Writing update and logistics

Still plugging away. (I should stop here...heh heh.) As I close in on the magical 100,000-word count in the second volume of this tale, I figured it was time for a bit of an update for those who wonder where the next book is or whether I gave up and decided to become a monk…

Some thoughts on blogging and the blog-o-sphere

Having converted my old blog to a self hosted one, I've had the opportunity to play with a lot of tools that aren't available to the "dot COM" version of wordpress. Think of '.com' as a walled garden, protecting and corralling it's users into "approved only" stuff. I'll be honest, there are times I really…