Monthly Archives: December 2009

We didn’t get the forecast 3 to 7 inches, by a long shot, but it’s the first “sticky” snow of the season. And…holiday lights, we haz dem! It’s been years since I put lights up outside my house. Ages and … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 17:16 Thoughts on Kindle & ebooks from India: is.gd/5e8G6 If ebook mkt takes off in China & India, pubs who are digital will be winners # 17:19 “Will 2010 be the breakout year for … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, I’d gotten a payment for a job, and I thought I’d buy myself some DVDs I’d wanted for a long time. This wouldn’t be a wholly frivolous purchase because almost all of them were titles I have … Continue reading →

As my friends may recall, I have a violent aversion to nostalgia. I simply don’t look back on the past in general or my past in particular with any longing or idealizing whatsoever. Mostly, I’m glad it’s over and done … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 13:22 MWA blacklists, er, delists Harlequin from its “approved publisher” list, Harlequin CEO responds at length: is.gd/5dlnV (blog) # 13:24 The Atlantic, once a major short fiction market who stopped pubbing fic in 2005, … Continue reading →

Miscellaneous updates, for those who are following along… You might remember when I packed up the non-functioning MyPowerALL(tm) device and shipped it back to the manufacturer, Tekkeon, with a letter which I also published, unlocked in this journal, on October … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 19:08 @Vix531 Yeah, there were a lot of cops out up here today, too. What gives, I wonder? # Automatically shipped by LoudTwitter

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 12:27 Ack. My work table is getting crowded & my arms are too short! Teetering stacks of books about the 60s, & a reserve just came in at library # 13:12 IndieBound has *finally* … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 13:00 “No One Warned the Dinosaurs. Will Anyone Warn the Publishers?” is.gd/5afxK # 13:02 It’s Britney Spears’ birthday today! Do you know where your belly-button is? # 16:44 I just generated a #TweetCloud out … Continue reading →

My tweets from yesterday for non-Twitterers: 20:04 Ha. The 2010 Celestial Guide date book (my “bible”) was in my mailbox today. I *just* got the e-mail saying it had been shipped! # 20:08 Berlin-based Springer Science+Business Media will make entire … Continue reading →