stallioncornell

Iwas going to post the next piece of my book, and perhaps I will later today, but I wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to my newest Facebook friend and the finest civics teacher any high school student has ever had – the honorable Lee Shagin of Southern California. I try ... Read more

Oldline: “Oh, really?” Jeff was shouting now. “You know how this works, do you? A lot of experience in breaking and entering?” New, improved line: “Oh, really?” Jeff was peeved now. “You know how this works, do you? A lot of experience in breaking and entering?” _____________________ Old explosion sequence: She didn’t get a chance ... Read more

(BTW,if you haven't read yesterday's book chapter, please do and comment before reading this. This is just a rant. Your comments on yesterday's post would be much more helpful.) Just a few months ago, when oil was trading upwards of $140 a barrel, plenty of observers were predicting that gasoline could end up costing $10 ... Read more

I'vestarted rewriting, but I haven't seen it all the way through. I'm only 80% confident that I know what happens. This version of Chapter Five is significantly different from the original, but since no one has seen the original, I guess that doesn't matter. Chapter Five is pretty long, too, so I'm going to give ... Read more

SawQuantum of Solace on Saturday night, and I don’t really have much to say about it. That’s surprising, as I’m something of a James Bond geek. I can tell you how many official James Bond movies there have been – 22 – and can even tell you something about the unofficial ones – Sean ... Read more

It'slunchtime! I have a few minutes, and I'm going to waste them blogging. I'm going to finish out the week on the whole Prop. 8 business and hope to get back to posting new novel bits on Monday. The problem with that is that I have to do some major rewrites to the next chapter, ... Read more

I'vegot a lot going on in real life, so I may not have the time to blog extensively today, which is too bad, since PJG has made a lot of meaty comments on my Olbermann post that I want to address. PJG, thank you for giving voice to the opposition here - I'll respond when ... Read more

Once upon a time, back in the 1950s, a number of prominent members of the entertainment industry believed that Communism was the ticket to an idyllic future. One U.S. Senator by the name of Joe McCarthy went out of his way to make life miserable for these entertainment folks, among others. His thuggish tactics resulted ... Read more

Thirdday in a row I’m harping on the whole Prop. 8 thing. I apologize. But I think this issue is a pivotal one, and it may well be a turning point in how our nation and our world define bedrock principles that matter a lot more than union rules or the minimum wage. I think ... Read more

PJG’scomment yesterday, along with Foodleking’s response, opened my eyes to something that I had not fully considered. So indulge me as I wander back into hatred for another day. Let’s begin with the dictionary, which defines hatred as “the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.” That’s the definition I ... Read more