My boys (ages 12 and 14) and I did attend Sasquan (the WorldCon located in Spokane) this year and it was a first for all of us. I’ll freely admit that we are new to this convention circuit, so it was with very little preconceived notions that we arrived. Let’s suffice it to say that […]
In today’s society, I find that many people inevitably exist in three states of awareness when it comes to ideology/politics. 1) They are completely oblivious [low-information] 2) They are somewhat in tune with an ideology, but their information comes from hearsay [oftentimes friends and social circles] 3) They are engrossed in ideology/politics and oftentimes this […]
For those who missed the last time I posted this. Evidently, this is an optical test which helps to indicate if you perceive things predominantly with the right side of your brain or the left side of your brain.
With my prior post I had a series of people comment about the optical illusion, and I am still convinced that anyone who sees the girl spinning counter-clockwise is insane. Ok – maybe not insane, but I still stare at it and can’t fathom how someone can see it differently. With the interest in such […]
This post is for other would-be authors and those curious about keeping people from getting access to your precious documents. I wrote this a while ago in slideshow format to illustrate simply some issues that are inherent to our digital age and many take for granted. Nobody would ever steal from you, right? Nonetheless, I […]
Here are a few more pictures. They include pictures of dubious cans of beverage in my taxi cab driver’s car (btw the taxi smelled like a Grateful Dead concert), giant ferris wheel, some examples of bamboo being used in construction, and the moment I satisfied my cheesecake craving at the hotel (yes – even in […]
I am struggling through some lovely jetlag, but I did make lots of progress on my next title, about 80% complete on the first draft now.
It seems that books are out for purchase in Kindle and Nook form, and they are preorderable in paperback and hardcover form – available April 3rd. See Amazon for kindle version. See Barnes and Noble for Nook version. I would strongly suggest you keep your Amazon or B&NOBLE order number. The publisher will be putting […]
