I got a few things done today, but little work on my current project, mainly because my time was being sucked up by other things, like the tail of the recent software rollout. However, I did get a few things done today. I contacted my (potentially) new tax preparer to set up a phone call.…
My ventures out into the snow and to the book store for my break was worthwhile. I picked up a copy of paullev‘s book The Plot To Save Socrates, which seems fascinating. Now I just have to find the time to read it between work, writing, and my reading of SF AGE. I completed the…
I can sleep in until 5:30 AM tomorrow because I don’t have my workout until tomorrow afternoon. But rather than waste my evening away watching TV, I decided to get to bed early, and read while I finish up some laundry. I got a rare email from Rich today. He was congratulating me on selling…
I’ve managed to get through all but one story in the volume 1, issue 3 of SF AGE today. I’ll finish that story later this afternoon. I’ve been writing my thoughts about the stories down as I read them, which is different than what I did for the first two issues and in issue 3,…
Today was a lazy day for me. For one thing, I did not end up going to the gym today. For another, I slept a lot. I didn’t get up until 9 AM, which is late for me. After breakfast, I lazed around, watching TV until just after noon, when I decided to read. That…
I mentioned the other day when I finished reading Death by Black Hole that I was going to read Isaac Asimov’s essay collection, The Secret of the Universe next. I have since changed my mind. This morning, I started a book that I bought back in October and have been wanting to read for some…
I just finished reading Death by Black Hole by Neil deGrasse Tyson and I give it 5-stars. It was outstanding! I rarely rate a book as 5-stars and it has to be truly remarkable for me to do so. The last book that I ranked as 5-stars was First Man: The Life of Neil A.…
I made it through my busy day, but didn’t manage to leave work until 5 PM. This meant that I didn’t get home until 6 PM, and after relaxing and eating my dinner, I didn’t get started writing until almost 7:30. However, write I did. I added about 1,100 words to “4005 B.C.” and while…
I don’t have as many 100+ page reading days as I used to. Not even close. The obvious reason is that I am not reading as much as I used to but this is not true. I am reading only slightly less than I did just a few years ago. I think it’s because I…
I’m through an additional 60 pages of Death by Black Hole and I’m really enjoying it. Much like Asimov, Tyson has a very colloquial way to his writing. I particularly enjoyed his essay “Stick In the Mud Science”. The essay demonstrates how much you could learn about the Earth and it’s position in the solar…
I was up at 7:30 this morning and headed over to IHOP to have breakfast. Apparently, today is Superbowl Sunday; restaurants around town have signs out front pleading people to come watch the big game at their establishments. I don’t even know what time the game starts, let alone who is playing. Back when I…
Slept in until about 9:30 but it was pretty rough from 5 AM on. I woke up at 5 AM feeling a bit queasy and fairly certain that I was going to get sick, but it turns out that I didn’t. I managed to get some fitful sleep until about 9:30 and when I finally…