Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Long, long ago, I wrote An Introduction to John M. Ford. My thanks to Jed Hartman for reminding me it was still in the ether.
Mike embarrassed easy. I suspect my last post would’ve embarrassed him enormously. I just wish I’d embarrassed him more often.
Here are some lessons, from my failures and Mike’s:
Make a will and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2006 | 12 Comments »
I just heard that John M. Ford died. If you knew him, you knew him as Mike, or Dr. Mike, but his middle name wasn’t Michael. It was Milo, which I always thought was cool. I named a Bordertown character for him. I loved him like a brother, and I’m furious with him, because he [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2006 | 16 Comments »
Life’s being lifelike (in busy, not dire, ways), so I’m retreating from the internet. I’ve removed everyone from what LJ insists is my “friends” list. I may check back in on LJ folks later. I may post something else on this LJ someday. But, for now, I’ll just maintain my blogger blogs, and they’ll be [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 12, 2006 | 7 Comments »
USATODAY.com - View of God can predict values, politics: “A new survey of religion in the USA finds four very different images of God — from a wrathful deity thundering at sinful humanity to a distant power uninvolved in mankind’s affairs.”
By their categories, I believe in a distant God. I don’t like that category’s name. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 11, 2006 | 3 Comments »
I love this series so much. Well, based on the first two DVDs, that is, the first five episodes. It’s not I, Claudius, but it’s a worthy successor. The relationship between the invented soldiers is grand. I can’t quibble with the handling of the historical figures. Here’s hoping the rest is as good!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2006 | No Comments »
There are a number of people in the business of fantasy and science fiction who might understandably be excluded from private forums devoted to our field. They have histories of troublesome behavior. A privacy policy makes it easier for members of a private forum to warn others that the consequences of dealing with these people [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2006 | 11 Comments »
I read the original long ago. There’s a updated animated version at The Miniature Earth.
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2006 | No Comments »
Spent four and a half hours working on the driveway. We had a second major flood (I think they called this one a 35-year flood) a few days ago, which deepened the wash another foot or two. I had spent an hour or two of shoveling and got it to where Emma and I could [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 9, 2006 | No Comments »
I’ve been so busy that I forgot that Emma and I agreed to lead another weekend writing workshop at Pima Community College on Sept. 22-24. I don’t have a flyer, and I probably won’t hear back from the organizer until Monday or Tuesday, but if it’s like last year’s, it’ll be a lot of fun.
These [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on September 8, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Earth-like planets may be more common than once thought, says new U. of Colorado-Penn State study:
More than one-third of the giant planet systems recently detected outside Earth’s solar system may harbor Earth-like planets, many covered in deep oceans with potential for life, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado at [...]
