Plugin Hiccough
One of my installed plugins had a bug after an update that caused some erroneous email to be sent (sorry about that). …
Read more...The NBA has become a dunkfest and it’s time to raise the rims (Chicago Sun-Times)
I’ve been saying this for years. I also wouldn’t mind the court being also proportionally enlarged. Watch old NBA stuff from the …
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The Wisdom of Public Web Photo Sharing
After a few false starts over the years, I’ve finally committed to self-hosting any pictures I share on the socnets. This doesn’t mean that there will be no photos of mine out in the interwebverse–some need to be out there for marketing purposes–but most won’t be. Why? One simple phrase: “Terms of Service” (ToS)
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A Spacecraft For the Future
DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) recently issued an RFI to support a project to last at least 100 years concerning building …
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WNBA 2011 Preseason at “The Pit”
I’ve just returned from watching the Los Angeles Sparks defeat the Phoenix Mercury 83-72 in a preseason game held at University Arena (aka “The Pit”) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A few thoughts:
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Don’t Write What You Know
Before I read a lot of scripts and stories from new writers, I never realized that English teachers have done a great disservice to young people learning to write. These instructors say, “Write what you know.” Poppycock.
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“Que Será Serees” Website Now Online
At long last, Que Será Serees is being presented to the world. Of course, this being the future and all, that also means that it gets its own website, at http://qss.cjcs.com
Read more...Robots Successfully Invent Their Own Language (ExtremeTech)
Once they start talking, will we ever get them to shut up? I mean, people have tried altering my programming to stop …
Read more...NBC Rejects “Wonder Woman” (EW.com)
Merciful Athena–thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Wonder Woman NBC | Inside TV | EW.com.
Read more...Logical punctuation: Should we start placing commas outside quotation marks? (Slate)
Finally, people are starting to agree with me that the American convention doesn’t make sense. With the rise of self-publishing, maybe we …
Read more...Proposed Changes to Shot Clock and Backcourt Rules for Women’s College Hoops–a Big Step Backwards (Full Court Press)
“Maybe it makes sense to add the 10-second count to the women’s game, though I’m not really convinced, but going to a …
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Let’s Talk “Que Será Serees”
Barring disaster, my science fiction novel, Que Será Serees, will be released in early May. It is being prepped to be available for sale both in a print version and an ebook version for the Kindle so you’re free to pick your preferred format.
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Sad News: Albuquerque Tortilla Gobbled Up
The local Albuquerque Tortilla Company (ATC) that, in my not so humble native New Mexican opinion, made the only store-bought flour tortilla that could be described as something worth eating has been bought out by multinational GRUMA, S.A.B. de C.V. (Monterrey, Mexico), sellers of Mission Tortillas
Read more...Ku Klux Klan Says It Doesn’t Condone Tea Party or Koran Burning – (GOOD)
A clear sign that perhaps you’ve gone off the deep end? When even the Ku Klux Klan tries to distance itself from …
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The Carnival as Life’s Metaphor
When I was a kid, I used to love when the traveling carnivals would stop and pitch their rides and tents…
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Finding a Replacement For Flanagan as UNM Women’s Basketball Coach
Following the surprise announcement of University of New Mexico’s Head Women’s Basketball Coach, one of the first questions on everyone’s mind is who will be found to take his place?
Read more...New Mexico Wins America’s Best License Plate Award
I don’t know what they’re smokin’ over there, but this is an awful real-world plate. If you aren’t close to it, and …
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Review of The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M. Auel
It’s been thirty-one years since the adventures of Ayla first hit bookshelves. It was hard not to become a fan. The first three books of the planned six-book series were engrossing reads that transported the audience to neolithic Europe. The fourth book, while having its moments, was plodding. The long-delayed fifth book underwhelmed. Where does the newly released sixth, and presumably final, book rate?
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