I asked my Uncle Bob (aka RobAC recent and I hope future commenter around these parts), the member of my family I’m most like, to write up a post for my blog. He and I recently reconnected after a long period of being out of touch. It’s really more for my benefit than anyone else’s, [...]

So most of you know that my wife and I home school our kids (which is a bit like saying my wife and I were pregnant three times, I was involved in both, but she does/did most of the work). Well color me surprised (a sort of pinky-purple) when I discovered that I really haven’t [...]

One thing I’ve noticed about human nature is that the more convinced one is of one’s correctness, the more strident one typically becomes. This seems particularly true when it comes to people on the extreme ends of the political and religious spectrum, though it’s not limited to those topics. I recognize that this level of [...]

So I heard on the radio this morning that Scotland is releasing Abdel Basset Mohamed al-Megrahi, the man held responsible for the Lockerbie bombing. For those that don’t remember, Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members in addition to people on the ground who were [...]

Do you drink bottled water?  Read this. Accidental Hedonist – Fiji Water – The corruption of bottled water.

Hear me get interviewed by Taylor Kent: Snark Infested Waters for 8/13/2009 – Scott Roche author of Archangel. We talk about my writing and stuff.

(This post is part of a three-part series on “modern violence”, written in conjunction with Dave over at decipheryourself.com. Check the posts for Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week, both here and over at Dave’s place for our perspectives on this trio of topics.) Today I want to talk about the morality of taking [...]

(This post is part of a three-part series on “modern violence”, written in conjunction with Dave over at decipheryourself.com. Check the posts for Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week, both here and over at Dave’s place for our perspectives on this trio of topics.) Today Dave and I tackle violence and sex in our [...]

(This post is part of a three-part series on “modern violence”, written in conjunction with Dave over at decipheryourself.com. Check the posts for Monday, Wednesday and Friday of this week, both here and over at Dave’s place for our perspectives on this trio of topics.) “And the National Rifle Association says that, “Guns don’t kill [...]

This should surprise no one. What Be Your Nerd Type? Your Result: Literature Nerd   Does sitting by a nice cozy fire, with a cup of hot tea/chocolate, and a book you can read for hours even when your eyes grow red and dry and you look sort of scary sitting there with your insomniac [...]