Attendance of the video hangouts has dwindled since the pandemic, so I’m switching that tier to a private Discord. Why Discord? Because everyone who gave feedback said Discord. If you backed me for the video hangouts, I’m sorry. I will not be hurt if you downgrade or stop Patronizing me. I will be having irregular […]
Because this all certainly feels like a jape. Last month, I hoped the RYOMS Kickstarter might round out at $50k. It hit $76,883, with 1966 backers. $25K of that was in the last three days. Plus, there were a few hundred sponsors. This is what we in the writing business call “freaking insane.” My reaction […]
Let’s try this again. Video hangout, 15 June 2024, at 7PM EDT. Topics will include my difficulty remaining conscious and whatever you folks bring. Jerusalem (+0300) 2024-06-16 02:00 Berlin (+0200) 2024-06-16 01:00 Detroit (-0400) 2024-06-15 19:00 Chicago (-0500) 2024-06-15 18:00 Boise (-0600) 2024-06-15 17:00 Los Angeles (-0700) 2024-06-15 16:00 (+0000) 2024-06-15 23:00 Michael Lucas is […]
“The deck is clear, projects are ready to go, I’m ready to WRITE!” One lovely Friday night in May, She Who Must Be Obeyed finished teaching for the summer. The following Sunday, at five AM, she broke her leg. You look alarmed, so I’ll say now: she will fully recover. The next couple weeks were […]
A couple Fridays ago was my wife Liz’s last day of teaching at the college for the spring semester. Summer break, yay! Two days later, 5AM Sunday morning, she put her foot down wrong and broke her leg. A freak accident that could have happened to anyone. I’ve spent most of the last two weeks […]
(This post went to Patronizers at the beginning of May, and to the world at the beginning of June. Not a Patronizer? Sign up at https://patronizemwl.com.) This month was better than last month. If you look at April’s Sausage post, you’ll see that is a terribly low bar to clear, but I’ll take it. The […]
Yes, a Friday. I have long meetings on Saturday as we try to land BSDCan at the end of the month. I’m pondering trying some Tuesday night hangouts. We might get more people then, don’t know. Jerusalem (+0300) 2024-05-11 02:00 Berlin (+0200) 2024-05-11 01:00 Detroit (-0400) 2024-05-10 19:00 Chicago (-0500) 2024-05-10 18:00 Boise (-0600) 2024-05-10 […]
Yes, that’s two morning hangouts in a row. Sorry. One weekend in April is Penguicon. Two Saturdays have BSDCan meetings. This is the most tightly scheduled month since I began the whole Patronizer program. May will have an evening hangout, promise. Jerusalem (+0300) 2024-04-13 17:00 Berlin (+0200) 2024-04-13 16:00 Detroit (-0400) 2024-04-13 10:00 Chicago (-0500) […]
(This post went to Patronizers at the beginning of April, and the public at the beginning of May.) Well, this last month officially blows. I just got news that Craig Maloney finally lost his fight with cancer. Craig was a regular in our Patronizer Zoom hangouts. The guy had the usual IT cynicism, but it […]
Note that Daylight Savings Time kicks in here on 10 March. Let’s see how wt copes with that: Jerusalem (+0200) 2024-03-16 16:00 Berlin (+0100) 2024-03-16 15:00 Detroit (-0400) 2024-03-16 10:00 Chicago (-0500) 2024-03-16 09:00 Boise (-0600) 2024-03-16 08:00 Los Angeles (-0700) 2024-03-16 07:00 (+0000) 2024-03-16 14:00 Thanks to EDT it’ll be extra early. I promise […]
