It’s always good to see forward looking people, sharp businessmen ready for anything.

Well, almost always.

I came across a website/service that offers to send letters from Christians after the Rapture. How? Easy – the creators of the site are atheists.

Personally – I just started to laugh, but I’m sure that they’re getting some good business.

From the FAQ section:

How Do We Know that You Will Not Ascend To Heaven with Us?
The Bible says that only those that repent of their sins and accept Jesus as the True Son of God will be saved. We do neither. Some of our personal sins include: drunkenness, heresy, sacrilige/blasphemy, gluttony, laciviousness, and sloth. There is no way we are going to disappear into Heaven any time soon.

A little bit of historical fiction, a little bit of mysticism, but not enough of either to constitute a compelling tale.

Katherine Kurtz’s Two Crowns for America is a mysticism-oriented historical fiction work centered on the American Revolution, specifically how the elements of standard and esoteric Freemasonry played a part in guiding George Washington in his eventual path to victory. Fans of Kurtz’s Adept series will be disappointed though, as this stand-alone novel shares little with that series beyond the obvious generalities, making a departure that simply does not play out well.

Characters are flat and mostly uninteresting beyond their obvious historical connections. The viewpoint shifts far too much for the reader to become attached to any of the major players; Kurtz’s emphasis is clearly on the story and accompanying historical details, but she sacrifices opportunity for connection for the sake of narrative. By the end of the novel, the characters don’t seem any more real than they did at the beginning - making one character’s statement of just how far their journey had been most ironic.

Pacing is completely off balance. An entire chapter can be devoted to a single Lodge meeting, the inner workings of the Freemasonry rituals spelled out in detail while huge sections of potential plot/character development are simply summed up by a few paragraphs. Indeed, some events that might have offered a dramatic flair are given as nearly-offhand reminisces.

Unfortunately, despite an interesting premise, this book is not recommended.

8 years, 3000+ feedback later.

Sometimes I feel as if eBay has sucked the soul out of me.

Happy 3000th feedback. Yay, or something like that.

No new star though.

I won’t argue. I just demand to know where in Picard’s toupee are these women?

Penguin Pete has a six point “One for the ladies: How to date a geek guy?” That’s great. It’s actually got a good smattering of stuffs.

Subtlety and coyness completely fails with geeks;

Unless we’re debating finer points of RPG systems, of course.

Show him that you can be a good “teammate” in life - yes, geek guys think that logically and practically.

This is right on the money. Maybe not so bluntly, but I’d rather have a partner than a princess or a damsel in distress.

geek guys are amazingly low maintenance.

I once watched a geek friend of mine date an amazingly high maintenance woman. For a long time. By the end of the relationship, he didn’t call it dating… he called it [NAME] maintenance.

This one is a little more focused on bringing the negatives of a geek into positiveness, but it still has a few decent points. Of course, some of said points directly contradict previous article. It’s also a bit condescending in tone, especially as to geek habits.

And finally, there’s the biggest… an actual essay. This one is fun to read, and most of the bulleted points are well-chosen.

But still - where are these women who want to date geeks?

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. Sweet, sweet revenge should be calculated. Planned. Meticulously thought out to bring the utmost ruination upon thine enemy.

They’ve obviously never played Burnout Revenge.

(further rumination…)

This auction is proof, not only that you can sell anything on eBay, but that all guys everywhere are conniving miscreants with but one thing on their minds.

Be sure to read the full description.