Monthly Archives: August 2009

Mastermind

I’m not sure what’s more interesting about Steve Hodel’s book The Black Dahlia Avenger: that he might have solved the Black Dahlia murder case by pinning it on his own creepy father, or that he might be imbuing his old … Continue reading

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Five Lessons of Writing I Learned from Disney World

As I mentioned yesterday, my experience at EPCOT’s DiveQuest reminded me of the wonder behind Disney’s total commitment to eerily contriving the perfect environment for entertainment. While I followed a tour “backstage” as they call it, looking at pumps and … Continue reading

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It’s a Big Tank, After All

Yesterday, Scott and I went to an unusual dive location: EPCOT’s DiveQuest. For a small fee, you can dive for forty minutes in a 5.7 million gallon aquarium and see sharks, rays, sea turtles, dolphins, manatees, and sixty species of … Continue reading

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Requiem for a Heavypaw

I’ve learned tonight that a very good cat friend has died. Though technically my ex-wife’s cat, I knew and loved Storm for nearly a decade, and I’ve missed him a lot since 2006. He was a surly and crotchety Siamese … Continue reading

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Home Improvement…the Will Ludwigsen Way

I’m not known for my attention to detail. Or my patience. Or, really, my competence in most matters requiring tools. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I sawed a box spring in half today to get it upstairs. See, the … Continue reading

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Timeless Advice for Movie Watchers

I’m not a big linker to YouTube videos as you know, so if I’m putting it here, you know you should drop everything you’re doing and watch it, right?

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