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Entries from December 2008

Since I’m ranting anyway: Conventions

December 24th, 2008 · 24 Comments

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, which [...]

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Tags: Conventions · Steve

Rant: Obama, Reverend Warren, and my friends list

December 19th, 2008 · 60 Comments

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 of the [...]

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Tags: Politics · Steve

Here’s a “woman’s mystery” for you…

December 9th, 2008 · 25 Comments

Every time I get my “moon time”, I want to punch a pagan in the mouth.

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Tags: Health · Reesa

Pamela Dean on Writing

December 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Pam gave a talk to some Unitarians, and reproduced in her LJ.  It’s, like, Cool Stuff.  Find it here.

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Tags: Friends · Steve · Writing

New book started

December 8th, 2008 · 76 Comments

Got started on the next Vlad novel.  I’m pretty sure this one will be Tiassa.  13 pages so far.

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Tags: Book Discussions · Books · Steve · Writing

My latest chartbuster

December 5th, 2008 · 16 Comments

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 the world that we [...]

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Tags: Music · Steve

A 12-step program?

December 5th, 2008 · 6 Comments

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 order to write [...]

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Tags: Writing

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