For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
My wife Allysen texted me this afternoon to alert me to the arrival of: 11/12/13 14:15 Did I marry the right woman, or what? Okay, it only works in parts of the world where dates are expressed as Mo/Da/Yr, but … Read More
My colleague Laura Anne Gilman, a fellow member of Book View Café, has made an interesting offer: Give to a local food bank, send her a pic of proof, and she’ll write a short story to put up for free … Read More
Back in my high school days in the Buckeye State, I played in my school’s marching band—first on clarinet, then bass drum, then snare drum. I vividly remember how difficult it was to keep our marching lines straight, stepping eight … Read More
I just came across this series of animations a couple of weeks ago. Any dog person has to love Car Park. And if you liked that, this is from the same studio, Bird Box: Check out their home page for … Read More
Congratulations, Red Sox, for a great World Series! Even this generally-doesn’t-watch-baseball fan got pretty enthused about the series this year. We stumbled into the playoffs by accidentally tuning in about ten minutes before Ortiz hit his grand slam home run … Read More
Yesterday was our first full day of generating power from our solar panels. It was a pleasant, mostly sunny day. I just checked our energy output for the day, and we seem to have generated a cool 30 kilowatt hours … Read More
Our solar panels went live today, shooting electricity to to the grid! And to us! Time to celebrate! Besides saving the Earth, we have a new way to waste time: logging in to see exactly how much power we’re generating … Read More