Archive for the ‘The Concierge’ Category

Down Like Rain

15th September 2009 by RPorter No Comments

Rockefeller Center by a Rainy Night by syvwich, used under a Creative Commons License
And when it comes down, will we all be swallowed in a blue-violet mist, praying to celebrity entertainers to carry us up to their high towers? Or will they go first, engulfed by an inverted deluge welling down from the sky? [...]

Bob ‘n’ Dave

19th July 2009 by RPorter No Comments

My old friend Dave King has been making cartoons since we were ten years old. For many years, he did a strip called Bob ‘n’ Dave for our local college newspaper. Now (finally!) we’re starting to collect Dave’s old and new work on a website, which is officially being launched… right now!
Behold: www.kingcartoons.com
Web design by [...]

Mysticism and Why I’m Against It

14th March 2009 by RPorter No Comments

Image by pareeerica, used under a CC license.

Many people believe in appealing to hidden forces as a mechanism for achieving change. I think that belief is mistaken and unhealthy.
Here are some reasons why:
1. It creates an excellent opportunity for unscrupulous people to separate believers from their money. There used to be a TV preacher who [...]