Up just before 8 AM, once again. We lazed around for a little while and then decided to walk to Shirlington again, not for breakfast, just for the walk. We left the house at 10 AM and didn’t get back until almost noon. We walked to Shirlington, and then from there, we headed to the…
Did anyone else see this story? This fellow got ejected from Yankee Stadium the other day for trying to use the bathroom during the playing of "God Bless America". Apparently, the stadium has a little known rule that says that people must stay at their seats while the song is playing. NYPD claims the guy was…
Kelly and I planned for these to be a peaceful weekend–our first one in over a month, since moving to the new house. And for the most part, today was very peaceful. I went to bed early last night–by accident. I got in bed to read, and before I knew it, I just couldn’t focus on the page any longer.…
I came across this rather amusing article on 43 folders this morning. It got me thinking about my own criteria for deciding whether to read a book. There is a definite difference in my approach between fiction and non-fiction. I’ll start with fiction: Is it written by Isaac Asimov, joe_haldeman , Barry N. Malzberg, Robert J. Sawyer?…
Yesterday when I arrived home from work, I checked the front door to see if any packages were left (as I routinely do now). Sure enough, there was another package from Macy’s. When I turned back around, I found a subpoena stuck to the door. It was a subpoena for a witness in a criminal…
When I commuted by train, I would get to work early, head into my office, and stay there most of the day. At the very least, I rarely wandered off the floor. Washington (Arlington) is our second largest office (the headquarters being in Santa Monica) and we’ve got over 300 people in this office. Now…
I got back from the gym just in time to catch Barack Obama’s speech accepting the nomination for President of the United States. I thought it was a terrific speech. Of course, he hit all of the Democratic high points, which is to be expected. But he can really speak. As the speech progressed it…
Jim Gunn, instructor for the writing workshop, gave us his critiques of our first scenes last night, and he had some good insights into mine, as did everyone else in the group. I started the scene too early in the story. After reading through everyone else’s comments, I sat down for a little over an…
After work today, I headed over to the local library and checked out two books: John Scalzi’s The Ghost Brigades, sequel to Old Man’s War, and Vernor Vinge’s Hugo award-winning Rainbow’s End. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t dream of checking out science fiction books from the library. I’d buy them and add them lovingly to my collection.…