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• I think Laura said it best:
  
  Hello Feb 1! Can I pretend that this is the start of 2010 and that January didn’t happen?
  
  And so I shall leave it at that.

• Amazon and McMillan publishing had a bit of a tiff over the weekend. While this has inspired much commentary, I ( Read more... )

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You don’t need to know exactly why is this is important to me right now - just know that you need to go here now and read this. I’ll explain later. In case you need a tease:

When there are no more heroes, there are no more gladiators.

Why does it matter? Gladiators ( Read more... )

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• Both Laura and I ended up interviewed on television this week - Laura was interviewed as part of a national news segment on the LCROSS mission, and I lent some bouncy-browed advice to a Fox 45 piece on bacterial contamination of food transportation pallets. Mine ( Read more... )

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With a new year, invariably, comes chatter of resolutions. (Top Ten lists as well, but I digress.) Many people make them. Very few stick with them. Some pay the concept no mind. As Mur astutely points out, it negates the idea of a “resolution” (namely, the whole “ ( Read more... )

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I took the infectious diseases board certification exam this past Tuesday, and am quite happy it’s done with. Unfortunately, I came down with an upper respiratory infection the day before - some would say that I was being a bit too “hands-on” in my studying - as ( Read more... )

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The PNME has been going on this weekend. A segment of the Tribe has been attending, and Laura had the chance to socialize there as well during her work trip - it sounds like everyone has had an excellent time. While clearly not a fan convention, the fact that many ( Read more... )

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Laura is back on US soil! Granted, in San Francisco, but it makes me happy nonetheless. She’ll be visiting with some of her NASA peeps at Ames over the next few days, before heading back here, and us proceeding on to Dragon*Con.

I’m sure she’ll have some ( Read more... )

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Laura’s mother got a tattoo. The Cross is obvious, and one has to assume the triangle brings the Trinity into play.

Or, perhaps, the Triforce? Probably not…

In any case, it looks good! While you’re at it, go visit her site and give her some Comment Love.

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The are many denizens of teh Internets who are aspiring writers, and blog of their struggles and experiences, but few are as talented and glorious as my good friend Ronnie. Writer. Physicist. Ex-NASA engineer. Philosopher. And most recently, Arkansasian neo- ( Read more... )

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As I’ve muttered about before in this space, Laura and I both recently resolved to actively maintain our websites, because:

1. we’re stupidly busy with work, and take on more projects than we should

2. we’re 20th level procrastinators, who’ve elevated this most ( Read more... )