SteelyKid shows off her recently expanded climbing ability: I could attempt to make a strained connection to the Fourth of July by making some analogy between a baby climbing stairs and the need for constant slow improvement in the national character, or some such. But really, it’s just a cute baby picture being posted as… Continue reading Ad Astra Per Aspera
Month: July 2009
links for 2009-07-04
Charlie Rose – An interview with David Foster Wallace A 1997 interview, when Wallace was promoting A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never Do Again, covering a wide range of topics. (tags: video writing books literature movies humanities academia society culture) In Which Your Host Witnesses a High-Speed Chase : Built on Facts "Conservation of momentum… Continue reading links for 2009-07-04
Two-Word Lyrics: Independence Day Edition
I have a new appreciation for Cathy and Amanda and the rest of the infant room staff at the day care center, after two days of chasing a fully recovered SteelyKid around the house because she still had a couple of coxsackie virus blisters on her hands. They’re earning the money we’re paying them. She’s… Continue reading Two-Word Lyrics: Independence Day Edition
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Contest Winners
After a long baby-induced delay, we are finally ready to announce the winners of the How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Caption Contest and Poetry Contest. I’ve obtained a few more copies of the bound galleys from the publisher, so we’ll be giving two awards in each contest category: one for each photo, one… Continue reading How to Teach Physics to Your Dog Contest Winners
In Which I Cave In to the Current Social Media Fad-of-the-Moment, Purely for Book-Publicity Purposes, You Understand, Not Because I Need Another Time-Waster
http://twitter.com/orzelc That is all.
links for 2009-07-03
Setshot: Basketball for the Aging and Infirm: Rosters: Managing the list "Overall, I like administering the list because I can virtually guarantee that any time I want to play, there will be others to play with. I also like the fact that I have some control over who gets on the list, and more importantly,… Continue reading links for 2009-07-03
Thursday Baby Blogging 070209
SteelyKid has recovered her usual energy level, as you can tell by the giant debris field she’s created in the living room: Looking at her there, among the scattered toys with Appa, you might be saying “Boy, what a great big baby she is!” It’s all a matter of perspective, though:
Poll: Threats and Menaces
SteelyKid’s nearly over her coxsackie virus, but has just enough spots left that we can’t take her to day care. Which means another day of baby wrangling, and another poll question chosen by the dog: What is the biggest single threat to your household security?(surveys) Emmy is convinced that we’re insufficiently serious about home defense.
A Literary Theory
There is a fairly prominent strain of SF fandom which vehemently rejects all but the most superficial forms of literary analysis. This mostly seems to be due to bad experiences with English Lit classes in high school and/or college, at least based on the long rants they used to uncork on Usenet, back in the… Continue reading A Literary Theory
Hugo Voting
Just a reminder, if you’re someone who’s eligible to vote for this year’s Hugo Awards, the deadline to do so is tomorrow. Of course, you probably already know that– they sent out reminder emails last night. They want me to vote so badly, in fact, that I got four reminder emails last night, two with… Continue reading Hugo Voting