In the Carpenters’ song “We’ve Only Just Begun”, the first line goes something like, “Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near…” I got to thinking however, that a slight change in wording can give a whole new meaning to the verse. What if it was “Why do birds subtly appear…”? It even…
I’ve been eager to re-read shunn‘s “Two Paths In the Forest Toulemonde” as part of my re-reading of SCIENCE FICTION AGE. I couldn’t get to it over the weekend because I was so busy, but I read it on the train into work this morning. While I will have more to say about the story…
I have noticed an interesting phenomenon lately. I have been sleeping on the left side of my bed instead of the right side. I can’t place quite how long this has been going on, but it’s definitely been happening with increasing regularity. This is unusual because, for the 8 years that Tawnya and I lived…
Up at 4:15 AM. For some reason, I woke up a little earlier than usual and felt pretty wide awake. I rolled over to turn off my alarm and realized that I never set it last night! Oh well, I rarely wake to the alarm anyway. I was into the gym by 5:50 this morning…
This evening, encouraged by Dan (who I called to wish a happy birthday), I set up a MySpace account. I did it mainly so that I could hook up with some friends who are not LJ users. LJ is and will always been my preferred method of blogging and I’m only using MySpace for the…
I finished 3 of the 4 tasks I wanted to get done this weekend, and that’s something I suppose. I am almost caught up. The problem is, I just checked my calendar and I have managed to get myself wrangled into 5-1/2 hours of meetings tomorrow. So all efforts at catching up only helped to…
My ventures out into the snow and to the book store for my break was worthwhile. I picked up a copy of paullev‘s book The Plot To Save Socrates, which seems fascinating. Now I just have to find the time to read it between work, writing, and my reading of SF AGE. I completed the…
It’s just shy of 2 PM and I just completed one of the three things I wanted to get done this weekend. “Smart” forms that I developed for our Security department are now in production, with the exception of one form where I found a bug. I’m waiting from some feedback from a coworker on…
I just looked outside and the snow is really coming down. Almost white-out effects. It is beginning to accumulate on the ground as well. I checked the forecast again and now they are saying 1-3 inches of snow. Great! I love snow, but my main concern is being able to get home from the Metro…
You may have heard that the Commonwealth of Virginia passes a resolution apologizing for its role in slavery. I must say that I am surprised and I applaud the Viringia legislature for this. I work in Virigina and live in Maryland and that is by design. People around here have asked me why I don’t…
Just wanted to wish Dan a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Dan reads this blog, but lurks, and never ever comments. I hope you have good surfing weather today. So how does it feel to be old enough to run for President? Let me know because I’ll be joining the club in a hair over a month.…
I was up at 7:30 this morning, showered, headed to breakfast and then straight into the office. I just got here. It was raining (freezing rain) when I left the house, and by the time I got into Arlington, it was snowing. I hope it doesn’t snow too much. According to the forecast, it’s supposed…