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I had a pretty nice weekend than has gone a long way toward getting my attitude back close to being fit for human consumption. On Saturday, despite the now-standard insomnia and sleeping in late, we got out of town up into the mountains to a party at a friend's house. They've got a lovely place right out in the middle of nature, with a ...

SF editor Jim Baen is in the hospital after a serious stroke on Monday. The folks at Baen Books are posting updates on their web forums (registration required to follow the link). Specifically, here's the latest info: Jim Baen is in the ICU after a stroke, it is serious, Toni and a relative are there with him. Now you know as much as we do ...

As you may remember, the local bookstore closed down last year. Today, I found out that our charming little hole-in-the-wall CD shop will be closing down in 6 weeks or so. This bites, because Steph and I try to support small local shops even if it means paying more, as long as we can get what we want there. On the good side, they're holding a 15% ...

If anyone other than my family knows where the title of this post comes from, I'll be impressed. I have belonged to a certain online community for many years, the only one that I've joined that requires a subscription payment. While there have been occasional downsides, it has been a mostly positive experience and I have made a lot of what I ...

Once again, I'm up far too late, trying to fix a raft of computer problems. This time I'm reinstalling my Exchange organization, migrating DNS zones, and trying to install a new reverse proxy web server. The usual. I've got my iPod playing away -- I love the Griffin iTrip I bought for it. For $40, I have wireless streaming media at home and in ...

Steph has started indulging in a nice habit, now that I'm getting my home office more mucked out; she'll drag her chair into my office, along with some craft project such as knitting, and sit with me while I'm working. We may not talk much depending on how hard I'm concentrating, but she provides a comforting presence. Today I was ...