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The Purge of Babylon series is one of the two best standouts of the post-apocalyptic buddy story genre. It follows a pair of SWAT team members, Will and Danny, as they survive a global pandemic that brings otherwordly creatures to the top of the food chain. Where to get it: [amazon asin=B01BYD4HZ0&template=add to cart]
Mira Grant is a zombie fan’s author. She approached her 3.5 book zombie series with a clear interest in the scientific details that drove her to find and correct one of the biggest plot holes in the Walking Dead: “How can we all have the zombie virus in us, but not all immediately become zombies?…
The book I once called, “a short but entertaining read” has turned into a 9 volume epic buddy story set in a zombie apocalypse. Follow Murph and Zed and they survive the zombie apocalypse and attempt to save the last remaining humans. [amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&asin=B01EAH9D3S]
Sadly, I have come to learn more than I want to about how bullying complaints are handled in the San Francisco Unified School District. Because kids begin committing suicide as young as ten years old due to bullying, you probably need to start paying attention to it sooner than you think. The most important thing…
(click on the image to get a larger version with more details) (click the image to get a larger version with more details) Something about the discussion of the housing crisis has always bothered me. We’ve had a housing crisis for years. How can Airbnb be a factor in the housing crisis when it…
I’m a new bass player (about 18 months) who plays with a group of people that primarily play bluegrass. For the past 7 months I’ve been practicing French bow with the intent of being able to take my turn soloing with the rest of the band. My band mates are very supportive. My typical method…
Ingress is a video game played in the real world on top of the GPS system. It’s an interesting combination of foursquare (for the checkins), geocaching (for the exercise) and king of the hill (for the combat aspect). You need a battery, and a really good cable The Ingress app runs some heavy animation,…
Why the reading list? Quick, I’m in despair, what’s the one thing I should read? The full bibliography Why the reading list? After 40, a number of things start to give you a perspective on your own mortality that can be utterly terrifying if you’re not prepared for it, including: You start to attend funerals more…
Following on the success of my teaching basic logic circuits in Minecraft, my son wanted another lesson, so I went with geometry. For each of the following two dimensional shapes, build them on a flat surface in minecraft out of any kind of block. Compute the perimeter and the area for each of these shapes.…
In the interest of provoking a thoughtful decision about my own votes (and yours) I’m posting my thoughts and recommendations for the upcoming election. Because I live in a precinct with too few voters to have a poll, I vote by mail usually, so I have my ballot for weeks before the actual election. That…