[links] Link salad says Happy Father's Day
Sidewise Award Nominees - Yours truly is up for a Sidewise award for my novel Pinion.
Movie neon - Some awesome signs. (Via willyumtx.)
Why Do Firefighters Take Such Risky Jobs? - Fascinating article. To misquote Willie Sutton, "Because that's where the money is."
The Gravity of Life - Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
The Regolith of Asteroid Eros - A nifty close up from NASA's APOD.
Lop Nur, Xinjiang, China - A striking image of salt evaporation ponds in the desert of Lop Nur, China.
Breakthrough Batteries? - Considering that Alessandro Volta would recognize most modern batteries, this kind of scientific and technological progress is critical.
The supernatural does not exist - Bad Astronomer Phil Plaint on the supernatural and testability. As I've said a million times, just because you believe it doesn't mean it's true.
Don't know much about history - A conservative complains about 'politically correct' history. A conservative complaining about historical distortions is a like a dog complaining about barking.
?otD: What do you remember most about your dad?
6/19/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (chemotherapy)
Body movement: n/a (chemotherapy), possibly a short suburban walk to come
Hours slept: 8.5 hours (fitful) plus 4.0+ hours of napping
Weight: n/a
Currently (re)reading: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin
Movie neon - Some awesome signs. (Via willyumtx.)
Why Do Firefighters Take Such Risky Jobs? - Fascinating article. To misquote Willie Sutton, "Because that's where the money is."
The Gravity of Life - Whose well-being is threatened by our changing relationship with the myriad organisms that shaped the evolution of our species?
The Regolith of Asteroid Eros - A nifty close up from NASA's APOD.
Lop Nur, Xinjiang, China - A striking image of salt evaporation ponds in the desert of Lop Nur, China.
Breakthrough Batteries? - Considering that Alessandro Volta would recognize most modern batteries, this kind of scientific and technological progress is critical.
The supernatural does not exist - Bad Astronomer Phil Plaint on the supernatural and testability. As I've said a million times, just because you believe it doesn't mean it's true.
Don't know much about history - A conservative complains about 'politically correct' history. A conservative complaining about historical distortions is a like a dog complaining about barking.
?otD: What do you remember most about your dad?
6/19/2011
Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (chemotherapy)
Body movement: n/a (chemotherapy), possibly a short suburban walk to come
Hours slept: 8.5 hours (fitful) plus 4.0+ hours of napping
Weight: n/a
Currently (re)reading: A Storm of Swords by George R.R. Martin