Being the hot, miserable day that it is, I worked on a Word macro coding project for work I’d started (and finished–or at least got something that runs) last week, to clean up the code, strip out some redundancies, and replace a brute-force search-and-replace with a much cleaner looped search-and-replace. And then, I turned myContinue reading “On the Need for Hobbies”
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On Yesterday’s Autographing
Yesterday I was in Exton, Pennsylvania autographing Grand Designs and Constellations. It was the first autographing I’d done outside of Shore Leave, so I was quite excited. I wasn’t expecting any sort of major turnout. Yes, I’d announced it here and on message boards, but that’s not going to translate into people. At worst, I’dContinue reading “On Yesterday’s Autographing”
On Today’s Birthdays
Today we celebrate three important birthdays. Robert Heinlein was born one hundred years ago today. I’m not a fan–I find Heinlein’s work to be racist and misogynistic, nor has it aged particularly well–but his influence over science fiction cannot be denied. I think, in his honor, I’ll read Larry Niven’s short story, “The Return ofContinue reading “On Today’s Birthdays”
On a Start to the Day
The morning commute was… less than fun. Some mornings it’s a breeze. Other mornings, Liberty Road is a sodding nightmare. Earlier this week–was it Tuesday?–it took half an hour to go the six miles to the Beltway. For some reason traffic didn’t move once I’d reached the Rolling Road intersection, and then, suddenly, it did.Continue reading “On a Start to the Day”
On Shipping Disappointments
An online retailers I’ve done business with for many years is shipping a package I’m utterly impatient for… Via the Dumbass Handlers League. Yes, DHL, is handling this very important package. On the one hand, I have the shakes from my impatience. It’s like crack, and I need my fix. On the other hand, IContinue reading “On Shipping Disappointments”
On Fifty Years Ago Today
Something monumental happened on July 6th, 1957. John Lennon met Paul McCartney. It was at the Woolton Church fete. Wikipedia has the story: On Saturday 6 July 1957 [The Quarrymen] played at St. Peter’s Church garden fête. In the afternoon they played on a stage in a field behind the church. After the set, IvanContinue reading “On Fifty Years Ago Today”
On Various and Sundry Memes
You’re Ireland! Mystical and rain-soaked, you remain mysterious to many people, and this makes you intriguing. You also like a good night at the pub, though many are just as worried that you will blow up the pub as drink your beverage of choice. You’re good with words, remarkably lucky, and know and enjoy atContinue reading “On Various and Sundry Memes”
On the 42nd Post
There’s a meme, I’ve seen it going around. Post a link back to your forty-second blog post. I had to figure out what that was. See, I’ve imported and exported so many entries at various times that the post index numbers don’t synch up in chronological order. So I did some counting, took off fiveContinue reading “On the 42nd Post”
On a Reminder about Saturday’s Autographing
Just a reminder! As I mentioned early last week, on this Saturday, July 7th, I’ll be autographing Grand Designs (the new Star Trek: Corps of Engineers compilation) and Constellations (last fall’s Star Trek anthology) at the Borders Express in Exton Square Mall in Exton, Pennsylvania from one until three in the afternoon. If you haveContinue reading “On a Reminder about Saturday’s Autographing”
On Aches and Pains
Yesterday. Oh, yesterday. I was in pain. I had a minor migraine. I was drowsy. My foot was killing me. Mid-afternoon, I went for a cup of coffee. I’d been hobbling all day. The pain had almost worked itself out. I’d been listening to some John Lennon on my computer while I wrote short featuresContinue reading “On Aches and Pains”