Be back in a bit…
By Mike | June 2, 2010
Parents in serious car accident in Georgia while pulling their camper. Jacknife, roll-over, the works.
They are generally ok thank God, but I am flying down to retrieve them and figure out return logistics and their stuff, salvage, etc.
Andrea has more details.
Thanks,
Mike
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Book: “Feed” Book 1 of the Newsflesh Trilogy by Mira Grant
By Mike | May 27, 2010
Wow, what a great read. It is such an uncommon pleasure to discover a writer that does a fantastic job of remembering that Science Fiction is the setting not the story!
Feed (Newsflesh, Book 1)
The premise is this – the world has been decimated by a pandemic virus that reanimates the dead turning them into flesh hungry zombies.
As a result, people live in enclaves, where quarantine checks are part of their daily routine, and failing your screening means death.
The internet has become the prime source of information and entertainment, and the family Mason has made the cut to become the travelling media crew for the man running for President of the remains of the United States of America, and who just might be the man who can knit the pieces back together.
But not everybody thinks that will be fine and dandy.
A great read, regardless of whether you are a fan of the zombie genre or not, the tension of fear permeating the everyday life could just as well be applied to H1N1, bioterrorism, or Lyme disease. Again, the science fiction is the setting, not the story.
I’ve seen a little bit of criticism that Mira Grant relies a bit too heavily on worldbuilding. I could not disagree more, her attention to detail really lends itself to setting the mood that the characters of the book live in day in, day out, and how it has changed the world. The world is not a wasteland, but its a lot scarier place.
Enjoyed it greatly, can’t wait for the next volume in the series.
Check it out,
MO’B
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Field Guide to Realtors Showing Your House
By Mike | May 20, 2010
Tier I – leaves a business card, has a “real” e-mail address, has “Glamour Shots” photo on card.
Tier II – leaves a business card, no picture, business name is something they picked up at a seminar or at the business card ordering place. Has a Yahoo e-mail address. Seriously, WTF? E-mail domains cost like $8.99 a year from anybody – including Yahoo.
Tier III – does not leave a business card, ever. Does not provide constructive feedback.
Guess which Tier we’re down to now? We’re going to ride it out through the summer / back to school craze – you know, just in case somebody wants their kids to go to Winnetonka and then reassess.
Bah!
MO’B
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