The Stories and Novels By Derek Ward
Obviously not having learned from the pushback on #Gamergate, the Social Justice Warriors are marching on the Gates of Metal.
Picked this up from Larry Corriea’s blog:
Really? You want to attack a subset of the population that, in the enjoyment of their music, ritually do violence to each other? Are you sure you’ve thought this through?
Personally, I’d love for them to be forced to sit through a full Manowar set. Their heads would pop like unwanted acne.
My office pooled our funds and purchased a Keurig. I’ve been enjoying the time savings for my tea. Then, I tried a new brand of tea and the machine decided to throw an error. Oh, the new cups don’t have the chip that tells the machine that it’s an official licensed cup or some such bullshit.
Except, there’s always a way around such foolishness.
You can truly grieve for every officer who’s been lost in the line of duty in this country and still be troubled by cases of police overreach. These two ideas are not mutually exclusive. You can have great regard for law enforcement and still want them to be held to high standards.
Jon Stewart
H/t to many friends on the Book of Face
Listening to the Gun Nation podcast, and this was brought up:
From Surefire,home of the $1400, 2400 lumen flashlight.
Anyways, all I could think about was this:
Proving once again:
Alien Ant Farm is one of those groups that fall between metal and hard rock, but I find myself singing along anyways. For your approval:
Lyrics in the YouTube video.
…in Ferguson, what they’re being told is you only have two choices: 1) a hyper-militarized police state to stop violence, including arson, or 2) let it go and burn the town down. Twenty different buildings have burned to the ground. That’s a false choice.
For Ferguson in particular if…they don’t believe that the police department is legitimate, they should be protecting themselves and secure themselves because the more they secure themselves, the less reason there is for the police to be in their neighborhoods and communities. So they should take care of themselves for both reasons—to be secure, but also to be more free.
Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oathkeepers
Emphasis added.
H/t Reason
Amaranthe came through here a couple of months ago, and this song kicked off their set. Where it has resided in my mind like that nasty creature from Wrath of Khan. So, I’m hoping to spread the disease.
Lyrics:
We spin the world like a pinball machine
We have thoughts of a life in abundance
Day and night we wish movies were real
And what is behind the screen is our entrance
I’m like a satellite
Transmitting different eras
I am the voice of the next generation
Completely digital
Create synthetic auras
Start a revolution now
You will never have to cry
Cause the future is sold
You can never die
And you’ll never grow old
But everything
Surrounding you is digital
Never break the mold
You do as you’re told
Freedom is for sale
If you give them control
Erase return
In a digital world
I know it feels like you are part of a dream
You can fly and fight wars without judgement
You respawn and mistakes will repeal
But you will always be searching for an answer
I’m like a satellite
Transmitting different eras
I am the voice of the next generation
Completely digital
Create synthetic auras
Start a revolution now
I have had a couple of nasty bouts of illness, plus day job stuff. I need a few weeks off to regroup and finish up Book 3 of Avalon as well as the initial draft of my new novel.
Sorry guys, but life happens.
A writer is a world trapped in a person.
Victor Hugo
Honestly, it’s more like a multiverse.
Oh my friends… my dear, dear friends. I have left two of the best for last.
First, let me apologize for not sharing Opeth with you sooner. Second, let me apologize for sharing Opeth with you in this manner. The Grand Conjuration is a track of off 2005’s Ghost Reveries.
This video has two glaring errors:
There is one redeeming feature though: the song, even cut down, rules.
Back in 2010 or so I heard of a technical death metal band called Allegaeon. Even their first EP was strong-like-bull and each album they’ve done has gotten stronger.
One of my favorite things about the band is their use of scientific concepts in their songs. I especially adore Accelerated Evolution, but that song doesn’t have an awesome video.
But 1.618 does. I really don’t want to say more – you really should watch the video.
Yeah, that has nothing to do with the Golden Ratio, but its still great.
Anyways, I am off for another year my friends. But remember:
