Flametoad

Words of wisdom from a combustable amphibian.

A Decade in Review

December 31st, 2009

Here we are on the last day of 2009. We made it! Congratulations. After reading a few essays titled “The 10 Best Movies of the Decade” and so on, I thought it might be fun to write my own review of the decade. It’s actually a much more mind-bending task than I first gave it [...]

The Futility of Thrift

December 22nd, 2009

Christmas is near! In celebration I  thought I’d share this Wondermark comic from last year, in which we get a new spin on an old classic.

Monday Linkdump

December 21st, 2009

Did you know that there’s a hexagon on Saturn’s north pole? No kidding! I love this quote: “Now that we can see undulations and circular features instead of blobs in the hexagon, we can start trying to solve some of the unanswered questions about one of the most bizarre things we’ve ever seen in the [...]

Book Price Disparities

December 18th, 2009

Old school book publishers have a love-hate relationship with ebooks. On one hand, it costs less to produce an e-book than it does a paper book (although not THAT much less). On the other hand, even with ebook sales experiencing impressive double-digit growth this year, profits from those sales account for a small percentage of [...]

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About Flametoad

Flametoad is the personal website for Preston DuBose, a full-time e-commerce and credit card security professional for the higher-education market, a part-time RPG publisher, and a full-time husband and father.

I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

Do you think I might be your long lost nephew, to whom you'd like to bequeath your vast financial empire? Find my e-mail address and read more of my bio on the About Flametoad page.

I get a small thrill every time someone bothers to respond to one of my posts. I get a big thrill when you post naked pictures of yourself. Well, not YOU.

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