Daily Archives: February 19, 2010
Mustaches of Years Gone By
Posted on February 19, 2010 50 Comments
My father sent along this picture to me, of him and my mother back in their married days, which were also coincidentally his Navy days, which means that in this picture both of them are about 20 years younger than I am at this moment. Which messes with my head, it does. I have no […]
And Now, a Nebula Awards Geek Out Moment
Posted on February 19, 2010 31 Comments
Like, I’m totally friends with loads of the Nebula nominees this year. No, seriously! I know them personally! How cool is that? I know Nebula nominees, people. They let me hang out with them. They tolerate my presence. I’m full of the nerd-squee at the moment for each and every one of them, and plan […]
2009 Nebula Award Nominations
Posted on February 19, 2010 63 Comments
The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) has released the list of nominees for the 2009 Nebula, Bradbury and Norton Awards, and I’m delighted to say The God Engines and Zoe’s Tale are on the list. The official press release is here, but you’ll find the full list below, with additional comments from […]
Tough But Fair
Posted on February 19, 2010 70 Comments
Dude kicked off a flight because he was too smelly. And you know what? If you reek so bad that more than just the people next to you notice, that’s not at all unreasonable. You’re all in a flying tube with recycled air for hours. Other people shouldn’t have to marinate in your feculence. I’ve […]
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