Collateral Bloggage

There’s a new Ender book coming out in November!!!  Yes, Orson Scott Card posted on his blog that Ender in Exile will be coming out in November!!!!  Did I mention it’s coming out in November!!!???

You might guess I’m a huge fan of the Ender series.  You’d be right.  If you’re even remotely interested in Science Fiction, you need to read Ender’s Game.  It’s a classic, and it’s an easy read.  The sequel, Speaker for the Dead, is currently my favorite book.  I don’t see that changing.

Thus far, there are eight major fiction works in the Ender series (although half the series is really a spinoff, albeit a really good one).  I’m excited to read number nine.  Did I convey that adequately?

Oh, and my birthday’s in November.  Just sayin’.

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The Bathroom Blog is now well underway.  Mr. Handwasher is doing his level best to inform and appall the world about what’s wrong with our restrooms.  Go over there and check it out.  He’s lonely.  I promise there’s some funny stuff over there.  And he takes submissions from readers.

And yes, I called it a Restroom Blog last week.  So maybe I’m (I mean, Mr. Handwasher is) confused about what it should be called.  There’s even a poll there for helping choose the title.  Seriously…go!

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It’s the season of Politics.  I’m tempted to do political posts (the JibJab one doesn’t count).  But like many bumper stickers that, regardless of what they say, boil down to “let’s not hang out,” political posts generally do more harm than good.  So, let this be my lone political post.  And the content?  “I’m not going to do political posts.”

I hope this lapse into political discussion hasn’t alienated anyone.

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I love baseball, and I’m saddened that football has now begun.  I follow the stories of football, because I’m also just a general sports fan, but I don’t spend much time thinking about it or watching it.  Baseball, on the other hand, I consume in typical American portions.

As a Northwest Baseball Fan, there really hasn’t been much to celebrate this year.  The Mariners have stunk it up through a mixture of Front Office and Managerial Ineptitude and On-The-Field Suckiness.  One of the only bright spots this year has been Brandon Morrow.  Early in the season, J.J. Putz went on the DL (Disabled List), and the M’s needed a closer.  Morrow stepped in and blew hitters away with almost exclusively cheddar (meaning really, really, really hard fastballs).

Then, much to the delight of the Mariner bloggers, the organization realized they’d be better served by having Morrow as a starting pitcher.  They sent him down to Tacoma to stretch out his arm and finally put him against big league hitters as a starter on Friday.

All he did was come within four outs of throwing a no-hitter.  That was awesome.  I’ll be completely glued to his next start (which will come against the Angels, and it won’t be easy).  Finally, a reason to watch the Mariners.  Not that I’ve needed one thus far other than “they’re there.”  Still, it’s nice to have a reason.