We have now made the annual canoe trip safely!

by | Jun 19, 2010 | Journal

…and dry, this time, both Jane and myself. Several of our friends tackled really big fears of water and an oversetting, but no one drowned, no one was hurt, and the only casualty was a pair of glasses (not mine or Jane’s). OSGuy, who was stern paddle in my...

let’s talk about this wiki thing…

by | Jun 17, 2010 | Journal

It boils down to “really good idea”—but I haven’t the time or the braincells to spare to run the thing. I’d have to learn php, apparently, for which I have zip aptitude: it took me a while to learn basic html, and that’s in English....

let's talk about this wiki thing…

by | Jun 17, 2010 | Journal

It boils down to “really good idea”—but I haven’t the time or the braincells to spare to run the thing. I’d have to learn php, apparently, for which I have zip aptitude: it took me a while to learn basic html, and that’s in English....

I have a brilliant idea…let’s create a notebook…

by | Jun 14, 2010 | Journal

…for certain series, like Foreigner. It’s a shame to let the stuff scroll off into oblivion. If I use my amazing admin powers to snatch up comments, edit them for brevity and organize them into an ongoing Foreigner Guidebook, then it become a resource that...

I have a brilliant idea…let's create a notebook…

by | Jun 14, 2010 | Journal

…for certain series, like Foreigner. It’s a shame to let the stuff scroll off into oblivion. If I use my amazing admin powers to snatch up comments, edit them for brevity and organize them into an ongoing Foreigner Guidebook, then it become a resource that...

Stephen Goldin doing an interview: data follows

by | Jun 13, 2010 | Journal

FROM STEPHEN GOLDIN: My wife (Mary Mason) and I are being interviewed Tuesday, June 15 on an Internet broadcast beginning at 5 pm Mountain Time by DJ/interviewer Mason Ramsey, who’s a BIG fan of my book The Eternity Brigade. The topics will be science fiction and...

A tail of two fishes…

by | Jun 12, 2010 | Journal

We had told ourselves that we were going to get two of the ‘higher-bred’ fishes from our new pond supply place—we’d gotten our first koi, expecting that we’d lose some to infant mortality, by buying a random batch from a feed...

Jane went to the doctor…

by | Jun 10, 2010 | Journal

…the endocrinologist. She’s going to feel better soon. She’s got a prescription for more meds. It’s STILL raining. We’re still working with Savio to get that UV light replaced, so I’ve set up a pot filter to handle the algae and...

An old friend at Miscon…sf writer John Dalmas…

by | Jun 9, 2010 | Journal

Missed telling you this, in the confusion of Jane coming back sick. John Dalmas is an old neighbor of ours from Spokane. He’s been a logger (has fantastic stories to tell you about exploding trees) and a writer, has struggled with hearing loss, and the craziness...

A sunny day.

by | Jun 8, 2010 | Journal

People are pointing at the sky and asking what that object is. It’s still supposed to rain…but the sun is out. I got Jane to the chiropractor Monday, —our favorite latte stand had a new employee who had to be told to put a hot-holder on the cups; and...