Brevity
I sorted through the options and came up with two dozen brilliant journal entries, some of which would doubtless have...
Author Archive
Plane tickets
Finally got plane tickets for WorldCon last night. The good news is that the flight times I wanted were available...
‘Ray!
I just got home from work, and found a message waiting on my answering machine: it seems that Pam and...
HB2SMG
Pssst—hey, you! Why don't you stop by Susan's journal and wish her a happy birthday?...
Avoidance behavior
Today I went and read a whole bunch of disclosure papers and reports regarding the house, and signed and/or initialed...
More sf not to write
Cute: a Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés. I think the ratings (indicating whether an item can be done...
Spam filter effectiveness
Saved up my incoming spam for a couple days, a couple days ago, and then looked it over to see...
Impending Hugo deadline!
That was the other thing I meant to say: if you're going to vote in the Hugos, you've got ten...
Quick notes
A few assorted items: We (well, actually, almost entirely Susan) sent out over 90 rejections today. I neglected to mention...
Generations
Just took time out from reading subs to finish Le Guin's "Paradises Lost," the novella that rounds out the collection The...
Computer can determine author sex?
Interesting item in Nature: "Computer program detects author gender." Claim is that "[the] simple scan of key words and syntax...
Spam-marking
I set up my email to use Pair's spam-marking system, which is based on the highly regarded SpamAssassin, a couple...