My sink is empty
At some point this afternoon, I managed to put the computer down and go do dishes. Got nearly everything either...
Why is fondue eaten on this night and not all other nights?
Just happened across a site about Jewsmas: In a well-meaning but misguided attempt to be "inclusive", Christian society has cast...
Donations 2008
I just finished (most of) my end-of-year donations; here are the organizations I'm donating to. Almost all of this is...
Americans admire Presidents
According to this year's annual USA Today/Gallup poll, the living man who Americans admire most is Barack Obama, who was...
Over the Hedge
After Xmas dinner this evening, Kam and I decided to watch something silly and fluffy, and it just so happened...
Ocarina gets even cooler
I've blogged before about how amazingly cool the Ocarina iPhone app is. In the latest release, it gets even cooler....
Some iPhone games
I've downloaded 100 iPhone apps in the five months or so since I got my iPhone 3G. Been meaning for...
Publishing industry meltdown
I've been more or less out of touch with most of the online world lately, and some events haven't shown...
Man Out Of Space, Easiest
Someone recently mentioned the MOOSE, "perhaps the most celebrated bail-out-from-orbit system of the early 1960s." If I'm understanding right, the...
Not taking offense when offered
One thing I've found interesting about the incident of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at GWB recently is...
Carols vs action movies
Heard an instrumental orchestral rendition of "Carol of the Bells" on the radio the other day that had a prominent...
Annual SH stats entry
This is my annual stats post: a whole bunch of statistics and thoughts regarding the Strange Horizons fiction department. (If...