I have a number of deadlines looming, both at the day job and with upcoming writing assignments, so I may be somewhat more scarce than usual online for the next several days. I do have things to post about, like the current science fiction issue of the New Yorker, which I started reading last night.…
I had a number of people suggest that I talk about my process for archiving my paperless data and since we are rapidly approaching the end of spring, I thought I’d do it as a kind of spring cleaning post. But first a confession: I don’t archive my paperless data. At least, not yet. I’ve…
In Episode 38 of my Vacation in the Golden Age, which covered the August 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction, John Campbell had this rather telling news to report in his In Times To Come column, regarding what the War had done to science fiction: As previously stated, L. Ron Hubbard and Robert Heinlein were…
Yesterday, we took the kids and grandparents to the National Zoo. Being local, we (and by we I mean Kelly) know to arrive early. Technically, the exhibits don’t open until 10am, but if you get there art 8 or 8:30, the animals are often out, parking is easy, and the zoo is not crowded. Plus,…
Last October, we ripped out the bushes we had in front of our house and replaced them with mulch surrounded by a nice little fence. It was always our intention to plant something there, but late October is not the best time for planting. We made it through the winter and most of the spring,…
Just a reminder to anyone who might be curious as to why Episode 39 of my Vacation in the Golden Age is not posted today. I delayed it two weeks to June 11. Hope you are having a relaxing holiday weekend. I’m heading out to plant some new bushes in front of the house. I…
It was one year ago this past Thursday when my iPad 2 arrived in the mail. So I thought it would be a good time as any to review my experiences with the tablet over the last year. To sum up the experience, however, the iPad was well worth the cost. Indeed, with the various…
The Little Man It’s been a while since I posted an update on the Little Man and now seems as good a time as any since we hit a second big milestone last night. But I’m jumping ahead. Let me go back to the first. Nearly three weeks ago, Kelly decided it was time for…
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