I started a new story this evening. I couldn’t resist, even though I am in the middle of another story. All afternoon, the beginning of the story was running through my head, clear as day, and all I had to do was sit down and dictate what was in my brain. The introductory section was…
This evening I added a neat little feature to my new reading lists. The book that I am currently reading will display the estimated completion date, based on the date that I started the book, and my average pace for similar books in the last calendar year. (The pace is based on a words per…
I was reading this article on Yahoo! News and came across the following paragraph, quoted verbatim: He added that some Russian scientists who violated this ban have been punished — an apparent reference to Valentin Danilov, a physicist who was convicted of spying for China in 2014. Danilov pleaded innocent to the charges, saying the…
I took a break a little while ago and did some book shopping. I picked up two more Jack McDevitt books. Based on what I’ve read of Chindi so far, I figured it was worth it to buy a few more of his books. I bought Omega and The Engines of God. I also picked…
I next head to NYC the weekend of January 13-14 for Norm and Vicky’s wedding shower. I made my travel arrangements last night, and once again, I’m flying because it was half as much as taking the train. I head to NYC on the evening of Friday, January 12 and I return home on the…
I was in bed before 8 last night and I was up at 4:30 this morning and I felt pretty rested. The gym was empty this morning, and I had the entire weight room virtually to myself. I wish it was like that every morning, and I shudder to think what it’s going to be…
I went to see The Good Shepard this afternoon. It was okay, but I liked Rocky Balboa better. I guess I don’t normally go out on Christmas, because I figured I stop at the bookstore next to the theater: and it was closed. In fact, every store was closed. Even the grocery store was closed…
The local gym is closed today so I can’t do my cardio workout there, which means I’ll probably have to go running later today. Tomorrow is my chest and back strength training workout and I’ll be back on my normal schedule. This is one definite downside to holidays, when you are trying to maintain a…
It might sound like the title of an Agatha Christie novel, or even some science fiction thriller from the 1950s. But this is, in fact, a true story, though no less dramatic and suspenseful than its fictional counterparts. You see, I can add to the list of science fiction writers I have met. Yesterday, at…
On Saturday morning, Jen and Jason brought out a stack of presents for me to open. Jen made me my own letterhead. It’s on gray granite paper and it has the coolest logo on the top center of the page: (It’s a little fuzzy looking because I took the picture with my camera phone.) The…