Monthly Archives: September 2005

Stating the Obvious?

9/29/2005 – 1:11 pm

I started reading Ted Sturgeon’s “Thunder and Roses” last night and it struck me that this was where John Kessel got the idea for “A Clean Escape.” There’s no doubt about it. There’s a line in there about forgetting, and boom, there’s the genesis of Kessel’s story. It always seems odd when this happens. I [...]

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Yes, I Am Just Killing Time Before Going Home

9/28/2005 – 4:04 pm

Look! I’m Woodstock! Aaww, youre woodstock! Youre a peculiar but popularcutie, who always seems confused. Youre alittle forgetful and adventurous and althoughyou might get the odd funny look, the oppositesex flock around you! Sweeeet! Which Snoopy Character are you? brought to you by Quizilla And why is this not surprising… Athena ?? Which Of The [...]

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Off by Two

9/28/2005 – 4:02 pm

Quiz that tells me I act my age, more or less. You Are 29 Years Old Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view – and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to [...]

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Read This

9/28/2005 – 9:22 am

Jeff Ford’s posted a story called “Present From the Past” on his blog. I’m telling you, not asking you, to read it: http://www.livejournal.com/~14theditch/9017.html Reading this made me feel like I was on the heaving deck of a ship. Suddenly, work seems utterly inconsequential. Current Mood – Melancholy | Currently Listening To – Björk – “Medulla”

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Kung Fu Master?

9/28/2005 – 8:33 am

I am Kung Fu Master. I like to be in control of myself. I dislike crowds, especially crowds containing people trying to kill me. Even though I always win, I prefer to avoid fights if possible. (If you were not Kung Fu Master you would be a Gauntlet Adventurer.) What Video Game Character Are You? [...]

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An Extension of Last Night’s Post

9/27/2005 – 12:21 pm

Okay, last night’s post-midnight post was done just to kill time while I updated to Windows 2K SP4. I’ll elaborate a little more on what I’ve been reading and what I’ve been thinking. Specifically, I’ve read the following from Harlan Ellison’s “Deathbird Stories”: The Whimper of Whipped Dogs Along the Scenic Route On the Downhill [...]

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Lull

9/27/2005 – 12:05 am

Home after a tiring weekend. We went to Chicago to participate in Justine and Lauren’s baptisms. We had a great time and it’s always fun to see the ‘rents but it rained hard on the way home and we needed to take a few detours, meaning we left Chicago at 2:30 and didn’t get home [...]

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Football Fever and Other Things

9/22/2005 – 2:55 pm

Just a few other items I have on my mind. Bummed that we’re going to miss Wisconsin vs. Michigan this weekend at Camp Randall. On the bright side, I offloaded the tickets on Ebay and it’s fair to say I didn’t lose money in the exchange. The bad news: According to Fox Sports, there are [...]

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First Glimpse

9/22/2005 – 10:06 am

First rule of the wilderness: Pictures can never do it justice. Second rule of the wilderness: Even so, you have to try. Here are three quickies from the Yosemite trip. A Look Into the Valley If you take a look back at this post on Day 2, there’s a small lake in the upper right [...]

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Gutted

9/20/2005 – 11:39 am

I was getting pretty excited about being on a 53-day wait from F&SF, which was the exact amount of time it took for me to find out the good news last time. However, Clarion bud John Schoffstall mentioned on his blog that Gordon’s been backlogged for a few months after attending summer workshops and World [...]

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