Oct 08 2008
What a Difference a Month Makes, or, a Caution to the Smug
Hey, Democrats: Remember when you were acting like this? Yeah, seems like years, but it was just a month ago.
Remember there’s a month to go yet. So don’t get cocky.
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The Blatherations of Others
- V on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- JJS on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- nelson on The Big Idea: Carrie Ryan
- Scott on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- locke on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Dave Goldberg on The Big Idea: Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist
- vian on Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- The Deuce on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Miko on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Mac on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Johnny Carruthers on Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- Robyn Cook on The Big Idea: Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist
- Sihaya on Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- cathy on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Slim and Slam on Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
The Last 100 Posts
- Interview at The Nebula Awards Site
- Because I Know More of You Enjoy Phineas and Ferb Than Will Admit in Mixed Company
- Why Hollywood Gets the Future Wrong
- Reader Request Week 2010: Get Your Requests In!
- Messmaker, Messmaker, Make Me a Mess
- The Big Idea: Carrie Ryan
- The Slightly Less Temporary Temporary Office
- The New Office Floor
- The Temporary Office
- (Probably) Offline Until Tuesday
- The Definition of Last Minute
- In the Kingdom of the Worms
- My Floor, In Pre-Floor Form
- Oooh, Look, a Trailer for SG:U Upcoming Episodes
- New Colors
- Today’s Little Irony
- A Small Note Re: Response Times
- How Oscar Slipped Past Avatar
- For Paul and Storm Fans and Those Who Just Don’t Know They’re Fans Yet
- The Office Stripped Bare
- The Big Idea: Skyler White
- Just Arrived, 3/10/10
- My Office, In Handy Box Form
- Why Of Course I’ll Be Happy To Show You My Prom Picture
- Today’s Reminder of the Consistent Awesomeness of My Wife
- Amelia Beamer, Sex and Zombies, Serialized Fiction
- The Big Idea: Dave Goldberg and Jeff Blomquist
- A Quick Note to Universal Home Entertainment
- Because People Ask: Book Acquisition Details
- Just Arrived, 3/8/10
- Monday Morning Housekeepery
- Your Oscar Night Open Thread
- My Ubiquity In Your Online Life: A Poll
- The Future Soon Now
- EBooks, Free, The Value Thereof
- The Big Idea: Teri Hall
- MilSFery
- Comments and Communities
- Final SF Oscar Thoughts
- Oscar and Me
- Just Arrived, 3/3/10
- The Big Idea: Blake Charlton
- Casting My (SFWA) Vote
- Micro(ish) Update
- Talk Amongst Yourselves
- Just Arrived, 3/1/10
- Your March Science Fictional Reminderations
- Knowing When Not to Bigfoot Someone
- A Birthday Tune
- The Awesome Yet Terrifying Power of Abba Zaba
- TGE Review at SFReviews.net, Plus a Bonus Childhood Story
- The Big Idea: N.K. Jemisin
- Today’s Irony Twofer
- This Manuscript Hires People
- Handing You Off to Charlie Stross Today
- Technical Note Re: E-mail
- Video Games Into SF Movies
- Just Once I Wish I Could Have a Normal Picture of Me and My Daughter
- Zeus Works on His Cheshire Cat Trick
- The Big Idea: David Louis Edelman
- Signed Chapbook for Auction at “Con or Bust”
- Stargate Universe: I’m Back For Season Two
- The God Engines: Hugo Consideration Edition
- USA Today Piece on Science Fiction and the Oscars
- Just Arrived, 2/22/10
- The Big Idea: Robert McCammon
- One Star Reviews Revisited
- My Secret (Failed) Media Tie-In Past
- Interesting Note on Marriage in the United States
- Final God Engine First Editions — Signed! — at Subterranean Press
- Taking the Day Off
- Mustaches of Years Gone By
- And Now, a Nebula Awards Geek Out Moment
- 2009 Nebula Award Nominations
- Tough But Fair
- Nebula Award Nominations to Be Announced Tomorrow
- The Big Idea: Alex de Campi
- Inglourious Basterds: Is It Science Fiction?
- Just Arrived, 2/17/10
- From the “How Cool is This” Department
- Various & Sundry, 2/17/10
- The Cake That Refreshes
- Me Stuff, 2/16/10
- Athena Wishes You a Groovy Mardi Gras
- Just Arrived, 2/16/10
- The Big Idea: Alexey Pehov
- I Hereby Unilaterally Declare February 15th To Be International Grover Appreciation Day
- Yet Another Snow Day
- Today’s “Dogs! And Cats! Living Together!” Moment
- Sunset, 2/14/10
- Various & Sundry, 2/14/10
- Happy Valentine’s Day
- In the Words of Neo: Whoa.
- All Sorts of Wrong
- The Big Idea: Stephen Deas
- Just Arrived, 2/11/10
- Today’s Tale of Epic Cluelessness
- Winter Survival, Science Fiction Style
- Buzz Buzz Buzz
- My Evanescent Internet Fame
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