Happy Thanksgiving!
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone in the U.S.! And I hope all of you elsewhere in the world have a really nice day, too. 🙂
Our Thieving Sun
According to NASA Science News, the sun has been stealing comets from other stars. Or rather, it did in its scofflaw youth, when it was part of a disintegrating star-forming nebula. This assertion is based on computer modeling of the … Read More
Neptune Crossing Featured on The Frugal eReader!
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Neptune Crossing is featured on today’s edition of The Frugal eReader on Facebook! (Wait—didn’t I just say that?) Anyway, take a look at Frugal. It looks like a great resource for finding low-cost ebooks!
Hyperbole and a Half
I came across this blog called Hyperbole and a Half yesterday, and had to share it. No one who has ever owned or lived with a dog could fail to appreciate this: Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving If … Read More
Carver Gothic
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While going through some old photos recently, I came across this snapshot dated twelve years ago. That’s me and my family, standing proudly behind our wheat field. Yes, that’s wheat you see, and that’s the whole field. We still have … Read More
White House Adviser Calls for Asteroid Defense
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In a rare outbreak of forward-thinking in the federal government, John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has called for defensive planning against the possibility of an asteroid hitting the Earth. In letters to … Read More
New Amazon Store for Backlist Ebooks Authors
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I was away a little longer than I expected. But I’m back. More news on the growing effort by writers like me to adapt to the changing world of books and publishing. The fledgling group I joined not too long … Read More