Daily Archives: June 13, 2008
Singing in Saturday
Posted on June 13, 2008 10 Comments
Been an interesting day. Here’s Tori Amos to take us into the next one. Going now. Gonna hang out with the Dream King.
NPR/All Things Considered Interview Tomorrow
Posted on June 13, 2008 25 Comments
I did a phone interview with NPR’s All Things Considered yesterday, not about the Obama thing, but about the Phoenix Lander on Mars. The fellow who was interviewing me was asking me about whether the Phoenix mission wasn’t a little bit boring, and what I might do as a writer to spice things up. For […]
Your First Subtle Hint There’s a Thunderstorm Outside Your Window
Posted on June 13, 2008 32 Comments
When a dog the size of a small bear jams itself into a space under your desk better suited for one of the cats — and fits. Kodi no like the thunder. Poor pup.
The Big Idea: Lewis Shiner
Posted on June 13, 2008 37 Comments
These are the days of $4 a gallon gas here in the US, a fact which does not generate much sympathy from most other people in the world (who saw the back end of $4 gas a long time ago) but which pinches us pretty hard anyway, and makes us wonder if our car-driven society […]
Next Up: Putting Out Cigarettes On Her Arm
Posted on June 13, 2008 41 Comments
My wife, sticking her tongue into a buzzing, whirling fan blade, because she’s just that tough. The real question: What’s scarier, the fact my wife thinks nothing of sticking her tongue into a whirling fan blade, just for the fun of it, or the fact that she’s looking at the camera with an expression that […]
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