Space Station Freedom (#TBT)

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#TBT From 1987 through 1990, I worked for a sub-contractor to NASA on the Space Station project. At the time, it was named Space Station Freedom. Later, it was renamed to the International Space Station or ISS. Here is a plot one of the engineers printed for me. Here is a license plate holder I … Read more

Marie Claire

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Recently, my wife was given an anonymous gift subscription to Marie Claire. She thought I might have done it, but I’d never heard of the magazine. I’ve only heard of Cosmo. So, neither of us know who the benefactor is. Unfortunately, my wife doesn’t get much from the magazine. Such things are her cup of … Read more

An Annoying and Fruitful Commute

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An Friday, May 9th, while commuting to work, I pondered further revisions to Shifting Mars’ Sands. Recently, Ch. 2 became Ch. 1. The old Ch. 1 became Ch. 6. The last scene from the old Ch. 1 became Ch. 2. At this point, my protagonist, Gretchen, starts the novel. The leader of the antagonist side, … Read more

Cat Training

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Recently, I decided to eat at the dining room table like regular people do. Before that, I ate behind closed doors because of the cat. He likes people food, my food in particular. I found that out the hard way when he ran off with the last bit of my sandwich one day. This hasn’t … Read more

Beach Vacation 2013

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With more snow predicted tomorrow night, I thought I’d post some pictures from last vacation at Fripp Island, SC. I enjoy that the island is private, which means that there’s plenty of nature among the private houses. I go in the off-season, so few vacationers are roaming around. The island has two golf courses. The … Read more

What’s a Cow Orker?

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Recently, I read a writing tipon hyphenation. It’s well worth reading, so please check it out. One point, the author failed to clearly make was that a hyphen is required when the unhyphenated word can be misread. For instance, “co-pilot” when not hyphenated is “cop ilot.” Of course, “ilot” is ridiculous, but that’s the point—the … Read more

New Year’s Resolution

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I know it’s been a few weeks since I last posted. I’ve been thinking about how to word this post properly. The beginning of a new year brings with it people making resolutions to change their lives. You’ll find no resolutions like lose 20 pounds this year or workout twice a week here. All they … Read more

The Hard Words

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Recently, I posted about writing difficulties: understanding poetry and getting the right amount of emotion into a piece. Going back as far as late spring, the words have been hard. I didn’t know why they were hard, only that they were. I chalked it up to finishing my novel, Shifting Mars’ Sands, with a writers’ … Read more