Quote, Unquote
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss
Québec City ComicCon 2014
We were excited when we first heard that Québec City was going to hold it’s very first ComicCon and, of course, immediately signed up for VIP Weekend Tickets! Well, the ComicCon came and went this weekend and not only was it one of the best little Cons …
On the hunt for, BIG Data
I am so rightly proud of my niece, she of Oracle fame, as she gives a presentation this coming week on BIG Data. Something we’ve been talking about for a while now. No, not the presentation she’ll give, but about the subject of big …
A Clean Sweap
Now look what you’ve gone and made me do … the dusting. And I had to rearrange the furniture and push the vacuuming cylinder across the linoleum chasing those dastardly dust bunnies. It really doesn’t pay to live in the desert. And all that noise. …
Apple iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Plus meet Alex I couldn’t resist. I never have been able to. Not where new tech is concerned. I’m one of those people that want to see it, touch it and, more to the point, play with it. So this afternoon, while on …
My Top 50
MY TOP 50 SPECULATIVE FICTION CLASSICS There are numerous lists of everyone’s favourite Top 20, 50 or 100 Classic Science Fiction (read: science fiction/fantasy) books floating around the web. But rather than attempt to do a ‘defining’ list, or copy quoted lists and highlighting those …
LOL & OMG!
LOL & OMG toll the Death-knell of the English Language Really? I don’t think so. English is one of those languages that begs, borrows and downright steals from other languages to the point of stalking them down dark alleys. Where, before hitting them over the …
Amazon Wages War
While Amazon continues to wage war with various publishing houses, setting itself up to be the distributor/supplier of the future and carve out a huge slice of the monopoly pie in the process, it is us, as readers, who are losing out. One of the …
Life after Death
Or, surviving the loss of my parents. Surviving a loved one’s death can only be personal and subjective. We all react differently, we all perceive differently, we all emote differently. Some feel the loss more keenly than others, some not so much. But one thing …