I’ve been thinking that we’ve outgrown our financial software for some time now. It’s unwieldy and there a lot of things you can’t do or un-do with it. So I’ve been researching other options and am pretty excited by one that is a web-based service. I love web-based applications because you can use them anywhere…

The pre-order for Red King Black Rook is going well. (Mostly I just wanted an excuse to post this illustration from the book). If you want one of the Deluxe Limiteds which include a piece of the original art then I recommend ordering right away.

The article "Picketing the Zeitgeist—Harold Jaffe’s 'Crisis Art'" appears in the most recent issue of American Book Review. Here's an excerpt: "Art that responds to a crisis is situational, hence created rapidly rather than painstakingly revised and refined…Crisis artists must swallow the poison in order to reconstitute it. Expel it as art." Unfortunately you can't…