Monthly Archives: July 2015
Proud parenting moments
My twelve-year-old son entered a local Pokemon tournament this week. The last one he entered didn’t go so well, and though he kept a positive outlook, he was clearly disappointed. Undaunted, he has been working hard since then to build … Continue reading
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Social contract, sucka!
I had just turned off onto the ramp taking me from one freeway to another on my way to work this morning when another car came zipping across two lanes of traffic and the paved zone between the diverging lanes to … Continue reading
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The Mediator
If you don’t like religion, turn back now. Boyd K. Packer, one of the leaders of my church, and someone we revered as a modern-day apostle of Christ, died recently. He served in the Church for more than the length … Continue reading
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Space is full of empty
Most of the models of the solar system you’ve seen are…greatly abbreviated. There is a lot of space between planets, and our solar system is…huge. The planets themselves are quite tiny. This is what I learned/recalled from this visualization from Josh … Continue reading
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Leaving Las Vegas
I’ve never been a fan of Las Vegas. That’s probably because, up until last week, I’ve only ever experienced The Strip. I spent most of last week in Vegas, but I got to see an entirely different side of the city … Continue reading
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I’m a writer, not a reader
The writer running the short story competition posted an update on it today. He was evidently expecting more entries–55 so far–but expects there will be a surge in entries on the last day. Wait a second…expecting?! Sure enough, he’s listing … Continue reading
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Writing update: …and we’re done!
“The Merchant Prince” turned out to be one I had to drag across the finish line. Finishing the climax came about the same time as a bunch of craziness at work and home, and finding time, motivation, and inspiration became difficult … Continue reading
Some things were meant to be
“We have a giant robot. You have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen.” An American robotics maker has challenged a Japanese robotics maker to a duel. American company Megabot will pit its Megabot Mk. II against Suidobashi … Continue reading
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Anatomy of a successful Kickstarter
A while back I mentioned Michael J. Sullivan’s Kickstarter campaign to finance the printing of a third book in his Riyria Chronicles series. He wanted to come out with one more book before the publisher begins releasing his new series … Continue reading
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Is this who we are?
I’m getting increasingly frustrated with my Facebook feed. I’m trying to behave myself and not express beliefs that might cause others offense, and if I do I try to do so in a thoughtful manner in a longer post that … Continue reading
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