As in guillotine...
As in guillotine...
Guy LeCharles Gonzalez
My personal blog, going back to 2003.
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Check out As in guillotine... for more. With the official announcement of the acquisition of LibraryPass and Comics Plus now public, I can finally address one of the biggest question marks I had coming into 2026: the day job, and what’s...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I would like a hard reboot on 2026, please! Between multiple deep freezes, the last of which froze some pipes and cracked a joint I found right before it could turn into a basement...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: 2026 is kicking my ass left, right, and sideways, and instead of doomscrolling, I’ve been buried in a big day job project and pretending OOTP26 is a legit side gig, all while trying to...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. I love working with data, for fun and at work — and sometimes they overlap. Whenever things get hectic at the day job and I need to clear my head, I’ll often prioritize a data project and spend a...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: Is it too soon to pull out the “It’s been a long year…” meme? O_o _ONE 40% Of Americans Did Not Read a Single Book in 2025: The Latest Survey of American Reading Habits | Kelly Jensen What...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. Two years ago, I started formally tracking what I read in a monthly post, originally called Book Notes until I quickly remembered that books aren’t the only media I enjoy, and renamed them Media...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: I decided to put this newsletter together a day early to coincide with the end of 2025, hoping for as clean a start as possible in 2026. _ONE Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks | Jim...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: What could I possibly say that could even begin to sum up 2025, other than to remind (caution? warn?) you that it’s not over yet? Keep your head on a swivel, and as always, thanks for...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. NOTE: If you’re reading this via email, some things may look different because I made a bunch of backend changes to my website, but it’s still me and my five things of interest. If you’re on my...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. In which I briefly comment on the books I read each month, so a few years from now when I’m trying to remember one of them, I’ll be able to find it here. Since I’m a media omnivore, it also...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. This is my bi-weekly “newsletter” delivered straight to your inbox with at least one guaranteed typo I’ll catch after hitting send! If email collectors’ items aren’t your thing, don’t hesitate to...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. Record scratch; freeze frame… Spoiler Alert / tldr: I didn’t, technically — although it depends on how you define the industry — but I sometimes think the book side never really considered me part...
Check out As in guillotine... for more. "The only thing that loves company more than misery is complicity." Five Things for November 6, 2025 Five Things: November 6, 2025, by Guy LeCharles Gonzalez, was originally posted on As in...