When the Tallisker tower in Detroit exploded, evil even more demonic than usual had to be behind it. Finding out would take a team of highly trained individuals, each specialists in their field. This is not that team. Ren Roberts, rich jerk. Lil, multi-time Employee of the Month at Donovan’s. Rotreego, disgraced former Pintiri of …
I’ve had robots on the brain lately (thanks, Amazon). It feels like we’re right on the cusp of these things becoming a not-insignificant part of our day-to-day lives, like making breakfast or abandoning the MBTA when it catches on fire. The technology’s there; it just needs to be refined and implemented. So it’s time to …
After leaving it to collect dust on a side table for four or five months, I finally attached my Nintendo Switch to the television again this week. I played the shit out of Fire Emblem: Three Houses a couple years ago, but I haven’t found much else I was interested in for that console that …
On Friday, Amazon acquired iRobot, the company responsible for the Roomba, for a cool $1.7 billion. At first glance, that’s a little odd. What does Amazon want with a company responsible for a robotic vacuum cleaner? Does Jeff Bezos get off on scaring people’s dogs? Are they planning a future where my vacuum can bring …
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Tell me again how the party that wants to criminalize reproductive health is the party of small government. Tell me again how outlawing procedures that can save a mother’s life is good and wholesome and in line with family values. Tell me again how the zealots working to eliminate the line between church and state …
I’ve always been a big fan of the staycation. To me, vacation doesn’t have to be about going somewhere; all I really need is an extended period of time with a different routine that somehow makes me happy. Enter last week’s writing vacation. I took five days off from the day job to get caught …
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The cheap plastic bench groans beneath my weight as I crash down onto it. I’m only vaguely aware of the ragged edge digging into my side, of the other people in the waiting room, of the nurse trying vainly to reassure me. My world is a pinprick, a single all-consuming thought. My wife is going …
It’s opening week (technically) and I’ve got the game on the brain. Today’s missive was inspired by the following amazing play: 2022 AL Gold Glove winner. 🏆 Brett Phillips, pitcher. pic.twitter.com/vOPgjElC7q — Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 12, 2022 Super cool, right? On the surface, yes, and I applaud Mr. Phillips for his effort and athleticism. …
Baseball’s back! Thank Xenu. I can not tell you how heavily the prospect of potentially missing out on a summer of angrily yelling at professional athletes messing around with a tiny ball and some sticks weighed on me during the lockout. Here’s a quick reminder on the new rules for this year: the universal DH …
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With the release of Stranger Than Fiction, I’m now up to five published novels. Holy shit. To celebrate, I wanted to give a shout out to a few places that made it all possible. When covid restrictions have allowed, a large part of my writing process has been “welp, let’s take the notebook out for …