I’m from out West, which means among other things that I have zero experience with hurricanes. Not a lick. Happily, this is my third year leaving in a coastal area, and we’re watching only our second strike possibility: Hanna. Most of the cadets seem to be a-flutter with excitement, asking …
Mary Robinette Kowal, recent winner of the Campbell Award and long-time awesome human being, has a new story online at Apex: “Scenting the Dark.” I post the link here because (1) it’s a terrific story, one of the best I’ve read in a long time, and (2) I plan to …
First game of the season is this evening, and we’re debuting half of a new stadium. Should be quite nice. Have a barbecue at a neighbor’s house before that, which should be a lot of fun, especially since their house backs up to the parade route where the cadets will …
Just watched Obama’s DNC speech. I might be a Bull Moose supporter, but THAT was why I voted for Obama in the primary last spring. If you haven’t done your homework to check out the facts of the candidates, please do so. As he just made potently clear, we’re long …