Lamp Base Repair
Our friend Thea has a standing lamp that she is very fond of, but whose base got quite damaged, apparently by her young daughter standing on it (a while ago, since her young daughter now has a daughter of her …
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Tom Servo & Pearl Forrester in The Land of the Giants
We are big Mystery Science Theater 3000 fans. Big being an important point. CostumeCon was in Denver this last weekend (it is a traveling convention, so is in a different city every year), and we decided that we would like to …
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Muad’Dibbler
Okay, so my costumes are usually stupid, but this one also is both obscure and stupid! Karval Kon is a small (12 attendees this year) invite-only convention run by our friend Rose Beetem, that she has been holding for decades …
By Any Other
My story By Any Other just came out in the Written in the Wind Anthology – Fantastic Tales on the Power of Names! The story is about a man who always knows everyone’s name, even if he’s never met them …
New Cowthulu Picture
It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to add anything to the various Cowthulu images on the About page! Jim Humble was our artist Guest of Honor at COSine 2024, and he taught a beginning drawing class. He …
A Creature Was Stirring
I wrote an Xmas story! It may not be the best Xmas story ever written, but it likely has more tentacles in it than pretty much all other Xmas stories. And, no, it’s not a horror story–it’s wholesome and full …
Museum Piece Paperwork
Just saw that the Museum Piece anthology is now out in paperback. I have a story in there called The Museum of Lost Dreams. The paperback is a little cheaper than the hardback. My story is about a museum that …
Israel and Gaza
I have generally tried to keep this blog apolitical, but I feel like I need to say something to my massive audience (that, on a good day, requires both hands to count). I’m a Jew, although I’m not very …
C# WinForms Arbitrarily Large CheckBox
Recently, I needed (well, wanted) a CheckBox that was the same size as some large controls on a form. Not the deepest, most impactful thing I’ve ever done, but, in the interest of avoiding working on a different project, definitely …
Screwdriver Holder
An electrician did some work at the house recently, and he had this really nice Craftsman electric screwdriver. I got one for Anna for her birthday and I, uh, also got myself one for Anna’s birthday. I use it enough …