by CJ | Aug 25, 2012 | Journal
Very sad—but a life well-lived, and a heart that had worked very, very hard. What a wonderful chance he had—and what use he made of it. Plus he lived a good and productive and disciplined life afterward, a worldwide hero who never tarnished his own great...
by CJ | Aug 24, 2012 | Journal
…Jane, after chronic insomnia, was finally ‘sleeping in’ this morning, preparatory to writing a very important scene; and as I’m delaying breakfast, letting her get her beauty sleep— I spot the damned eagle, who has finally figured out...
by CJ | Aug 22, 2012 | Journal
Can you give me typos you spotted in the Intruder Hardbound, in this form: 1. the text /what it should read/ page number/paragraph number/line number in paragraph. This would be a great help to a really harried writer. I’m at a delicate spot in this book and the...
by CJ | Aug 21, 2012 | Journal
Paul’s remark about Methuselah and lunar months made me think of the general problem of English teachers who don’t know Greek culture attempting to teach mythology. Some oddments to illustrate with Greek and others: 1. the lunar calendar. Remember the myth...
by CJ | Aug 19, 2012 | Journal
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/19/us/massachusetts-uss-constitution/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 The USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, rarely moves under sail. But she still can.
by CJ | Aug 19, 2012 | Journal
And if you like LONG mediaeval dramas and foreign cultures, this is it for 62 hours of play-time. It’s called The Great Queen Soendaek, and it’s one of those drop what you’re doing and read the subtitles numbers, because if you miss a turn in this...
by CJ | Aug 19, 2012 | Journal
Haven’t been to a genuine picnic in a long time…but a local marine fish club (marine tanks are one of my hobbies) had their annual picnic and raffle, so Jane and I gathered up a goodly lot of the Hammer Coral from Hell (started as three heads and now is...
by CJ | Aug 16, 2012 | Journal
1. When you do numbers in math, and say 1 + 1 equals 2, is the 2 actually 2 units of precisely the same size, or does the quantity within the numbers augment as you go? When you count, are the units in 3 all equal, or is it trickier than that? 2. why did the dinosaurs...
by CJ | Aug 14, 2012 | Journal
I think…remember you heard it here first…that all our atoms and stars and galactic clusters are rushing away from each other because… …wait for it… Another Big Bang has happened at the heart of it all, and new matter is accelerated...
by CJ | Aug 13, 2012 | Journal
I managed to sprain my foot getting off the city carousel, and the nice dinner (after grazing the green room for 3 days) turned out to be based on an onion reduction sauce. It was a beef mole, and they advertised it as 22 spices, a holiday type preparation, which I am...
by CJ | Aug 12, 2012 | Journal
…hanging out with friends, trying to figure why the same printer that printed off a sample of Jane’s cover very well last time is screwing up the image this time. Patricia and Mike Briggs (and Sparky) [if you haven’t read Patricia Briggs you should]...
