from the Machine of Death Blog, located here, machineofdeath.net/a/159  here's a cut and paste of how the book made Glen Beck all pissy because he couldn't debut at #1:

And I want to tell you that, um…our books are ALWAYS #1. And I find it REALLY fascinating, FASCINATING, that if you go to Amazon.com, Broke is number THREE. And the two books that ( Read more... )

We made it to #1 at Amazon.  Freakin' amazing.  Thank you, all.

Quick link to a review/interview:  http://www.tor.com/blogs/2010/10/machine-of-death-review-and-interview-with-its-creators

Laura keeps calling me '#1 best-selling ( Read more... )

If you're not on FB with me or the OW mailing list, allow me to repost this (ignore if you've seen it already ( Read more... )

Another astoundingly amazing OW weekend, this one punctuated by perfect weather and Laura and I getting our 5 year chalices.  We had a full set of 48 participants and the groups were really, really good.  There was a point where two people wanted to leave but the staff took care of all their needs and changed their minds - I had one of them in the ( Read more... )

So yesterday we went to the NY Ren Faire, a somewhat large event of that type.  We had a lot of reasons for it to be a really good time - we had freidns down with their kids, it's a huge place with a  zillion things to do,  the weather was supposed to be overcast but decent, and Becky was super excited about it ( Read more... )

I am terrible at recruiting for Otherworld.  I don't know if it's the people I'm trying to sell, or if I have a crappy sales pitch, but in any case I've had like zero success over the years.  This year has been the worst of all.  As of last January I had 7+ people as locks - 5 associated with my old football team, and my best friend Joel and his ( Read more... )

Becky's been down the shore with my parents all week, and we've really missed her.  But boy, it's been quiet around the house.  That kid cab talk with the best of them.  Can't wait to see her tomorrow.  Zack's been enjoying the extra attention and it's been fun to be able to concentrate on him.  Tomorrow morning we're going to try to get up early ( Read more... )

(Somewhat) yearly physical last week, and the results are in!  All the blood work is good, including my Vitamin D which was an issue last time.  My bad cholesterol is just a little high - 106 - but that should be countered by the fiber breakfast regimen the doc is putting me on to try to alleviate the discomfort I've been going through for about a ( Read more... )

So I'll admit that I watch the real Housewives of NJ, because it allows me a outlet to vent any hatred that might be building up inside me.  These are awful, awful people, and if it makes me a small person because I've reveling in the fact that idiot Theresa and her mook husband are over 10 mil in debt then I am TINY.

But the one who irritates me ( Read more... )

Jesus, tomorrow's weather prediction is between 95-100 with insane humidity and a heat index between 105-110.  Becky has requested a trip to the zoo.  i do not see this happening, for obvious reasons.  We are going to try to take one or two children to a movie Sunday morning - it's Becky's choice if Zack gets to go, since it's a reward for her not ( Read more... )