e were all up, as usual, to get ready for work and school. But shortly after we were up, Kelly starting to feel sick. The Little Miss, who has been sick all weekend, still wasn’t one hundred percent. And after I brought the Little Man downstairs to get him ready to go to school, he…
am not a football fan. I’m a baseball guy and that’s pretty much it. When I lived in Los Angeles, I’d spend my Superbowl Sunday’s at Disneyland because the park wasn’t particularly crowded on that day. These days, Superbowl Sunday is, for me, no different than any other Sunday. I’m taking the Little Man to…
am in one of those phases where I am easily distracted by things. None of the distractions are bad, but they all have the downside of preventing me from getting things done, like, you know, writing stories. This kind of thing happens every now and then. There are two things distracting me, at the moment.…
just received the February issue of Lightspeed Magazine,which contains my article, “Hat Tip to the Masters: Homage in Science Fiction” as an e-book exclusive. This was a fun article to write and I’m grateful it was included in Lightspeed. And as I said in the article, Barry Malzberg, Paul Weimer, and Mark Stackpole all provided valued input…
t has been a hectic day and I haven’t had much time to check in here. I only have a few moments right now so here are a few things that I wanted to mention: There is a norovirus making its way through Virginia. The Little Miss got sick yesterday afternoon, and the Little Man…
n response to my post yesterday on how I organize my notes in Evernote, a number of people asked for more concrete examples. They wanted to see what my notebook structure and tags actually looked like. So today I present you with an annotated look at my actual notebook and tag structure for Evernote. My…
espite freezing rain and temperatures yesterday, it was 70 degrees out when I left the office this afternoon. We decided to take advantage of the weather and walk to a nearby restaurant. We had a nice dinner and then proceeded to walk home. While walking home, we saw an odd, and very minor fender-bender take…
n my most recent “Science of Wonder” book review column at InterGalactic Medicine Show, I review Bowl of Heaven, a collaboration between science fiction greats, Gregory Benford and Larry Niven. You can head on over to IGMS to read my review.
f all of the questions I get in my capacity as Evernote’s ambassador for paperless lifestyle, the one asked most frequently is: “How do you organize your notes?” I’ve written on this subject before, way back in May, when I provided some tips on organizing your digital filing cabinet. But if I have learned one thing…
oday, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, editor of the Beyond the Sun anthology, announced the official Table of Contents for the anthology. You can find the full details over at SF Signal. My story, “Flipping the Switch” will be appearing in this anthology. Here is the table of contents: Introduction by Bryan Thomas Schmidt Acknowledgements by Bryan Thomas Schmidt…