I’ve arrived in L.A.

Though it is early afternoon here in the Pacific Standard timezone, it has already been a long day for me. I was up at 4:30am Eastern Standard to catch a 7am flight from Dulles to Los Angeles. I swear, the older I get the longer that flight seems to take. Actual elapsed time was about [...]

I am on a plane to L.A.

Assuming everything is on time this morning (as I am writing this last night), I am on a plane to L.A. as you read this. Since I’m flying United and United doesn’t have Internet access the way AirTran does, I am in an Internet blackout until about 10am Pacific time. In my absence, let me [...]

Oscar night

When I lived in L.A., it was fun to watch the Oscars. It was a Thing That People Did. There was a party atmosphere, like Superbowl Sunday. When I moved back east, that feeling started to fade. And over the years, as more and more movies that I felt deserved to win, didn’t, it became [...]

My L.A. itinerary

Tomorrow I fly to Los Angeles for my day job team’s annual planning retreat. I usually enjoy this trip because I get to see coworkers I only see once a year (I’m the only one on my team who works in the Washington office). I also get to see old friends that I don’t see [...]

Vacation in the Golden Age, Episode 6: December 1939

Earlier this week, the space shuttle Discovery made its final launch into space. With 38 missions under its belt and more than a year spent in space, Discovery is indeed the workhorse of the space shuttle fleet, and retirement for that fine steed is well deserved. The launch took place while I was vacationing in [...]

How to become a writer

The simplest and most direct was to become a writer is to write. There is no magic in this, no secret handshake, you just need to be able to write, to tell stories that capture an audiences imagination. Writing is unlike almost any other profession in that there are no tests to pass, no licenses [...]

The downside of a vacation in the Golden Age

When I went to Europe in 2007, I blogged regularly about my vacation there. People who read the blog told me that it was almost like they were there on vacation with me. I hope how this vacation in the Golden Age has been for people following along. It is a blast to sit down [...]

Our high-tech OB doctor

We are lucky to have the best OB doctor ever looking after Kelly and the Sibling-To-Be-Named-Later. We had Dr. Kathy when Kelly was pregnant with the Z-Man and she was wonderful and the same is true now. The staff in her office are wonderful, too. They remember who you are from visit-to-visit, chat with you [...]

BREAKING NEWS: We are having a baby!

I didn’t want to bury the lead. Kelly is pregnant and we are indeed having another baby. The Little Man will be a big brother. We had our second doctor appointment today and everything is looking perfect. Since Kelly is now entering her second trimester, we felt it was time to make the announcement. Of [...]

Where daddy speaks about the Little Man speaking

ecause I haven’t written about the escapades of the Z-man in nearly a week, I felt that a post was overdo. t seems like the Z-man’s language is expanding in some Hubble-like function. I picked him up from school earlier in the week and his teacher told me that he is constantly saying “Please” when [...]

What’s the deal with faxing?

I find it remarkable that businesses can still get away with receiving faxes, but not receiving email with scanned attachments. The former is so incredibly slow, cumbersome and awkward and the latter is so easy and simple that it boggles the mind that scanned email is not de rigueur. We make use of Flexible Spending [...]

Taking care of business

It seems that every year as I get ready to head to L.A., I’m in a mad rush to take care of a bunch of things above and beyond the usual fiction writing, Golden Age vacationing, column writing and other parts of my avocation that are, in themselves, above and beyond family obligation and the [...]

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@FredKiesche It's been so long since the one time I read MITHC that I just don't remember the details. :-( 2 hours ago
@FredKiesche Of course, this was happening at a time when many people thought the U.S. might be invaded by either Japan or Germany. 2 hours ago
@FredKiesche And I love the fact that they can't figure out what unit the .45 is in. Very post-singularity kind of thing. 2 hours ago
@FredKiesche Plus, you've got to love the Heinleinesque gun fights in the midst of a posh restaurant. 1 person w/a laser; the other a .45 2 hours ago
@FredKiesche He's one of those writers I haven't read much of... until recently. Chatted with him a few times at cons. @PrinceJvstin 3 hours ago
@FredKiesche Not buying, but still reading, I take it... I think the industry builds Lent into its business model. 3 hours ago
@PrinceJvstin And the first half of RECRUITING STATION reminded me of Hubbard's FEAR (in tone). Also a creepy story. @FredKiesche 3 hours ago
@PrinceJvstin It is my thesis for the story in my next Vacation post. @FredKiesche 3 hours ago
@PrinceJvstin The villain in the Swanwick story is even creepier than the villain in RECRUITING STATION. @FredKiesche 3 hours ago
@FredKiesche Publishing-related economics classes of the future will devote entire lectures to the cash cow known as the Kiesche Effect. 3 hours ago