• Highlights and Disappointments for 2012

    27 Dec 2012 » 5 min read about Personal & Family

    t’s that time again: time to take a look back across 2012 and see what I’ve managed to do (or not do) as a kind of overall assessment for the year. I’ve decided, this year, to evaluate things in a single “highlights and disappointments” post instead of several separate posts so that I don’t flood…

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  • Thoughts on The Hobbit

    26 Dec 2012 » 2 min read

    n Sunday, Kelly and I left the kids with their grandparents for a few hours and escaped to see The Hobbit at the local theater1. It was playing in 3D/48fps and that is how we saw it. The theater was at a large, outdoor shopping mall here in southwestern Florida and while the mall was packed…

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  • Going Paperless: Top 10 Paperless Posts of 2012

    25 Dec 2012 » 1 min read about Evernote, Technology & Gadgets

    ince today is Christmas Day, I am taking the day off to be with my family. I didn’t write a new Going Paperless post this week, but since we’ve reached the end of the year, I thought I’d share the list of the top 10 Going Paperless posts for 2012. I started writing these posts…

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  • Blogs I Discovered In 2012

    24 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta

    hey say that to become a good science fiction writer, you should read a lot of science fiction. I suppose the same can be said of blogging. One way to learn the skill is to read a lot of what other people write. Actually, I really enjoy reading other people’s blogs. I thought I’d list…

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  • Happy Holidays

    23 Dec 2012 » 1 min read about Personal & Family

    e are about to head out to drive through a neighborhood awash in Christmas lights and decorations. When I get back there will be company over and so with this post, I am officially heading offline until Wednesday morning. As I mentioned, I do have scheduled posts (and tweets) through Tuesday, but they are scheduled.…

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  • Adventures of the Little Man and Little Miss at Disney World, Day 3: Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios

    23 Dec 2012 » 9 min read about Personal & Family

    (Read part 1 and part 2) veryone collapsed after the long day we had roaming the parks. We woke up at 7am and were out the door before 7:30am. Indeed we were at the Barbados bus stop walking onto a bus to the Magic Kingdom by 7:32am1. I think I was most excited for this…

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  • Programming Note for Monday and Tuesday

    22 Dec 2012 » 1 min read

    will be completely offline Monday and Tuesday, December 24-25. This means off the blog, Twitter, Facebook and, yes, even email. I have a handful of blog posts scheduled for those two days, as well as some scheduled tweets (Buffer is a lifesaver), but the point is that they are scheduled ahead of time. I will be…

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  • Suggestion Box Post

    22 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta

    t occurred to me when writing about my blog stats this morning that, having earned a good audience, I should at least solicit suggestions for how I can improve this blog. At first I thought I should limit the comments to specific areas, but why? I’m interested in hearing all suggestions and comments, the good…

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  • Lots of Reading, Plus Story of Civilization, Book 4

    22 Dec 2012 » 1 min read about Reading & Books

    y, oh, my, I have a ton of reading to do! I am probably half a year behind in science magazines. Several months behind in my science fiction magazine reading. I have two-and-a-half books to read for my next book review column at InterGalactic Medicine Show. And to top it all off, I am feeling the…

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  • Blog Milestone: 400,000 Direct Visits In 2012

    22 Dec 2012 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta

    ast night, I was keeping a close eye on my blog stats because I knew a big milestone was approaching. And indeed, shortly after 9pm Eastern time, this blog passed the 400,000 visit-mark for 2012. This is significant for several reason: Although I’ve been blogging since 2005, I didn’t really have much of a focus until…

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