For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
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 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!
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
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
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
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
My father-in-law Phillip Palmer died Sunday evening, in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was 87. Allysen was down there at the time, and had visited him in the nursing-care home just hours before he died. She’s there with her mom now, … Read More