Into the wild blue yonder, again
My plan was to spend four or five weeks sitting at home, doing nothing much. Then Mary Anne's work schedule...
Action needed (US only): Ask your Senator to repeal DADT
In May, the US House of Representatives voted to include a repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell as part of...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell declared unconstitutional
Until last week, I was completely unaware that the Log Cabin Republicans had filed suit in Federal court in California...
Elizabeth Moon’s citizenship entry
Spent much of this morning reading comments on Elizabeth Moon's deeply unfortunate LJ entry about Islam. I was saddened by...
Redwoods, beach, kitesurfing
Today Jim (did I mention Jim M is visiting?) and I wandered southward a bit. The original plan was to...
Klingon PSA and old Trek animated series
A few years back, I linked to a bunch of Star Trek fan films and series. Just now happened across...
Mini-review: Despicable Me
Friday evening, Kam and I went to see Despicable Me, and we enjoyed the heck out of it. It was...
Mini-review: Inception
Finally got around to seeing Inception on Friday afternoon. Although the previews looked promising, I went into it with somewhat...
Don’t have a scanner? Use a digital camera
Sometime in the past couple of years, I needed to scan a document and was lamenting the fact that I...
Group note-taking at cons
For years now, I've been thinking it would be cool to have a system for collaborative audience note-taking at sf...
SH benefit reading in San Francisco Saturday night!
Reminder: This month's Writers With Drinks is a benefit for Strange Horizons. When: Saturday, Sept. 11, starting at 7:30 p.m....
Happy holidays!
I'm once again engaging in my quixotic (and only half-serious) pursuit of reclaiming the phrase “happy holidays!” Shana tova and...