Category Archives: Memoranda

Goodbye, and Hello, As Always

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It has been a good run, but it is now time to shut down The Secret Lair and move on to new projects and new horizons. We’ve had tremendous fun with you over the last five years. Thank you for making us part of your daily lives. You can find each up us around the Read More …

Why I Want To See Man Of Steel

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There are two points in the trailer of Man of Steel that make me want to see the movie. The first is the tone of young Clark’s voice when he says, “The world’s too big, Mom.” I have a seven year old son, and he is hitting that transition point between being the baby of Read More …

The home workshop – 3D printers

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Welcome back to the workshop. Please pardon the mess since your last visit. I recently replaced our old dishwasher, so you’ll need to maneuver around it to get through the door. I plan on taking it apart to see how to repair them in the future. Also, it has a lot of parts that look Read More …

Why I (Probably) Won’t Kickstart Any More Fiction

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Or why I quit worrying and learned to love DLC… Let me be clear, this is not a condemnation of the creators who use Kickstarter. This is, at base, an acknowledgement of my own laziness. That’s right. I’m too lazy for Kickstarter. Here’s what typically happens: (1) I, and sometime tens of thousands of my Read More …

The Moon Ranger gives her New Vision Of Space tonight!

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If there’s one thing we here at The Lair love, it’s science. Space science. Infectious science. MAD SCIENCE.1 This isn’t just about the coolness of scientific discoveries, but also about how said discoveries are used and where we as a group of humans want to see them go next. As such, we were very interested Read More …

Internal Memo #00031716

To: All Personnel From: Management Subject: The significance of dates. It has been brought to our attention that several minions are terrified of possible events that may occur on this day, 12/12/12. We remind all minions that these are just numbers, and as such, cannot bring bad luck or supernatural influence to your work today, Read More …

2012 IPSO Novembebeard – Last Day!

It turns out that I need to turn in pledge totals before I leave the office today. We have until December 10th to finish collecting the funds, but if you want to influence my facial hair, today is the day. Thank  you all for your support. We’ve helped support the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Hospice and Read More …

2012 IPSO Novembebeard – Day 25 – Quick Update

Just a quick update today:  The Asimov won! This week is the last big push for pledges. For every $10 total pledged, I will keep the follicle growth growing for an extra day into December. And one more thing: I have decided that in addition to my facial hair activity, I will personally match the Read More …

2012 IPSO Novembebeard – Day 24 – The Asimov Has It!

The Asimov won!  So now until the end, I will be pushing out some sci-fi-author-inspired whiskers. Congrats to those who voted for the literary look. This week is the last big push for pledges. We have our final “beard-in” on Thursday. You already know about my unlockables (naming rights for Doc Azrael Season 2 and Read More …

2012 IPSO Novembebeard – Day 19 – Pre-Thanksgiving

Just a quick update today: The Asimov is still winning. I’m off work early today until Monday. I will be concentrating on growing my beard out in between eating and cooking. We are planning to see “Rise of the Guardians” over the weekend. And we are still supporting Nationwide Children’s Hospital Hospice and Palliative Care Read More …