I learned today that Donald J. Sobol, author of the Encylopedia Brown mysteries, passed away on July 11. The Encyclopedia Brown stories were a huge influence on me as a kid. I’m pretty sure I made a sign for my own detective agency much like Encyclopedia did. The books certainly encouraged me to continue being [...]
Ray Bradbury has passed away. I got the news at work and broke down crying. I couldn’t stop crying, so I left work. I still have tears in my eyes as I write this. He was 91 and lived a life stuffed so full of experiences and dreams, you can’t say he left this world [...]
This line spoken by Faramir in The Two Towers goes a long way towards expressing my view on soldiers and warfare (and the glorification of both): …I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend…
Dear Ray Bradbury, I’m writing you this letter and posting it to my blog, even though I’m pretty positive you’ll never read it, because you’re a cranky old man who hates the internet. But on this, your 90th birthday, I have something to say to you, and this is my best forum for saying things [...]
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