Boston so far
Some assorted notes on my Boston trip so far: I seem to have neglected to mention here that I'm in...
Junot Diaz reading/interview at Google
In mid-September, Junot Díaz came to speak at Google; the 42-minute video is now available online. I seem to be...
Mind the y axis
According to this chart from HuffPo, the US Presidential race is very close. Look at the two trend lines, close...
Another take on The Problem of Susan
Ursula Vernon, author of the newly Hugo-award-winning graphic novel Digger, has written a sad and powerful short story about The...
Happy equinox!
Only six more months until the days (in the Northern hemisphere) start to get longer again! (Added later: My phrasing...
Packrat: Track all posts, everywhere
Had an idea on the way to work last week. There are two (minor) problems I'd like to have a...
How you can help marriage equality today
In November, three US states are going to vote on whether to allow marriage equality, and a fourth is going...
Super-cute kitten of the desert
Kam is back from Burning Man (yay!), and she tells me that someone there found a nearly-newborn kitten in the...
Doorbell
Am sitting around my house in my bathrobe on a Sunday afternoon. Doorbell rings. I consider not answering it; almost...
New toy!
I was sad a couple weeks ago when ThinkGeek sold out of portal guns six minutes before I saw...
Hugo results!
This year's detailed Hugo voting results are now available. I have a bunch of comments and notes, but am too...
A few Kickstarters of possible interest
Yesterday, my Facebook stream conveniently grouped together posts about four different Kickstarter projects. (What's the collective noun for Kickstarters?) I...