World Wind from NASA
Okay, enough with the politics for a while. I’ve got something cooler. It’s free software from NASA, and it’s called World Wind. By now, I expect most of you know about Google Earth. It’s a sort of World Wide Earth … Read More
Read the Comments
Since I know lots of people probably skip over the comments, I just want to note that the posts below this one have a number of interesting comments from readers, some of which I have responded to. I invite other … Read More
Bipartisan Sleaze Report
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Regular readers of this blog know that I don’t much like the Republican government that’s currently in charge of ruining this country. But today I want to cast aspersions fairly and in a bipartisan manner. Let’s start, for a change, … Read More
Pro Wrestling on the SciFi Channel?!!
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Reader Tsmacro sent me an article that made my jaw drop. According to Zap2it.com, the SciFi Channel is…oh God, I’ll just quote them, it’s less painful than typing the words myself: World Wrestling Entertainment and NBC Universal are extending their … Read More
New Friends
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Before the memory of the Young Writers conference fades, I want to mention a few of the interesting people I met there, and what they’re up to. Philip Baruth is a novelist and teacher in Vermont. But he’s also a … Read More
The End Times Are Coming! The End Times Are Coming!
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MoveOn.org and the Christian Coalition are joining forces in the cause of internet freedom! In fact, they’re taking out an ad together, with the headline: When it comes to protecting the Internet, the Christian Coalition and MoveOn respectfully agree. Wow, … Read More
Fabulous Writing Conference for Young People!
I’ve just returned from four days at the Bread Loaf, Vermont campus of Middlebury College, where I was one of twenty-two writers teaching at the New England Young Writers Conference. It was my first time at this annual event, and … Read More