R.I.P., Alexander Courage (+ Trek theme lyrics)
Alexander Courage died last month. For those who don't know, he was a composer and arranger for TV and movies,...
Prince Caspian
Went to the late showing of Prince Caspian last night, 'cause I figured it may not be in theatres much...
Best news of the week so far
NY Times says: "Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal in Civilian Courts." Here's Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in the majority...
Fiction therapy
Last night I went grocery shopping, then stopped by my local bookstore. (Books Inc, in downtown Mountain View.) There were...
Moody
Grumpy. Irritable. Snappish. Defensive. Annoyed. Put-upon. Frustrated. Tense. Yup, it's official: I got me a serious case of the mullygrubs....
SH fund drive, week 2
In the first week of the Strange Horizons fund drive, we've received over $1400 in donations; almost a quarter of...
Weather delays etc
Got to the airport on schedule Sunday afternoon, checked in, got my seat assignment. The first sign of trouble was...
Clarification and update
I was posting my previous entry from my iPhone and wanted to get to sleep so didn't go into enough...
Locked out
You know what sucks? Getting back to your hotel room at 5 am only to find that your keycard no...
To veep or not to veep
It's possible that I'm being ridiculously naive, but it seems to me that the press is overinterpreting whatever Clinton says...
Mail and travel don’t mix
One thing I hate is when I arrive at my destination, and I sit down to do a quick email...
The magic frog-hair
When I was a kid, sometimes we would use a wooden match to light a fire or a candle or...