This was an unexpected surprise — the University of Richmond sent me a cute little video for my grumble-grumble birthday. The second building (the international center) and the fourth building (the football stadium) weren’t there when I was there a quarter century ago, so I have no emotional attachment to them. Nevertheless, the idea wasContinue reading “They Say It’s Your Birthday”
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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 What My Birthday Meant
As my birthday was last week, and I saw this popping up on other friends’ webpages, I thought I’d take a look–what does my birthday mean? Your Birthdate: June 24 You understand people well and are a natural born therapist. A peacemaker, people always seem to get along when you are around. You tend toContinue reading “On What My Birthday Meant”