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T. Lynn Adams, an author and mother, gave a review of my book on an LDS Authors‘ discussion board. “Well, talk about first books…I got hold of Matthew Buckley’s first book, “Chickens in the Headlights.” I decided to see if … Continue reading →

So, while driving around looking for the stores I was supposed to be in, I fell back on a little piece of information I discovered while spraying lawns. While this may not hold in all cities, I’ve found that the … Continue reading →

Ok, I take back all the things I said about book signings. I still feel very uncomfortable, being the center of attention, or having clerks tell customers that there is an author here today (do I wave or just pretend … Continue reading →

So I’m reading this article that talks about how the ‘net generation‘ are masters of technology. It perpetuates the idea that young people are inherently better at using technology than their older counterparts. While this may be true, I still … Continue reading →

A thousand years ago the problem was not enough information. You had to really search to find even a little bit of of the stuff. You usually had to travel somewhere to find information, whether it was to the blacksmith … Continue reading →

A friend up at USU sent me a great entry from the Uncyclopedia. It looks like the Uncyclopedia is like the Wikipedia, only ‘un’nier… A cheap knockoff? A brilliant satire? Who knows? It’s an article describing the great war of … Continue reading →

So, I think my second son has all the making of a discussion board debater. Not just a regular debater. A debater extraordinaire. I have witnessed many debates on discussion boards, and he imitated the techniques used. The conversation between … Continue reading →

I downloaded and installed Open Office a while ago. I should mention that I download and install programs all of the time. Usually I use them once or twice, then forget about them. With Open Office (OO), my experience has … Continue reading →

I’ve known about podcasting for about 3 months, but have never gotten around to actually doing it. Whenever there is something ‘new’ I balk at it, for reasons that I will explain later. I actually found podcasting to be easy. … Continue reading →

I’ve gotten permission to put my book online, so if you’d like to listen to chapter one, and more, head over to http://chickenarmpits.com.