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Two of the most entertaining SF novels of the 1980's

· Links

Posts have slowed down a little, but I have a Weekly Links ready to go. Before I get there though, my friend Heston just sent me this little link: Fall in love again with the no-holds-barred, edge-of-your-seat science fiction, featuring inexhaustible flow of ideas, rich…

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After Moving Day

· Links, misc

If anyone’s missing last Sundays ‘Weekly Links’, sorry. The company I work for changed buildings, which means we had two days to move the IT department and get it up and running by Monday. There was two of us, and we worked 24 hours of…

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Philip José Farmer passed away

· Writing

Philip José Farmer passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday morning. He will be missed greatly by his wife Bette, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and countless fans around the world. January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009. R.I.P.

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Obama

· misc

Today is a hopeful day. Let’s remember that Obama is a man, not the Messiah. As a man, he has a chance to succeed, to exceed. As a Messiah, he will fail.

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Patrick McGoohan dies

· misc

Patrick McGoohan, the Emmy-winning actor who created and starred in the cult classic television show “The Prisoner,” has died. He was 80. He was most famous as the character known only as Number Six in “The Prisoner,” a sci-fi tinged 1960s British series in which…

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2008 Accomplishments

· blog, Computers, misc, Parenting, Writing

I figured I’d write a post about what I accomplished in 2008. This is it. I’ll also add what I hope to accomplish with each item in 2009. WordSlinger Beta released. WordSlinger is an Integrated Development Environment for writers. It’s geared towards the way I…

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WordPress Update

· blog

Well, I’ve finally upgraded WordPress, to version 2.7. I also decided it was time to change the theme. I don’t know if I’ll stick with what you see here, but we’ll see.

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Happy New Year

· misc, Writing

I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and I hope everyone brought in the new year the way they wanted. We did. I’m starting the new year with a new writing project, title currently unknown. I’ve shipped off The Courier to a first…

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