Daily Archives: January 9, 2011
Notice: Official John Scalzi Public Facebook Page Now Live
Posted on January 9, 2011 15 Comments
So, I’m rapidly approaching the 5,000 friend limit Facebook imposes on personal accounts, because, apparently, when you say “yes” to nearly every friend request you get, that’s what happens. For those of you who will be locked out in the cold when this happens and/or feel that you otherwise don’t get enough of me on […]
Christopher Trussell
Posted on January 9, 2011 19 Comments
Oh, this makes me sad: via my high school friend Jason VanBorssum, I learn that Christopher Trussell, who was one of my favorite teachers in high school, passed away this last November. Chris taught music while I was at Webb and also directed a number of the plays, most notably the school’s annual musical. He […]
Giffords Shooting Follow-up
Posted on January 9, 2011 359 Comments
Some additional thoughts on the conversation of the weekend. 1. I’m still uncomfortable ascribing a political motivation to alleged shooter Jared Lee Loughner — or more to the point, ascribing a political motivation that maps more than tangentially at best to current, popular political trends. As someone elsewhere notes, a guy who lists Animal Farm, The […]
Whatever Everyone Else is Saying