I just got an email (on my iPhone) from the executive director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America telling me that my application had been accepted and I had been approved for membership! How cool is that!
For a few years, I have gone back and forth trying to decide whether or not to join United’s Red Carpet Club. I fly frequently enough to make it worthwhile, but I have hesitated because I tend to get to the airport later than I used to and the benefits may not entirely outweigh the…
My trip to Seattle for Thanksgiving put me over the 25,000 miles traveled mark for 2006. (I have just over 27,000 miles traveled this year.) That is a milestone because it takes 25,000 miles traveled on United to maintain your Premier status into the next year. Therefore, with this last trip, I have accumulated enough…
I renewed my membership in the American Humanists Association today after a lapse of several years. I first joined the AHA back in the mid-90s. Since then, they have released an updated version of the Humanist Manifesto which I read today and with which I completely agree.