Inner Peace Is For Losers

Wow, it's been quiet around the ol' blog.

I have a new story up at Variant Frequencies. It's called Penny Ante, and I'm pretty happy with it. The story came out of my years working at a Veteran's Hospital, many years ago. I was inspired by the guys I knew there, men who are long gone now. There was a man who loved to talk about Pearl Harbor, and there was an Ohio Kid. I'll never forget them. I hope we get better at taking care of soldiers and former soldiers.



On the health front, I had a physical this week. My doc is plenty happy about the weight loss and resulting improvement in general health. She accused me of trying to put her out of work. I laughed. I have a few tests next week, some routine stuff and some not, but I'm hopeful none of it is serious. I continue to (slowly) drop weight, total now 45 pounds.

I'm addicted to Adam Lambert, and can't wait to hear his first record. I'm not usually (read: ever) this invested in American Idol. There's a lot wrong with this show, or any other "reality" show. But this dude is something special, the more I see the more I like him, and I wish him the best. I caught him on VH1's Best Week Ever and he's got comic chops too. As if looks and pipes weren't enough.