I am Scott Quiggle
Novelist, Entrepreneur, Software Professional.
Welcome to my personal Blog. Here I will write about business, sports, games, entertainment, food, wine-making, philosophy… Though it is hosted at Cool Queue Studios, these are my personal thoughts and opinions and do not necessarily reflect that of the company (as if that matters now). I do my best to avoid politics and religion because they both annoy me. Recipes contained here are of my own design.
Dungeon Crawler Carl – A Series Review
Woah? I haven’t posted anything here in years? Yeah – I guess I kinda gave up on “blogging” a number of years ago when only one of all the posts I’ve done ever got any attention. Perhaps, my limited time and focus should be on other creative endeavors, honey do list projects, practicing my drums, etc. Anyhow, I reserve the right to come in here when the moment calls for it, and dump my thoughts. I’ve been writing more lately on one of my book projects, which is good! “Astra Engineer” is progressing. When I get into a habit, the creativity can spill over. and I think this little exercise is one of those times. Yesterday, I finished listening to a series of books on Audible. Spoiler: I loved it. I felt like I needed to write a little “story” about it, in support of it’s author. I did, and I posted it on Goodreads and Amazon and on my Author page on Facebook. Why not put it here too? It was fun to write. Here it is:
Reading With My Ears
… Why, when for the duration of my entire reading life I have loved, I mean really loved, reading fiction – do I struggle mightily with listening to fiction? I can tell you the moment I this epiphany really hit. In preparation for doing my own podcast, I began consuming others. First just sports, because that’s what I’d be doing (and have now for a couple of years) but soon after, I branched out trying many genres. I discovered an enjoyment of true crime and unsolved mysteries that I never knew prior. When I tried a few fictional podcasts, I couldn’t get into them…
Oscars 2020!
Scotts Best Picture nominee short reviews and winner for 2020!
Reaching My Teen Through Music
Much as I did (and still do) with my older daughter, I share a bond through music with my teen. Only a week prior I had taken her to see a band (Badflower) whose music we had discovered together, over the summer. This time around, Badflower was the headliner, and one of the openers was Weathers – who neither of us had ever heard of.
Living a different life (at Pixar)
Creativity Inc. has everything I look for. Stories that connect to real events that support points being made. Valuable lessons. Every Agile (Manifesto) Principle in action. Metaphors! Humility and honesty. Mindfulness. A reinforcement of the importance and value of organizational health and empowering culture. Cool technology. Steve Jobs at his best. Every point Ed makes is connected…
Sackhoff and Urban – Another Life and The Boys
Katee Sackhoff and Karl Urban are two good actors in my book. Both stars have new series that released on the same day, July 26th, 2019. As I did a little research on the two humans, I discovered that they had been dating (no longer – see correction message at the bottom)! But first…
Finding New Music
I have an imagination that works constantly, from running fantasies about the amazing things I’d do if I won the lottery to imagining a bucket list item being fulfilled … like getting the chance to play the drums on stage with band I love, for a song… I regularly think about those choices in life that have taken me down the path I’m on, as in – what if I’d chosen something different? A writer, a chef, a military officer, a drummer, a detective, a radio host, a football coach, a winemaker… or, in this case, a music producer.
Rule Number One for Songwriters
I have one rule when it comes to a song that, when violated, instantly dictates that I will not like it. No matter the artist. No matter the genre. I am talking about a phrase, repeated, consecutively, more than twice, particularly without change in meaning by inflection or change in dynamics. Join me as I describe why I hate the Grammys, discuss music that breaks the rule, and get creative “correcting” the lyrics of a brand new Shinedown song.
Dolphins Owner’s Neglect Forces Fan Retirement
This is a move to preserve my ego, sanity, and not be dragged down by the embarrassment of how poorly the Miami Dolphins are managed. As I pack my father’s old army duffel with jerseys, jackets, hats, t-shirts, sweatshirts, sweatpants, shorts, polos, and even socks to store away in the back corner of my closet, I am thinking that I will not live to see the day that the Dolphins are good again. With a sarcastic sense of humor, and many years of analysis, I will explain.
The Oscars 90th (Part 2)
Scott’s selection for the 90th Academy Awards Best Picture is:
