Fear is a scavenger who feeds on the future; on what may be and what is possible, extending down the line of our lives.
Christianity is a fine religion and I wish more Christians practiced it.
Guns don’t kill people. The aliens behind the triggers do.
Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens.
I will not let my sales figures dictate what I say on the blog, because the blog is what I want to say.
I grew up in southern California in the 80s. Yes, I am a walking cliche.
You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn’t cost you much to do it. I’d rather apologize for something I didn’t really care about and leave someone on Earth wishing me well.
If the universe is bigger and stranger than I can imagine, it’s best to meet it with an empty bladder.
The original sin of Republicans is greed. Everyone understands greed. Everybody wants to get theirs. The original sin of Democrats is pity. Greed is more attractive, and a better motivator, than pity.
Ultimately the first, best step in getting your work noticed is to write good work. If people don’t engage in your writing, no amount of serialization or free downloads is going to matter. You have to write something worth reading, and often it takes time to get at that level.
I know a little bit about deaf culture because a friend of mine has been in the deaf culture for awhile. Over the course of 25 years, she and I have talked about many of the issues and concerns for deaf people and deaf culture.
You do what you have to do to give people closure; it makes them feel better and it doesn’t cost you much to do it. I’d rather apologize for something I didn’t really care about, and leave someone on Earth wishing me well, than to be stubborn and have that someone hoping that some alien would slurp out my brains. Call it karmic insurance.
I despise you and I love you, you who are my damnation and salvation both.
The good news is I peed before going to sleep.
There has never been a military in the entire history of the human race that has gone to war equipped with more than the least that it needs to fight its enemy. War is expensive. It costs money and it costs lives and no civilization has an infinite amount of either. So when you fight, you conserve. You use and equip only as much as you have to, never more.
It’s hard to sell the official story to people who can see things for themselves.
The universe is a big place. Maybe we’re not in the best neighborhood.
Rich people show their appreciation through favors. When everyone you know has more money than they know what to do with, money stops being a useful transactional tool. So instead you offer favors. Deals. Quid pro quos. Things that involve personal involvement rather than money. Because when you’re that rich, your personal time is your limiting factor.
You threw him into space?” “Yup.” “And he didn’t die?” “We only threw him out a little bit.” Marce.
I’m continually confronted with the human tendency to ignore or deny facts until the last possible instant. And then for several days after that, too.” Attavio.