Standing near the edge, you’re always cautious.  You can’t quite see how far down it really is – a good indication that extreme caution should be used.  You hold on to the handrails, you tread carefully.  You always watch where you step. But you can’t help it – you have to look, you have to try and see …
Another Offer So I’ve been offered a position on the Advisory Board for a degree program in “Interactive 3D”.  This is on top of other discussion on being on the board or being an instructor for a game development degree track. Wuuuhat?  It just seems so strange to suddenly get offers like this.  And …
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I know shouldn’t but I still do, look forward to those phone calls, from me to you. It completes my day, and elevates it, and makes it at least OK. I never fail to smile, when you say sure, let’s talk a while. We often talk for hours, sometimes making me think, I should really …
Professor Sickmon? This one has a little bit of back story to it that I’ll explain how things got to this one statement – there’s an off chance I might become an instructor or lecturer at a local college (the Professor part is a joke ). Â Because none of the details are really worked out, …
If you haven’t noticed, my blog moved to it’s own domain! It’s been a bit since I’ve updated it – mainly because I had the idea of moving it to it’s own place, wanted to change the visual feel of things, and a million other little tweaks to it. Â And just to add to that, …
Fame? WTF? I strive for the limelight, no secret there. Â But I’ve never achieved fame, and probably never will. Â Unless I reconsider something about the idea of “fame”. Writing the book lead to a newspaper blurb (small one), and then to a TV interview on KSN News (and a radio station wanting to do a …
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Suicide So I get a txt message from a friend a week ago Monday.  The person asked, “Have you talked to Robert Potter in a while?” “It’s probably been a month since I’ve talked to him.” “Did he live at (insert address)?” “Yes.  Why do you ask?” “His file just showed up on my desk.” OK, …
(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/Zcdu2)I’ll be doing a book signing at the Clifton Square Arts & Music Festival in Wichita, Kansas on March 21st from noon until 8PM (not accounting for breaks I take to swill some beer). Â This the only signing I have planned for the book, and there will be no tours – …
(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/Zcdu2)I’ll be doing a book signing at the Clifton Square Arts & Music Festival in Wichita, Kansas on March 21st from noon until 8PM (not accounting for breaks I take to swill some beer). Â This the only signing I have planned for the book, and there will be no tours – …
(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/BRaT2) The Story of Gamer Zone is now available for order through Amazon! So what is The Story of Gamer Zone? Â Ages ago, a LAN Gaming center was opened at Harry & Broadway in Wichita, Kansas. For two years Gamer Zone was a gamer gathering point. This is the story of …
(My Original Blog Post: http://ping.fm/BRaT2) The Story of Gamer Zone is now available for order through Amazon! So what is The Story of Gamer Zone? Â Ages ago, a LAN Gaming center was opened at Harry & Broadway in Wichita, Kansas. For two years Gamer Zone was a gamer gathering point. This is the story of …
http://www.kansas.com/business/story/702188.htmlMy picture is on the front page of the Business Today section of the Wichita Eagle. The article isn’t about me, it’s actually about Twitter and how a local business I’m friends with, http://www.52Teas.com utilizes twitter as part of it’s marketing strategy (without being a spammer). Not too bad of a picture 🙂
For years, I fought the urge.  It’s tugging, it’s pulling. Years ago, I had given into the urge, and it was wonderful for a while.  Actually, it was wonderful for five years.  I reveled in it, it consumed me, it nurtured me even. Then towards the end of five years, it soured.  The choices I had made began to …
Buy A Damned Book Already! OK, just kidding. Â But, The Story of Gamer Zone is now in print. Â In about 15 days you’ll be able to pick it up at Amazon.com, or you can buy a copy now if you really want at CreateSpace: The Story of Gamer Zone (softback) Or available for Kendel (already …
She calls me, sometimes when I’m working on something else.  I ignore her, but she’s insistent.  The calls keep coming, over and over, disturbing me.  I ignore her the best I can, but she just keeps calling She calls me, sometimes when I’m in a conversation.  Again, I ignore her, but she’s insistent.  She wants my attention, my undivided attention.  I …
We’re living in interesting times when it comes to history. Â There’s a huge number of people who study the past. Â Anthropologists, Archaeologists, Historians, and all sorts of other folks who piece together what humanity was. Â It’s not an easy job – the farther you go back in time, the less information there is to work …
More Book Crap ISBN 978-1441446749. Â That’s my number 🙂 Well, it’s almost ready to roll. Â It’s been edited, tweaked, coddled, kicked, and all sorts of stuff to get it ready. Â Honestly, IMO, it’s still a pretty crappy book. Â But I would kind of think that – it’s my book, and my first book at …
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Recently I’ve been hit by a big wave of nostalgia. Â The source of that nostalgia is Twitter and Tweetups, and in particular the WichiTweeps group. Â It reminds me a lot of days I thought were gone – the old BBS era. I got into BBS’s back in the day when online communication wasn’t pervasive yet. …
On iTunes Now So, if ya’ pull up iTunes and type Davis Sickmon or Midnight Ryder as a search, you’ll find me now. Â Not too impressive – it really falls under the category of “Tricks Any Asshole Can Do.” Â What I’ve done is taken my Midnight Ryder blog and made an associated Podcast with it. …
I hate distractions.  My life is my work, so I have slowly minimized distractions so I can get on with my work.  Sure, work is loosely defined somedays – writing, for instance, is considered part of my work whenever The Muse calls. I reduced the number of things I own many years back, and discovered it reduced …
Midnight Ryder’s Blog has been abused and ignored for too long now. Â One of my New Years resolutions is to start updating this at least every two weeks. Â Not only am I going to update it, I’ve decided to throw my hat into the podcasting ring – every update will have an associated podcast with …
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Well, Christmas was fairly unexciting really, though I managed to catch up with some people here and there. Had lunch with Doc – we found one of the Chinese places that were open. Â For Christmas Eve I was planning on making a really good stew (sure, not Christmas food classically, but, it was something different), …
Merry Christmas everyone! Â Hope ya’lls are having a great holiday!
So, I’m helping move hay today at the farm, and this one bale was just a couple inches from being where it needed to be. Â No problem – I crouch down just a bit, and give it one hell of a body check. Â These things are heavy, so I made sure to give it …
Working With Publishers (Trying again – Multiply ate my first entry.) So, I’m still researching the whole publication situation off and on. Â Self publication costs money up front (unless you do print on demand, and with the exception of a few places, I’m seeing a lot of bad articles and reviews on them), or traditional …
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