Monthly Archives: July 2006

My daughter upgraded her PC this summer and I fell heir to her cast-off, which is only a couple of years ago. She discovered this neat feature on a Dell PC that let her restore the computer to exactly the … Continue reading →

Many of you know that I grew up in Canada, so I’m subject to some of the idiosyncrasies of a Commonwealth-biased education. After living in the US for 17 years, I’ve adapted to some American spellings. I dropped the ‘u’ … Continue reading →

…but it slipped from my mind. Perhaps washed away by the rain. We’re expecting 2-4″ of rain today, with some places getting up to 9″. Typical Texas summer rain. The forecast says “100% chance of rain,” which is rare. Usually … Continue reading →

…in the middle of the day. As I mentioned yesterday, we’re in for a rainy week. People don’t often associate rain with Texas, but the southeastern part of the state is subject to the occasional deluge. Over the past half … Continue reading →

After a long week of hot weather and no precipitation, I finally dragged out the hose and the sprinkler on Saturday afternoon, after I mowed the lawn, and gave the grass and peripheral bushes a good soaking. Of course it … Continue reading →

This morning I received a batch of interview questions from the Turkish Dark Tower forum. It’s been a while since I fielded some of these questions (what did I think of the ending, what did I think about the Crimson … Continue reading →

I haven’t written anything new in the days since I got back from NECON. That’s not to say that I’ve been completely idle, but I look forward to getting back to churning out new material. I skipped my Monday morning … Continue reading →

Let me tell you this—it isn’t the bloody humidity. It’s the heat. Period. When I left work yesterday afternoon and turned on my car engine, the outside thermometer read 109°. Now I don’t for a minute believe it was actually … Continue reading →

I imagine there’ll be a rash of NECON posts on LJ today. Mine will probably be less clear than the others. I got home at 11:30 pm last night and only got six hours of sleep, which brings my four-day … Continue reading →

No, this post isn’t about Elizabeth Massie and her sister, which is sort of an inside joke, but never mind. This time tomorrow I’ll be in Providence en route to Bristol, RI for NECON XXVI, my fourth time at this … Continue reading →