Failing again. Failing better.
I’ll admit right up front that I’ve only read the first two books of The Dresden Files (you can read my review of STORM FRONT here and of FOOL MOON here), and I’ve just started the third, GRAVE PERIL. I’ve really enjoyed reading about Harry Dresden, and I’ve admired Jim Butcher’s ability to knit together…
I can’t believe I forgot to post this. A while back, during the peak of the replacement ref extravaganza, I wrote a short story about the future of officiating called “The Last Call.” I had recently starting working as a football official in Virginia, so I had all this material to work with. One the…
The referee entered the new stadium for the first and last time. They had asked him to arrive an hour earlier than normal, so that they could give him a brief tour of the facility. During his tour, the guide repeatedly thanked him for agreeing to work today’s game. Jim just nodded and kept walking…
So (most of) the election results are in. And the results are…very similar to what they were yesterday. President Obama will have another four years in office, the House will remain in Republican control, and the Senate will remain under the leadership of the Democratic party. Climate-change-deniers and anti-science folks still have seats on the…
I voted this morning. I had to wait about an hour and twenty minutes in line. But compared to voters in Florida or New York, I had it easy. Yeah, it was cold. But so what, right? It’s important. And as an added bonus, I live in a potential swing state (Virginia), so that makes…