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January 2015 - fpw - 02-01-2015
1/1 - happy 2015 to all
1/3 - "Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads." - George Bernard Shaw
1/4 - Allow me to share the pain (the last panel is pretty clever) http://tinyurl.com/ksfpl6j
1/5 - I agree: "Of all the things I thought might happen in 2015, a sex scandal involving Prince Andrew and Alan Dershowitz was pretty low on the list." (Conan O'Brien)
1/7 - the Charlie Hebdo tragedy. as someone Tweeted: "The gunmen's basic message: If you don't stop calling our religion intolerant and violent, we'll murder you." JE SUIS CHARLIE
1/10 - "The Compendium of Srem" is now audo: http://tinyurl.com/nsdqhyq
1/13 - A rambling interview recorded during the San Francisco stop on my last book tour. (Do I always talk with my hands?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkEPlIRStg8
1/14 - had surgery on my left-hand Dupuytren's contractures.
1/16 - new FEAR CITY review http://buzzymag.com/fear-city-repairman-jack-book-18-paul-wilson/
1/17 - THE BOY WHO CAME BACK FROM HEAVEN didn't go. He says he lied. The irony is in his surname: http://tinyurl.com/meb5w3f
1/19 - post playoff question: Is it true the Colts' QB has changed his first name from Andrew to Shitowta?
1/21 - A surprising view of US troops in Afghanistan through the eyes of a French soldier. It's nothing like what I thought it would be. http://tinyurl.com/lf8m96l
1/22 - Is this the mindset of modern journalism? Let zealot thugs determine editorial content? This DeWayne Wickham should be immediately fired as dean of Morgan State University's School of Global Journalism and Communication http://tinyurl.com/ns4cfrp
1/23 - Word from ITW that FACE OFF has sold a combined 70k+ hardcovers and ebooks. Plus sales of the individual ebook singles of the stories are over 27k. Not bad at all. http://tinyurl.com/nbzagl3
1/23-25 - Borderlands Writers Bootcamp - a good group this year.
1/25 - SYNCHRONICITY DEPT:
After hearing a radio business report about how people are working longer hours and not taking their vacation time (or if they do, they work through their vacations), this McDonald's commercial came on:
(from memory)
Her: Do you remember breakfast?
Him: No, what's that?
Her: Once upon a time it was what people used to eat in the morning.
Him: (startled) Before work?
Her: Yes. They'd journey to the land of Golden Arches for fresh eggs and bacon. (excited) I think I remember bacon!
Him: (resolute) Let's find these Golden Arches! Let's have this breakfast!
Her: And on the way I'll tell you about vacations.
Him: My great uncle had one of those.
(Effective advertising reflects the zeitgeist. The best advertising influences it.)
1/27 - Must. See. This. Film. (and if you have any love for 60's music, so must you) These guys played on damn near EVERYTHING http://wreckingcrewfilm.com/
1/30 - all right - I just saw this for the 1st time. Totally cool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqbomTIWCZ8&feature=youtu.be
1/31 - it's White Castle! Why are they surprised? http://tinyurl.com/nfwlx9z