On first looking into Gary Snyder
Among the books I rescued from my father's house were six books of poems by Gary Snyder. I don't know...
More software installation
Thought it might be fun to try to install and set up PocketMine-MP, a Minecraft server that would allow multiple...
Updates: Knee, sleep, travel, books, etc
A few assorted life updates: My knee injury has continued to heal, but still very slowly. But at least the...
Old Analog issues, free to a good home
I'm giving away about 170 back issues of Analog. Let me know if you're interested. Details follow. My father had...
Why I love the Hugos
I've been a fan of the Hugo Awards all my life. I recognize that the awards have problems. For example,...
Attention to detail
Note to people applying for jobs: It's probably not a good idea to say, in your cover letter or resume,...
Puppies: last year, this year, next year
(I thought about titling this “Puppies: Now and Forever,” which probably would've gotten more clicks, but it wasn't a very...
Long Worldcon day
Yesterday morning, I attended the second WSFS Business Meeting of the convention. Assorted instances of parliamentary procedure (someone made bingo...
Please attend today’s Business Meeting at Worldcon
If you're at Worldcon and you care about the Hugos, please come to the WSFS Business Meetings; the first one...
Happy 15th anniversary to Strange Horizons!
Strange Horizons launched at Worldcon 2000, fifteen years ago. I briefly considered trying to organize an SH party at this...
Learning go
One of my father's favorite pastimes was playing go. I posted a while back about how he tried to teach...
So far this morning
Today would've been my mother's 72nd birthday. Hard to imagine her at 72. As usual, here's a link to some...