"Hey, let's go exercise in the desert sun," said no reasonable person ever. But that's exactly what we did for session three of my "erase the horrors of 2020" recovery series. Don't get me wrong, the New Mexican landscape is a beauty to behold....
It’s a true fact that authors think about things other than writing. Take hummus, for instance. I spend way too much time thinking up new recipes for that delicious nutty treat. And if I ever feel like sharing them with the world, I’ll post them here. Welcome to Zeedub Musings, my dumping ground for everything non-writing.
It Really Ties the Room Together: A Recovery Series, Part Two
We go down to the rug/mat for part two of my "Screw You, 2020" recovery series. It's time to push, flip, rock, and roll! And by that I mean it's time to get very intimate with a sweat-soaked tumble mat. But hey, it really ties the room together....
This Aggression Will Not Stand: A Recovery Series, Part One
I have always been a loner type. Call it what you will: introverted, anti-social, misanthropic, they all apply to varying degrees. Retaining sanity means seeking out activities that satisfy this need for isolation. It's why I chose programming as...
My Top Five Favorite Football Players, Past and Present
The football world was recently shook by the death of Diego Maradona, one of the greatest players to ever play the game. He was so beloved by fans that his home country of Argentina went into three full days of mourning. Maradona and Pele dominated...
My Top Five Favorite TED Talks
Ah, learning. Feels good on the noodle. (Not that noodle, get your head out of the gutter.) Like many of my curious brethren, whenever I tumble down the YouTube rabbit hole, it often starts or ends with a TED Talk. TED, which stands for...
No Man’s Sky Has Become My 2020 Life Raft
Every author has uttered the phrase "I should be writing." We say it when we watch another episode of that tantalizing Netflix series. We say it when we browse YouTube for adorable cat videos. We say it when we reorganize the fridge, because...
Maintaining Author Fitness (The Physical Part)
It's been several years since I decided to leave the gym and refocus on calisthenics. I wrote several posts about the subject, which you can revisit at the bottom of this one. It ended up being a good decision in the wake of a global pandemic. So...
The Top Five Songs That Defined My Youth
Holy crap was this a hard list to narrow down. Every teen defines themselves by the media they consume. I was no different. I embraced 90's rock as if it sustained my existence. I can rattle off a hundred songs that deserve to be on this list,...
My Top Five Favorite Movies and Why
I recently posted a top five list of my favorite books, which was fun to write and got me to thinking about other top fives I could share. Favorite kitchen utensils? Favorite paint colors? Perhaps I should dive head-first into the nerd pool and wax...
My Top Five Favorite Comedians Working Today
My go-to author bio is a two-sentence summary: "Zachry Wheeler is an award-winning science fiction novelist, screenwriter, and coffee slayer. He enjoys English football, stand-up comedy, and is known to lurk around museums and brewpubs." Funny...
A Post on Posts: Viewing the Past Through a Pandemic Lens
As a quick disclaimer, this is going to be a weird post. It's a post about posts. A sober reflection, if you will, about posting in the past and its bizarre effect on posting in the present and posting in the yet-to-be-understood future. I know,...
Tedious Travel: Why Sightseeing Has Become an Obsolete Horror Show
Here's a post that I never, and I mean ne-he-he-hever thought I would write. And yet, here I am, a healthy bloke in his 40's with a stable career, financial comfort, and a ton of freedom. This is the prime time to travel the world and see the...