Visions of Shadow and Light

While the rich live a different life from the rest of us, it seems that at least some of them do live in the same world.

A random bit of fiction set in my Helicon V universe

Having successfully resisted the concerted efforts of the schools to drug my kids over the past several years, it is not a surprise to me that the number of kids on drugs has increased more than fivefold since 1993...

...and related things - including superheroes!! Makes me glad I live in MN

Seriously, I am a comic collector, and Minnesota really is full of comic authors and artists. But who knew we had actual spandex-clad heroes?

While reading a book about history, I received some serious future-shock!

Download the torrent here.

This is biting, serious, hard-hitting humor. If you dislike President Bush, or at least the job he's doing you'll love this.

But if you dislike the media (left, right, center or otherwise) and the job they are (or aren't) doing, you'll love this.

Really, it has something for everyone - just prepared to be astonished at the balls Colbert must have to say these things in that forum!

The Vatican calls for boycotts, and hints at the need for Catholics to get out there and riot

Here's a list of what I've been reading lately - all of which I recommend

An update on flood recovery that spun into a stream-of-consciousness discussion of the impact of the Internet on community – at least for me