WisCon Chronicles 9: Good stuff
I finally read and quite liked WisCon Chronicles Vol. 9, edited by Mary Anne, published in 2015.
Prostate exam and MRI
I probably don’t have prostate cancer, but I’ll test for it a little more often than usual from now on.
The Lawrence Tract: racial integration in Palo Alto in the 1950s
A summary of a piece of Palo Alto history that I was previously unaware of.
Recommendations about political donations in the US
An excellent organization called Blue Tent recommends effective organizations to donate to. (And recommends generally donating to organizations instead of to specific individual candidates.)
Unread-books-project update
Five years into this phase of the project, I’m down to only 125 unread trade paperbacks and hardcovers!
Done watching Worldcon 2024 recordings
I watched 55 of the recorded panels and presentations from this year’s Worldcon; here are my six favorites.
Strange World
I loved some aspects of this movie, but was really unhappy about the “Man vs. Dad” aspects.
The return of the website
After a couple of weeks of being down because of a hack, my sites are back!
Starting a job search
Last time I applied for a job was a few months ago, when a former colleague suggested that I apply for it. I didn’t get that job, but the process of applying for it got me to get my résumé in order. Afterward, a friend with hiring experience reviewed my résumé and made some suggestions […]