Whence comes this custom of, “If you will agree to be our guest, you may bring a companion at a special discounted rate.” What the hell? Now even Readercon is doing it; I had thought better of Readercon. This should be part of a longer rant on how to treat guests and guests of honor, [...]
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Apparently a number of my friends are hurt, puzzled, angered, offended, or some combination because known gay-bashing Reverend Richard Warren was asked by Obama to give the inuagural invocation. I don’t know whether to be hurt, puzzled, angered, offended, or some combination by how they’re reacting. Some of Obama’s appointments include: Ken Salazar for Secretary [...]
Pam gave a talk to some Unitarians, and reproduced in her LJ. It’s, like, Cool Stuff. Find it here.
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Got started on the next Vlad novel. I’m pretty sure this one will be Tiassa. 13 pages so far.
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The world that we call Mother One morning at a requirements meet as the coffee break was ending I got an IM from my buddy Jim and he said I’m not attending. I’m tired of jobs that are pointless and dull where one’s just like another. I’m headed for the tangle called Bermuda Triangle toward [...]
Do you, friends, have a problem? Do you find yourself frittering away hours at a time putting useless words on a screen, or, heaven-forfend, a page, when you could be washing dishes or waxing cats? Do you find yourself thinking about writing when you are doing other things? Have you given up social engagements in [...]
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