One thing missing from my book collection database are all of my science fiction magazines. I have had subscriptions to the Big Three for several years now. I also have a fair amount of old magazines (the May 1950 issues of ASTOUNDING, for instance, which contains the original “Dianetics” essay by L. Ron Hubbard). But…
I came across this on pussreboots blog and I couldn’t resist taking it. Two things: (1) Isaac Asimov is my favorite science fiction writer (so I was pleased with the result); (2) the results weren’t rigged; I took the test once and tried to answer the questions honestly. I am: Isaac Asimov One of the…
I had a holiday letter from Rich and Tricia when I got home this evening. Also, there was a large box from Amazon which is the package that Mom admonished I not open until we are able to do a video chat and the folks can watch me open it. We’ve scheduled the video chat…
They may be just around the corner, according to this item from the BBC. Of course, we always expected dome cities to appear in places like the moon and Mars. I’m not sure we wanted to see them here on Earth.
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I awoke this morning to the sad news that the dean of science fiction, Jack Williamson, had passed away at his home in Portales, New Mexico. Jack Williamson had a remarkable career in science fiction. He published his first story, “The Metal Man”, in 1928 and has continued to publish stories and novels in every…
After House this evening, I watched the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that I had my TiVo record for me today, “The Inner Light”. As I mentioned earlier, I have seen the episode once before, several years ago and I thought it was terrific. Often times we make these things out to be…
(The title is a weak attempt at a pun on the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’”.) I just finished watching the finale to Star Trek: The Next Generation, “All Good Things…”. Since it first aired, back when I was in college, it is the third time that I have seen it. I have always been fond of…
When I got home from work this evening, I saw a science fiction magazine in my pile of mail and got excited because I thought perhaps it was the December 2006 ANALOG. I am very anxious to read Part III of Robert J. Sawyers, “Rollback”. It turned out to be the December 2006 ASIMOV’S. It’s…
When I got home from work yesterday, I finally had my copy of the September 2006 F&SF. And when I got home from work today, I had the October/November 2006 issue of F&SF. What I am really looking forward to at the moment is the November issue of ANALOG, which will have part II of…
As of yesterday, I still hadn’t received my September issues of F&SF. It’s gota Harlan EllisonTM piece in it and was looking forward to it. I’d even read some rumors that the October/November issue was already out. I tried digging up a phone number where I could call and find out what was going on,…
I just finished watching the season finale of Battlestar Galactica and it was pretty good. I’m glad it was renewed for twenty episodes next season. New episodes begin in October.