In the summer of 1999 I reread The Lord of the Rings for perhaps the dozenth time. With that particular reading I studied, really studied, Appendix D on the calendrical systems in use in Middle-Earth in the Third Age. I was drawn, in particular, to the Hobbit calendar and decided to write a quick-and-dirty computerContinue reading “For Geekoid Fanboys Only”
Monthly Archives: November 2004
Oh, What a Day!
Halo 2 released today. We had customers at midnight. We had customers at two o’clock this morning. We had customers all the live long day. Oh, what a day! I’m tired.
Some Fictional Perspective
“If the re-election of George W Bush for his second term as President has a significance in terms of global history, it is that this, far more than his original accession to power, was the point when certain facts became clear to the traditional allies of the USA. Namely, that not only was the behemothicContinue reading “Some Fictional Perspective”
Reflections on the Presidential Election
What happened four years ago–Florida, the Supreme Court, the election of Bush rather than Gore–shook my confidence in the American political process. What happened on Tuesday–the re-election of Bush (or the first election of Bush, depending on how you felt about Bush v. Gore four years ago)–shook my confidence in the American people. At timesContinue reading “Reflections on the Presidential Election”
Adventures in Voting
The polls opened in North Carolina at 6:30 this morning. I wanted to vote early, as early as possible, so I arrived at the local Baptist church–my polling place, two blocks from my house–about quarter past six. The line was already a good hundred and fifty people long. At 7:40 I finally entered the church.Continue reading “Adventures in Voting”
Get Out There!
Go vote. I Voted… Did You?