Category Archives: Random Musings

The title is borrowed from a podcast on writing I mention regularly, but in this case it refers to the various things that being a writer excuses me to do. One of those things is to learn about anything that … Continue reading →

We’re into week two or three now of a nearly continual inversion here in Salt Lake City. Temperatures are usually in the single-digits every morning and may climb to the low 20’s by afternoon only to plummet again the moment … Continue reading →

 One of my favorite characters from Babylon 5 (and granted, that’s not narrowing the field much) is Mr. Morden, the Shadows’ emissary who initially visits each race’s ambassador and asks them one simple question, “What do you want?” They seldom … Continue reading →

Well, as I often do at the start of each year, I’ve recommitted myself to becoming better organized and keeping up on my task list better. And that means, of course, that I’m racing ahead trying to knock as many … Continue reading →

Mary Robinette Kowal gave me an idea for a quick review of my blog for the past year. The idea is to take the first sentence of the first post of each month. So here goes:   This article from … Continue reading →

It should come as a surprise to no one that I am an odd duck. But I can’t imagine I’m so unusual, just a different shade of unusual. For example, my work group was recently reassigned to a different team … Continue reading →

When I was young years like 2013 was the stuff of science fiction. A lot could happen in 30+ years! Why, we could be sending Roy Schieder and John Lithgow to Jupiter by then. So it’s strange to be living … Continue reading →

My brother gave me the idea of tracking my reading for the year, so this year I’ve been keeping a list (over there to the right) of all the books I’ve read this year, plus the ones I didn’t finish … Continue reading →

A lot of arguments on both sides over gun control are long on hooey, but short of facts. If you’re up for a long, thorough post on the matter, read An opinion on gun control, by Larry Correia, who is … Continue reading →