Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Since I announced my intention to try to get people to give me money so I can write a book called Mostly Lies, people have been clamoring to know more about it. I explained a lot of it in a post last week, but I’ve gotten more questions, so I am going to answer some [...]
Sunday, February 20th, 2011
A reader from Moscow, Russia writes: Днем Рождения, Конлан. Вы знаете, почему все мои письма ищем, как это? Да, очень хорошо. чем ты думаешь? Боб, из России Thanks for your question, Bob. The truth is, most languages in the world are based on what experts call “drawings in caves”. In the early 20th Century, the [...]
Sunday, December 5th, 2010
Someone writes: Hey, dude. You don’t blog for 3 months and then you come back talking about beer and you act like nothing happened? What’s the deal? Thanks for your question, someone. The long answer is, nothing. The short answer is, buy one get one half off. Someone else writes: That was a pretty crappy [...]
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
It’s that time again. Dear Conlan, I’ve been having issues with my… you know, my area. I tried to tell my mom about it, but I was too embarrassed. What should I do? Sincerely, Burning in Burlingame You might be surprised, Burning, but I actually get this question fairly often. For some reason, people feel [...]