De-signed
So, Anna went out yesterday, and our Biden/Harris sign was gone. I choose to believe that the wind took it (which seems to have happened to a lot of Biden signs in and around our neighborhood. And, truth be told, …
My MHC 52 Virtual Panels
I mentioned in an earlier post about MHC 52 Virtual that I would post links to my panels once they were up on YouTube. The image on the left is from the Bitcoin panel I did with Cory Doctorow, amongst …
MileHiCon 52 Virtual Follow-up
About a week ago, I put up a post explaining that I was working on MHC 52’s virtual convention (which was held last weekend – Oct. 23-25th). In that post, I said that I would either be talking about our …
MileHiCon 52 Virtual
MileHiCon is the oldest Sci-Fi convention in Colorado, and one of the oldest in the world (The 52 is a bit of a hint there). I’ve been involved with MileHiCon for many years. Most years I am on panels, and …
October Literary Horoscopes
Well, this is pretty cool. A literary magazine called f(r)iction wrote a Halloween-themed article with a reference to a story for each zodiac sign, and they chose my story Side-by-Side for Leo. Why Leo? No clue :-). I’d not heard …
WinForms ProgressBar with Text
I know everyone has been dying for me to do another programming post, so voila – you’re welcome! I was working on a program for scheduling Zoom webinars and meetings (more on that in another post) and even though the …
Not a Political Post
Early on I decided to generally avoid politics on this site. I do occasionally go on rants about patents and the like, but mostly I use this site to talk about fun or interesting stuff I’ve seen or done. So, …
26th Anniversary
Today is Anna and my 26th anniversary. And not a single serious successful murder attempt! Since the 26th anniversary is apparently pictures…
Golf Balls
Our house backs up to a golf course, which is kind of nice, since it means we have an open space that won’t be covered in houses–giving us a nice view of the mountains and Pikes Peak. Well, it would …
Side by Side
I just had a new short story, Side by Side, published in the Every Day Fiction web magazine. They publish a new flash fiction story every day. Flash fiction refers to extremely short short stories. A common definition is 1,000 …