New favorite group... FlyLeaf

Sometimes you stumble across a group or a sound that totally rocks your world, Flyleaf is that group.

They say dynamite comes in small packages but delivers a knock-out punch, so does Lacey Mosley of Flyleaf. Not only can she belt out the lyrics, she's also a screamer, so prepare yourself, surprised me the first time I heard her do it. Another thing, they are actually a Christian faith band, which makes them doubly great in my opinion. God loves worship, and there are many ways to worship.

Check out their sound... if you got the guts.

And by the way, they will be at the Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 9th, 2009, along with a few others...

Our little girl...

We've had a bit of sadness today, we lost our little lady. This little darling was with us only a few days, but during that time her playful little spirit touched both me and my wife Janet, leaving a lasting impression to last a lifetime.

It often seems that lives that burn brightest often burn only a very short time.

We will always love and miss you little girl, God bless you, and know that you will always be with us. We'll miss your tumbling little walk and beautiful blue eyes. Thank you for sharing your brief but beautiful life with us.

What more can be said...

Totally Awesome...

This is an awesome, yet terrible disease...

Lately...

Sorry about the lapse in blogging lately, been away for for Senior High Church Camp. Had a fantastic time, so much in fact, that I want to include a link to the Myspace account.

GodStruck, The Jesus Tour 2009

We also have a Facebook account... simply go to Facebook and type in GodStruck, if you have any probs let me know. One truly cool aspect to this camp... we were at Starlight Theater last year for Rock the Light, a Christian concert event which happens every summer, ran into an awesome band from Australia called Jael, and actually got them to spend a week with us at camp... totally awesome.

The second most cool thing to happen, my kids got me a Kindle 2 for Fathers Day... needless to say, it totally rocks as well. This little gizmo is awesome, I've already downloaded about ten books... believe it or not, there's a lot of freebie ebooks out there. I highly recommend this device if your an avid reader such as myself.. a little pricey, but I believe in it.

A little shortcut to an awesome site: Kindle Free E-Books

Really good stuff...

Recently I have stumbled across a fantastic series of books by an author named Daniel Keys Moran. His series, Tales Of The Continuing Time, was written sometime during the late 80's and 90's and is no longer in print (that I know of), but should be in my opinion. His highly charged tales involve cyberpunks, demi-gods, future technology and telepaths, just to name a few. I highly recommend this series, it is true story telling on a mythic scale.

Personally, I'm hoping he continues to write in this universe, I can't wait to see what happens to his characters next.

Since I believe that all good work must come to light I am including a link to a site that still carries these books in PDF form, free to download and enjoy at your leisure.

http://immunitysec.com/resources-dkm.shtml

The Tale of Continuing Time Series:

Emerald Eyes
The Long Run
The Last Dancer

He also has a blog site where he keeps his fans pretty much up to date on his other works as well, I would advise you check it out as well:

http://danielkeysmoran.blogspot.com/search/label/AI%20War

Those were the days...

Remember the good old days when, for some of us, entire weekends were spent playing Dungeons and Dragons till the sun came up? I do, sadly I was one of those role-playing geeks myself. The thing that intrigued me most about role playing games was the ability to live out a fantastic adventure, meet new and interesting characters, and generally plunder and pillage when all else failed.

Seriously, there where some awesome adventures to be played, and many more fantastic friendships to be had. I would not trade those days for anything... well, maybe a 69' Ford Mustang...

I was tooling around the net sometime back and ran across the world of Ataniel, pretty much a grand D&D adventure that someone took the time to post on the net. It reads like a book and brings back lots of memories of many of my own adventures... in other words, if you're wanting to relive a grand adventure and all the craziness that goes along with it, then gird your loins, strap on your dwarfs, because this here is one gibben adventure my friends... and as BVG and all the Knights of the Round Table can tell you, never turn your back on your enemies, check your swords at the door and somebody kill that pesky little thief...

http://www.geocities.com/ataniel/chrons.htm

Worth pointing out...

As posted on John Scalzi's website, Whatever

Cat Valente is a fabulous award-winning writer who with her upcoming young adult novel is planning to show you how writing can be a performance art:

Starting Monday, I will start posting chapters of a full-length novel version of The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making. I will be writing it in real time, posting every Monday. It will be free to read–but please know that the sheer calories to make my brain create it require funding, and I would very much appreciate your support. Pay whatever you like for it, whatever you think it’s worth. It’s kind of like an old-fashioned rent party. There’s a button at the bottom of the post to start things out.

Why is she doing it and why should you think about supporting her? The details await you here. I’ll vouch for her writing skill: Cat’s a keeper (you may recall her Big Idea piece on her most recently-published novel, Palimpsest). This should be interesting — and worth your checking it out.

And I agree, you should check it out... follow the link provided to be taken to the first chapter of what I am sure will be a fantastic read...

From the author herself...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making began as a book-within-a-book in my adult novel, Palimpsest, a part of the protagonist's childhood, a strange novel for children written in the 1920s, about a young girl spirited away to Fairyland by the Green Wind, and her adventures there, battling the wicked Marquess, befriending outlandish creatures, and growing up.

Desert Mirages...

As promised, for those of you out there that enjoyed "Eye for an Eye", here is the second story, set in the same universe as the first. Our story has grown since the last time, and yet, is woven more intricate by this telling. The piece is titled, "Desert Mirages."

Sorrily Missed...

A bit of sad news today, David Eddings, prolific author and storyteller, has passed away. Click on the following link to read article. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/jun/04/david-eddings-dies

Like many readers of fantasy, I have always been mesmerized by the immenseness, richness and complexity of Mr. Eddings worlds, especially the Belgariad and Mallorean series, which follow the adventures of an orphaned farm boy named Garion, as he fulfills an ancient prophecy. The beauty of his world and words, the richness of his voice, the way his characters seem to walk right off the page and into our lives... I fear the world has lost a light today... his work may live on, but the man and mind behind it are no more.

May God bless his family in this, their hour of need.