For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
For much of my last week I have been occupied by twin plagues: getting through my first miserable cold of the season (Spring is here!), and finishing my tax returns. On one return, I owe money, and on another I … Read More
Whether you celebrate the day as a holiday of faith, or a holiday of chocolate bunnies and jelly beans, or both—have a beautiful day! This picture from Muir National Monument seems to fit the occasion.
Well, not in the bay, but in the bay area. We’ve just returned from a trip west, visiting my brother and his wife, who are visiting scholars this year at Stanford’s Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. We … Read More
(GOING LIVE ON 3.14.15 AT 9:26. Five… four… three… two… [finger points]) Happy Pi Day! No, I don’t mean pie day. I mean Ratio of a Circle’s Circumference to Its Diameter Day! Or approximately 3.1415926, followed by a lot more … Read More
Good day readers. This is Jeff’s daughter Julia, and I hope you don’t mind my taking some of your time. We lost Terry Pratchett yesterday. It seems like a particularly unfair kind of cruelty to lose him barely a week … Read More
Yes, it’s snowing again.
The passing of Leonard Nimoy at age 83 saddens me in much the same way that losing Neil Armstrong did, back in August of 2012. (Has it really been two and a half years?) Armstrong was a space pioneer. Nimoy … Read More