Much like the automated control systems that I attempt to protect, my brain is a highly automated, fragile and vulnerable system.  Also like control systems, portions of my brain have been exposed on the Internet, even though they probably shouldn't be.  The advice of every agent, publisher, friend and family member is "don't let people at work know that you write zombie-chicken-fiction, and don't let your fans know that you're really a stuffy cyber security geek who thinks fieldbus protocols are fun!"  

Well, I never was very good at listening to advice, so here are my worlds, colliding.

Many people think that authors are rich.  This is not true.  Only a few hundred authors at any given time in the whole world earn enough from their books to live off of.  So rather than walk around with false assumptions, do your part to correct that sad truth and buy a copy of both my books.  Right now.  Buy some for your friends, too.  The images above link to amazon: it's easy and you'll feel better about yourself afterwards.