No Potlatch for me
This weekend, small itinerant sf convention Potlatch is going to be in Sunnyvale, less than ten miles from my house....
Being funny
Is it important to you to Be Funny? It's always felt like part of my self-identification that I'm the kind...
Maryland polls
The other day, I wrote, regarding marriage equality in Maryland: But it might end up going to a popular vote...
From sea to shining sea
Today, new Hawaiʻi governor Neil Abercrombie signed civil unions into law. And these are strong civil unions, of the marriage-in-all-but-name...
Some pleasing things
When there's bad stuff going on (such as—to pick some examples that are of very different kinds and scales—the situation...
Visits, a wedding, and other updates
Somehow in the past couple weeks' worth of entries here I've managed to completely neglect to mention seeing Tempest and...
Christchurch earthquake links
My sympathies and condolences to all affected by the Christchurch earthquake. Here are some links, though I imagine everyone who's...
Marriage equality updates from all over (the US)
In brief: It could happen soon in Maryland, where a majority of state Senators have now publicly said they'll vote...
Books I read in 2010
Been meaning for ages to post about books I've been reading. But I'm very unlikely to write about all of...
Best line from recent Nikita episode
Near the end of the episode, a bad guy figures out he's been outmaneuvered. The following exchange ensues: Bad guy,...
Final day for Nebula nominations!
Just a reminder to SFWA members that today is the last day you can nominate for the Nebula Award. You've...
What classes changed your life?
I was contemplating writing an entry about the one-day interviewing class/workshop that I took at SGI in the mid-'90s, but...