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SIX OF THE BEST… Tickets to Ride

Come on, ride that train. Choo choo. Ride it. Whoo whoo.

I bet the Quad City DJs never thought their lyrics would be used to talk about board games.

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SIX OF THE WORST… problems with grounding your nerdy child

My kid got in trouble this week and got seriously grounded for the first time. But as my wife and I learned, it’s not easy when your child is nerdy.

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SIX OF THE BEST… things about writing by hand

I wrote 20,000 words of fiction in the last two weeks. My secret? I’m doing it by hand.

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SIX OF THE BEST… things about Chuck Tingle

I’m proving love in this week’s column. Sensitive buckaroos take note: this one contains adult language.

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haiku

Three years ago, I wrote this haiku. I think it’s the best poem I’ve ever written. Your mileage may vary.

I am glass. Tap me.
Yesterday I chimed brightly.
Today I shatter.

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SIX OF THE BEST… updates Disney could make to Beauty and the Beast

I’m seeing the movie tomorrow. Here’s some of what I’d like to happen.

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Buffy at 20

Five years ago, I wrote a fifteenth-anniversary retrospective of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for Escape Pod. Today is the twentieth anniversary of Buffy, and what better way to celebrate it than also celebrating the five-year anniversary of my fifteenth-anniversary retrospective’s publication?

Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen, Part 1: The Retrospective Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen, Part 2: Top 25 Episodes, Part 1 Portrait of a Slayer at Fifteen, Part 3: Top 25 Episodes, Part 2
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SIX OF THE BEST… methods of faster-than-light travel

Warp speed. Light speed. Ludicrous speed. Which is the best?

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SIX OF THE WORST… things about conference calls

I’m on a conference call as I type this.

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SIX OF THE BEST… movies from 2016 not nominated for Best Picture

So yeah. The Oscars are this weekend. And only one film came out before October 25th of last year. Ridiculous. Let’s look at six other films that could have been considered.

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