I have been working feverishly on a number of major projects. Not the least of which are audiobook versions of several of the novels. Right now, Ancestral Reunion is going through the ACX process. Tomorrow, Hermes Foundation will kick off their as well. Then, it's on to Star Power (which is half way done but I'm lame and haven't been out to finish it).

All around, it's been pretty crazy. Read on to see all the things I've been putting time into lately. It's pretty wild.

​Does a cat deserve an obituary? What living thing doesn’t deserve to be remembered? What soul should be lost to mediocrity or mixed up in the ashes of days, months, years of foggy schedules full of work, stress, and the daily grind? When a spirit knows affection, when it is cared for as deeply and purely as a family member then they deserve whatever we might be capable of providing, be it a few simple words or any other monument worthy of their name.
 
I met Cloud in 2008. He was a relatively young meow but twitchy. He’d been abused as a kitten. His foster family suggested he might not make it at all. They thought he had six months. Maybe a year. A fluffy, stunted Maine Coon, he shied from human contact but loved Luna, the other cat in the household at the time. They were close friends.
 

 

I've read some things about the ratings for the new season of Doctor Who. They're pretty low. If you head over to Rotten Tomatoes, it's insane. The critical reception of Season 12 shows 80%. Audience score is 16%. I have several opinions about this.

I couldn't find a good list of these anywhere so I thought I'd provide it myself. Each of these has multiple missions but looking over the list should give you an idea of how far you are to completing the main campaign.

Main Campaign
The Martyr: Chapter 1

• The Abandoned Colossus
• The Cage
• The Expedition

The Martyr: Chapter 2

• Saving Caius Thorn
• Hunt for the Martyr

The Martyr: Chapter 3

• Klosterheim
• Revelations
• Machine Spirit
• The Secret Weapon
• Rebellion

The Martyr: Chapter 4

• The Van Winter Legacy
• Through Fire and Flames
• Uther's Tomb

The Martyr: Chapter 5

• The Alpha Pariah
• The Thing in the Walls

Drukhari Menace

• Terra Incognita
• Grim Harvest
• Shadow of Cammorragh

This is the book I'm working on for Nanowrimo this year!

It's a time travel adventure set in the Society Case Files world.

Check out the prologue here

There was a time when a company that provided a service cared about an individual user experience. That time has long since passed. Small businesses don't even seem to care all that much considering some of the way they practice service so when you put that to a big place like Apple, Microsoft, Nike, or any of those biggies, the average person is literally at their mercy. They have zero recourse in regards to poor service, bad practices, or decisions that just suck for them financially or otherwise.

I've come to this realization over the years as both a service manager and a random schlub who buys stuff. We would often weigh the complaint of a lower ranking employee versus that of someone with a 'higher powered ear' to complain to. That was a directive from our VP. And I'm fairly sure that's how it works for every place out there. If you're a big company, you determine how big of a stink someone can raise. If they are...say...random guy who bought an item, you don't care much if he complains. But if he's a celebrity, no one would likely hear about it because they'd just make it right behind the scenes.