Unable to think of a decent argument, he nodded. When she rose, he snatched her hand and held it. “Thank you.” “For?” she asked. He thought about this for a moment. “Everything.” She gave him a very small smile that warmed his heart, before...
Official Description: Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from...
Due to POPULAR DEMAND, May’s free eBook giveaway is now available for purchase via Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble! A lot of people downloaded Cahill’s Homecoming and then started telling other people, prompting them to head out to Amazon looking for it, so I...
RANDOM THOUGHTS! OMG! /begin random thoughts ….have you ever seen someone who looks perfectly healthy park their car, which has a handicap icon on it somewhere (license plate/mirror), in the handicap spot and then walk into where ever it is without any issues whatsoever? ...
Well. I finally did it. I installed the update for Scrivener. This brings me up to the 2.4.1 version and should fix some bugs – I’m just not certain that I was aware of the bugs. Either way, I’ve done the update and I...
Official Description: Senior Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) finally has it all. He’s running with the cool kids and dating the hottest girl in high school (Imogen Poots). But all hell breaks loose when charming Jerry Dandridge (Colin Farrell) moves in next door. Charley thinks...
I mentioned recently that I have some new tv/dvr equipment. What I think I failed to mention is that the new equipment, unlike my old TiVo, doesn’t support Netflix – which sucks. I have come to miss Netflix immensely, even with all the stuff...
I put out Witchcraft & Satyrs a little while ago, and folks are putting some very kind words up on Amazon. Words like: 5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read! April 14, 2013 By feya Amazon Verified Purchase I loved the storyline and was...
“Are you on a diet or something?” This question came about because the group was reading a little scifi I’d written wherein the characters were (GASP!), eating. One character had lunch (a turkey sandwich, light mayo). Next, he had dinner with a friend: Dinner...
Official Description: From Academy Award®-winning filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson comes the epic adventures of Tintin. Racing to uncover the secrets of a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune — but also an ancient curse — Tintin and his loyal dog...
They have decided that ‘free food’ is a great motivator for employees. Who are ‘they’? I have no idea. But ‘they’ are responsible for the lion-share of bullshit in this world. (I don’t have the numbers to back that up) They: “If you [insert...
From last week to this week, I’ve managed to finish another chapter on the epic fantasy novel. More to go, but it feels good to be so close. At the same time, it’s difficult to be at the end and not have all the...
In a frustrating and maddening move, Twitter has announced the end of Tweetdeck. For me, Tweetdeck was an incredibly valuable resource. One desktop app that allowed me to do both Twitter and Facebook. The columns were fantastic as I could have different ones for...
I hit Apple’s movie trailer site recently, and was floored to see that there were 26 different trailers for Star Trek: Into Darkness. For a film that is ‘shrouded in secrecy’, that’s a lot. I mean, is there anything left of the movie that...
Official Description: The Bourne Legacy takes the action-packed Bourne series to an explosive new level. On the verge of having their conspiracy exposed, members of the government’s intelligence community will stop at nothing to erase all evidence of their top secret programs – even...
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