Isaac Asimov died 34 years ago today. 30 years ago today, inspired by Asimov’s lifelong habit of keeping a diary, I started my own diary habit, one that continues today. I woke up this morning and headed into my office, looking at the shelf of reference books beside my desk. In addition to half a…
Well, my desk is a mess and maybe I’ll put it into some order today. I have far too many books I want to read, all of them RIGHT NOW and on a wide variety of subjects. I want to re-learn science, not how it was taught in school, but with a historical backbone to…
At a recent back-to-school night, I was astonished to learn that science education takes a back seat to Virginia Studies in 4th grade. Part of the reason seems to be that 4th grade students take a standardized test on Virginia Studies, and there is much to pack in to prepare students for the test. I…
Today was my first full work day with the new sit/stand desk. I needed a benchmark to gauge how much I should stand and how much I should sit. I decided that, for today, I would stand while working and sit when I wasn’t working. Since I consider my writing work, and since I write…
We have friends coming to the house this evening and as we tidied up this morning, I noted some wonderful, colorful art scattered about the house. The Little Miss has been producing this art recently at a prolific rate. I picked four pieces that I really liked and asked her permission to post them here.…
Two weeks ago today, I received my second Pfizer shot, and that means that I am now fully vaccinated from COVID, based on the official CDC definition. (Kelly was fully vaccinated as of yesterday.) It seems remarkable to me that 427 days after the first mention of “Coronavirus” in my diary, multiple vaccines were engineered,…
orry for the lack of posts since Tuesday. Things have gotten very busy for me and when that happens, one of the first things to fall by the way side is my blog writing, as much as I enjoy it. I am working my way through this busy period, and hope to resume normal posting…
arious scheduling conflicts this year will make it impossible for me to attend any science fiction conventions. This is disappointing because I was so looking forward to the World Science Fiction Convention in Kansas City this summer. It is also disappointing because it means, for the second year in a row, I will be unable…
his happened on Twitter a few days ago: Brilliant: Searching in Evernote, Part 1 of 4: “Who”? by @jamietr https://t.co/aTez1Aqnf9 pic.twitter.com/BCmsW1B10u — Michael Hyatt (@MichaelHyatt) February 10, 2016 I was delighted by this, and so I thanked Michael, which led to this: @jamietr Love your work, Jamie. Thanks for all you do. — Michael Hyatt…
o posts yesterday or today (except this one) because we are snowed in. Kelly has been sick, and I’ve been busy with the kids, and shoveling snow. Schools here are closed through at least Tuesday and the Federal government is closed tomorrow, so there may be another day or two of absences here on the…
am taking today off. It was about 11 degrees out when I headed to the grocery store earlier this morning. So here is a photo of a contemplative Little Man from a few weeks ago in Florida, when it was about 80 degrees warmer than it is today. Back tomorrow with a brand new Going…
am taking the day off the blog today to celebrate Christmas with the family. Here are some pictures from my walk this morning before all of the present unwrapping chaos started this morning. And for those wondering, Kelly did get me a watch for Christmas. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!