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One of the problems with getting a lot of your history from fantasy novels is that it's easy to conflate...

I've had occasion recently to see a couple of authors' word-processor documents, and I've noticed that some authors are using...

Scott introduced me to a nifty software toy: BallDroppings, available for Mac, Windows, and mobile phones, plus a Java version....

Someone talking about blogs recently said something like "It's not the entries, it's the conversation." I feel like I've been...

My pleasure-reading this year has been kinda haphazard. I've read probably a dozen novels (not counting re-reading the Narnia books...

Thursday was my last day of work for the year; we get some holidays and I'm taking some vacation days....

Just got a Hugo nominating ballot from the 2005 WorldCon, which surprises me because there's no Hugo nominating ballot available...

I just finished my end-of-year donations; not quite as last-minute as usual. In case anyone's interested, here are some of...

I'm doing my annual donations (more on that later, no doubt), and just got to Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres....

Back in May, I posted some links to a few entries at Hitherby Dragons. I still haven't gone back to...

I'm continuing to re-read the Narnia books. Will have more to say about that sooner or later, but for now,...

The winter solstice took place this morning at 10:35 a.m. (California time). I'm very ready for the days to start...