionally because I thought it had something serious to say).

And sometimes the joke doesn't seem as funny by the time I get close to finishing it. Usually, the...
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Too good not to share. I only hope one day my writing can inspire such loving tributes.



The sad thing is that Bradbury has complained lately about the internet and new technology, so he probably hasn't seen it. Even if he had, he's also grumbled a bit about our "permissive society," so he might actually be horrified by it.

Now, Isaac Asimov would have totally...
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Scott Pilgrim blew my mind with awesomeness.

Unfortunately, the ticket sales are less than expected -- so you have maybe one more weekend to get out and see a hilarious and entertaining movie that, if the universe is just, will one day be studied at length in film classes everywhere.

Let me put it this way.

Today is Monday (local time).

The window of opportunity...
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This makes me happy:

I think I've managed to reach my limit.

I'm tired.

I'm tired of living where the fact that I have two degrees is either ignored or treated as a negative.

I'm tired of working where the people who are supposed to be helping you up instead spend their time dragging everyone down.

I'm tired of living where people flippantly write off skill and training as...
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I may, in fact, be tired of the hype around Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I'm certain it's a wonderful book. I'm just tired of always hearing about how it's a wonderful book.

Now here's a mash-up I'd love to read/see:

In the Fredericksburg area?

I'm going to be at Tell Fredericksburg on Saturday. Admission free, donations appreciated (and no, I don't get any of the money myself -- hopefully this will lead to some gigs where I will, though).

It starts at 8:00 at Read All Over, 307 William St.

I'll be there to tell a story about how my driver's ed instructor almost...
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Workout videos seem like an ideal thing. I mean, they teach you workouts in the privacy of your own home, and you don't have to deal with your unreasonable phobia that people are watching you and silently judging you because -- unlike them -- you actually look like you need to work out.

Here's the problem with me and workout videos.

Most workout videos feature...
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