For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
Because we haven’t had enough noise in our lives… this is the week that New England Ductless arrived to begin installing our upgrade to mini-split ductless heat/AC, as part of our participation in Arlington’s HeatSmart program. Essentially it’s a town-wide, … Read More
If any of you are going to be at Arisia, in Boston this weekend, I hope you’ll find me and say hello. I’m going to be on two panels, at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, and again at 5:30 p.m. on … Read More
Another shudder-thumper, a 6.0 quake, struck on the morning of our last day in Puerto Rico. It shook the house alarmingly, as we were engaged in a frantic race to finish final repair projects, clean up, get everything put away, … Read More
Time for an animal report! Never mind the iguana. He’s an interloper and was chased off. No, I mean dogs. We’d gotten a complaint from one paying weekend guest about dogs running loose on the property. Really? we thought. … Read More
Just a few hours after I posted my last report, minimizing the effects of the quakes, the real one hit—6.4 magnitude—at 4 a.m.! It was a bone-rattling, house-shaking event that sent us leaping out of bed and running out of … Read More
No time for a real report today, as I have to leave shortly to pick up Jayce at the Ponce airport. She’s landing at 2 a.m., this being one of the more merciful JetBlue arrival times. Mainly, I wanted to … Read More
Not again! Ik thought. No, wait—that’s the opening line of one of my books. That should be: “Not again!” I yelled, turning on the hot water for a tired-after-travel shower, and finding only cold water. Hadn’t we fixed the hot … Read More