I wish I may, I wished I might (words easily confused #1)
Warning: grammar rant. Nothing to see; move along. I've seen this at least half a dozen times in stories...
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Settlers online
For those of you who play Die Siedler von Catan, a.k.a. Settlers, there's now a Java version where four players...
The Clone Arranger
Zowie. Human embryo cloned, but (as I'm sure y'all know by now) for purposes of creating new stem cells, not...
Insanity
One more thing, then to bed go I: I'm rather surprised at the number of stories by Brown and Sturgeon...
Barberous
Went and got my hair cut this afternoon. (No, I still didn't get it bleached. Maybe some day.) Been going...
DVD
On the plus side, I learned that watching a DVD on my PowerBook screen is quite workable. Decent resolution, smooth...
Recipe
I don't cook, really, so I wouldn't normally include a recipe here, but hey, it's Thanksgiving, so go check out...
Pope on the Net
Saw a headline that indicated the Pope was sending email, skimmed the article to find out more about that aspect....
Quick clarification
Yesterday, I wrote: (In the Bay Area, "The City" invariably means San Francisco. (And "the Bay Area" invariably means "the...
War and peace
Science fiction as a means of exploring ethics. The Invaders showed up mysteriously in the solar system and started destroying...
How to make a Jed happy
I bought the Encyclopedia Britannica CD two or three years ago, and have been thoroughly pleased with having the entire...
New York state of mind
Yesterday, Susan quoted Joan Didion: "I am not sure that it is possible for anyone brought up in the East...