Month: September 2004
The New Martian Chronicle (sort of)
Posted onOver on Smallville, everyone thinks Chloe Sullivan is dead. Well, we know better. She
Scott Muni, R.I.P.
Posted onAnother radio voice of my youth is gone.Scott Muni was the voice of New York FM radio, the man who introduced me to so much rock and roll. As the number one man on WNEW, he led the way, spinning tracks from the Beatles to whatever was current, explaining why they were cool, sharing tidbits […]
Getting Pissed at Corporate America
Posted onWhatever efficiencies garnered by forming large corporations is also offset by screw-ups that are nearly impossible to correct.To boost profits, Aramark closed dining halls in favor of a food court at George Washington University. This has led Kate to struggle to find a steady way to eat healthily. A letter of complaint is on its […]
Visiting Washington
Posted onWe have completed our trip to Washington, visiting with the delight that is our daughter. More follows.
Road Trip
Posted onDeb has decided we need to see Katie sooner than our planned trip on October 22. Like now. She called me with this notion on Wednesday and I am pretty pleased with how quickly I managed the course correction. We had already started buying the stuff she had asked for — canned drinks and packaged […]
The Last Few Days
Posted onBusy Busy BusyI know, sounds like Terry Thomas, doesn’t it?Anyway, work has been keeping me on the go. Lots of projects have picked up steam and I’ve been caught up in administrative tasks, most of which I truly enjoy doing (and miss from my previous time at DC).The projects are good to work on and […]
This And That
Posted onBack to PressSo I read on Keith DeCandido’s blog that Tales of the Dominion War is going back for a second printing. Hooray! It’s a rock solid collection and worthy of the attention it’s getting.With so much media tie-in competition these days, Pocket’s print runs for Star Trek fiction have been cut back, drastically when […]
Proud to be a Member
Posted onFor a few years now, Deb has been bugging me to join the Science Fiction Writers of America. And I’ve always avoided it.There’s a part of me that feels that writing predominantly media tie-in fiction (which, to be honest, that’s what Star Trek is) doesn’t qualify me. Then there’s the inertia that’s all-too-common to people.And […]
You Have got to be Kidding Me
Posted onFound this over at the United Kingdom’s Guardian web site:German ‘World Service’ boldly goes for Klingon newsMichael LeidigWednesday September 15, 2004The German equivalent of the BBC World Service, Deutsche Welle, has added a new language to its global news network by starting to use Klingon.Star Trek, or Raumschiff Enterprise as it is known in Germany, […]
The Screening Room
Posted onI saw a screening of Sky Captain last night and if you’re interested, I talk about it.
Read all About it
Posted onIt’s the first weekend at my desk in about a month which feels very weird. Normally, I’m done here either one or both days for a few hours each. Deb has complained that over the last few years I’d do the errands and then vanish down there all weekend. She has a point and I’m […]
What’s Been Happening
Posted onIt certainly has been busy since returning from Boston. As I catch my breath, I
More from Boston
Posted onWhere was I? Ah yes, the parties.Each night the parties are pretty much the same. You work your way up to the 12th floor and then wander the floor, stoopping at parties of interest and then take the stairs down a floor until you find yourself on 7. Repeat.The Liaden Party, celebrating the nifty Sharon […]
At WorldCon
Posted onI’m sitting here in the lobby of the Sheraton Boiston, using Nomi Burstein’s laptop, checking e-mail and taking a moment to catch you up on activity here at WorldCon. A laptop and wirelss, is just so neat a concept. Sitting beside me, pounding away on his laptop and wireless is our webmaster Glenn. Hi Glenn.Took […]