I hadn't read the controversy surrounding the recent decision to allow openly gay boys into Scouting ( Read more... )

Wiscon told Elizabeth Moon to go make them a sandwich. Her opinion and experiences did not matter in the scope of their agenda, to the people who were hosting her. Oh, the irony.

I don't agree with many of the things she said, but I can respect how she would feel them.  The emotions that drove them.  Wiscon told her it's not okay to be different.  ( Read more... )

Last night, I watched New Moon with the wife.

All I can say now is "Yes I can!"  I write MUCH better stories than this.

These are terrible stories.  As Jess put it, "they set the women's movement back at least 50 years."  And she doesn't even follow LiveJournal, that was just the first thing that came out of her mouth.  God how I love that woman.

Near ( Read more... )

Just so you know, I'm going to start a weekly tirade post called "Things I Hate."  Just in case you didn't know that there are things I hate.

You know what I really hate?  When people say "There are so few writers actually trying these days."

No, we are trying.  Trust me.