Gripes

A Business-sourced Stimulus Plan For the Economy

During what has become known as the “Great Recession”, there has been much gnashing of teeth that money isn’t flowing. Goods aren’t being purchased. As a result, businesses aren’t producing to the level that they could. Amazingly, a solution exists that has yet to be fully exploited. It could be implemented almost immediately and with little-to-no government interference. more…

Journal

Anime On My Mind

I’ve had anime and manga on my mind, lately. I’ve been watching shows and drawing images in this distinctive style quite a bit in the past month or so. I can’t put my finger on why, exactly, except that I’ve been a fan of the style since its early days in America. more…

Say Hello to My Walk-assisting Friend

My knee recently got injured (again). Because of the pain, and a careless relapse on my part, I was having some difficulty getting around. That is, until I pulled out of the garage one of my dad’s projects to help me out. more…

Other Scripts I’d Love to Write

I love to write, especially screenplays, so as you can guess, I have tons of stuff I’d like to write. Some things are special: either held close to the vest by their owners, or simply not easily gotten even if you have a name and rep. Like many screenwriters, I’d love to take a crack at them. more…

TIB Has Moved – The Migration Experience to WordPress 3.0

For good or for ill, I’ve moved TIB over to Wordpress 3.0. What does this mean? For you guys, it pretty much just means that instead of typing “http://cjcs.com/tib” you’ll be typing “http://tib.cjcs.com”. Hopefully that will be the only significant inconvenience you’ll have. more…

Very Tasty Mock Tuna Salad Recipe (Vegetarian)

I’ve been missing tuna salad. It’s almost a staple dish in my house since I was a kid, long before my vegetarianism entered the picture. Every summer, I’ve looked on as family members have indulged. No more. I was going to make a veggie tuna salad. more…

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But if the rich don’t get richer, how are we to expect the poor to get poorer? Thank goodness we bailed them out before any low-paying out-sourced overseas jobs were lost.

via Study says most corporations pay no U.S. income taxes | Reuters.

“What’s clear here is that CEOs who slash thousands of jobs certainly aren’t tightening their belts,”

via CEOs lay off thousands, rake in millions – Business – U.S. business – msnbc.com.

There’s a difference between enlightened self-interest and simply self-interest. It seems that for the Kochs, the line between the two is heavy and wide. That’s what filthy rich can buy for you.

The billionaire Koch brothers’ war against Obama : The New Yorker.

This explains a lot about my life. It also explains some of the short-comings of society in general.

Do-gooders get voted off island first: People don’t really like unselfish colleagues, psychologists find.

Thirty-five years ago, Fred Brooks wrote a small technical book, The Mythical Man-Month, which he named after the flawed assumption that more manpower meant predictably faster progress. Now he’s written a new book, The Design of Design, that extends his ideas into fields outside computer science.

Master Planner: Fred Brooks Shows How to Design Anything.

Diversions

Fiction: Rescued For Life

Because of The Connor Wars, many of you know me as a screenwriter. That’s good–that’s pretty much how I know me, too. That said, I’m not totally incapable of writing fiction in the traditional way. Here’s a little something from the archives: a science fiction short story about the necessity of limits. more…

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Gripes

We Need To Be Responsible and Raise Taxes

I don’t like paying taxes. When I get up in the morning, I don’t say, “Oh boy, today I get to pay taxes on stuff.” I don’t think anyone likes having to pay their tithe to the various governments. more…

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Musings

3 Tips For a Contented Life

I’ve experienced about a half-century of life. In my guises as a writer and artist, I’ve also been a keen observer of how others have lived their lives. With the perspective that only time provides, I offer up three of the keys to getting through it all. more…

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Snippets

Great Firefly Comment

Seriously, what is it about science fiction shows getting really good in their third seasons? If this is actually a general rule of science fiction, I’m a little scared to imagine how more…

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Picks

paper.li

When I tried out paper.li, I wasn’t expecting that it would be anything more than another Twitter app that had marginal utility. It surprised me. Paper.li has helped streamline some of that flood of info in a way that I find efficient and accessible more…

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