Silverberg on plot, part 1
In the three most recent issues of Asimov's, Robert Silverberg has been expounding his theory of plot. He provides a...
Bulk Silly Putty
A co-worker regaled us the other day with stories of 50-pound boxes of Silly Putty, available by mail-order. (Apparently a...
Kat’s art
Some of y'all met Kat Beyer at WisCon last year, and/or have seen some of her art (such as her...
GCF
In Windows, there's a type of error called a General Protection Fault, also known as GPF. I personally sometimes experience...
Happy Mother’s Day!
I meant to say earlier: happy Mother's Day to all you mothers out there! (The UK apparently celebrated Mothering Sunday...
Socializing
Yesterday afternoon, drove up to the East Bay for dinner with David M, Heather S, and Tim P. We ate...
Birth and death
This morning when I checked email, I found two pieces of news: An elementary-school and junior-high-school friend who I haven't...
Change bad
(You can pretty much guess when I go four days without posting that one of three things is happening: I'm...
Much the safest plan
Elliott M. turns our attention to a lovely "Fragment of a Greek Tragedy" by A. E. Housman. CHORUS: O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots Head...
Appalling
I am, of course, appalled by the revelations of American and British prison guards abusing and torturing prisoners in Iraq....
Mac software
I've recently been acquiring a bunch of cool Mac software. No, I don't mean the new version of iTunes; I...
Two games
Two online games: A new game: LOGAN's Mystery Of Time And Space Adventure, a.k.a. MOTAS. Find your way out of...