Magnificent Octopus

She's developing a sense of humour. Helena laughs. A lot. Sometimes I wonder if everything's quite right with her to laugh so much. ...

Camille Paglia says she isn't a fan of blogs: "Blog reading for me is like going down to the cellar amid shelves and shelves of...

Today Helena refused to be spoonfed. I give her "finger food" at least twice a day, and she always has her own cutlery on hand,...

A few days ago I ranted about Amazon's Search Inside the Book feature. Well, Wired beat me to the punch, but had nothing but good t...

Artemis Fowl , boy genius. A deviousness cool and calculated. Touted as an antidote to Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl is obviously a complex ...

As of today, Amazon.com has a new search feature , so you can find books "based on every word inside them." It sounds promisin...

Every day, more evidence that I am not alone. In fact, I'm effortlessly riding the wave. Gen Xers are having babies. And after a decade ...

I thought it my duty to check out a few other blogs, see how it's done. I'll keep looking — I plan to compile a short list of those...

Helena is increasingly mobile. She pulls books off shelves. I put them back. She pulls them off again. I put them back, moving some to a saf...

We rented 28 Days Later the other night. Creepy. About halfway through, the movie takes a turn. Survivors have actually begun to conside...

It occurs to me that contrary to my intentions in maintaining a blog, I've written very little about my baby — this has not been the for...

I wrote about this book last week, but forgot to post my draft copy. I finished reading another bargain bin acquisition, Millennium Risin...

Oh, goody. Goody, goody, goody. There is a new Richard Morgan out there. Broken Angels . And it features the same hero. Yay. Just in time ...

Thanksgiving has come and gone without much ado. It's a nice long weekend, but I never considered it an important holiday. In fact, I do...

The Democratic candidates debate tonight. I've been looking forward to this for weeks, but I think I'll watch Friends instead. And S...

Hey! Blogs are being recognized as a great source for writing talent. My dream can come true! Imagine... Me, a writer...

Ooooh. Raelians are in the news again. I though I heard something about that on the radio the other morning (today?), but I eventually shrug...

Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected governor of California last night. For shame. How can people vote for him when they have no idea what he ...

It seems the Hell on Earth show in Florida did not take place this weekend. The theatre cancelled the show, and the webcast sites were brou...