Rating fiction

On the eve of the final votes for the Hugo Awards, I am trying to catch up on as many as the nominated stories as I can, so that I can post which stories I would vote for, if I were voting. I’m not quite ready to post my results yet, but I did make [...]

No workout today

I brought all my stuff with me to do a cardio workout after work this afternoon, but I am calling it off for three reasons: My cough is still not 100% and I don’t think it’s a good idea to do cardio with a cough. My knees is still a little sore from the game [...]

And speaking of books…

I went into a bookstore at lunch today for the first time since back in May. Since I couldn’t get enough of the Robert J. Sawyer serial in ANALOG, I went ahead and bought two of his books that I haven’t read yet: Mindscan and Flash Forward. Neither are part of a series, but both [...]

The book meme

I ran into this meme while reading shunn‘s blog on my friends page today. Since it had to do with books, I just couldn’t resist: One book that changed your life? The Nine Planets by Franklyn Mansfield Branley. I read this book repeatedly in first grade and it turned me on to astronomy and the [...]

My Big Fear

Some people are afraid of dying. Some people are afraid of having to speak in public. Some people are afraid of spiders, and some people are afraid of heights. It’s weird, but as I get older, there is very little that frightens me. Of course, if I paid closer attention to the news, that might [...]

Playing catch-up

After having read “Rollback” in ANALOG yesterday, I felt like I needed some more. It is hard for me to admit this, but I am nearly one year behind in my s.f. magazine reading. With one or two exceptions, I’ve read nothing but editorials in the s.f. mags. So last night, when I couldn’t sleep, [...]

Buyer beware! Cold medicine could turn you into a meth producer

Okay, perhaps a little hyperbole in that statement. But reality caught up with me today as I went to purchase some cold medicine at Rite-Aid. To be honest, I don’t pay a whole lot of detailed attention to the news anymore. It’s just too depressing. I’ll skim the Yahoo! headlines a few times a day, [...]

Trouble sleeping

It’s 4:48 AM and I’m having some trouble sleeping. I woke up about half an hour ago and haven’t been able to get back to sleep since then. Partially, it may be because it’s a little too hot in here (the central air is on, but it’s still kind of hot in my room and [...]

“Rollback”, part 1 and the problem with serials

I just finished reading part one of the four-part serial “Rollback” by Robert J. Sawyer in the October issue of ANALOG. It was terrific! I couldn’t put it down, once I got started in earnest. Of the two other Sawyer novels I’ve read (Calculuating God, and Homonids) this is the best yet. The characters are [...]

Workout #10

At 4 PM, I headed up to the local Bally’s to do some cardio before Dad gets here. I did 40 minutes on the elliptical, and it felt really good. In fact, I am beginning to notice a difference, not directly, but indirectly. My target heart rate for cardio is 149. When I started this [...]

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