“I’m ok being the only one who is right.”
That probably says more about me than anything else, really.
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A thought that occurred to me the other day…
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I went to Risa and all I got was this lousy t-shirt
From – Star Trek Planet Risa Vacation Unisex T-shirt | Etsy
My favorite kind of Star Trek shirts are those that aren’t obviously Star Trek shirts (though I like those too!).
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FDR’s words still ring true
Better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.
From – Franklin Roosevelt’s Re-Nomination Acceptance Speech (1936) | The American Yawp Reader
Ken Burns is UPenn’s commencement speaker and just quoted this line from FDR’s second nomination acceptance speech.
Brilliant.
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Sci-fi writer trying to save the future
At 70, Robinson — who is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential speculative fiction writers of his generation — stands as perhaps the last of the great utopians. It can be lonely work, he said. But lately, his writing has been having an impact in the real world, as biologists and climate scientists, tech entrepreneurs and CEOs of green technology start-ups have looked to his fiction as a possible road map for avoiding the worst outcomes of climate change.
From – A Sci-Fi Writer Returns to Earth: ‘The Real Story Is the One Facing Us’ – The New York Times
KSR is one of my favorite writers, and this is a good article about what he’s been up to. And a reminder to me that I haven’t read his latest novel yet!
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Watch Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Spock! Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is the latest Star Trek series, and Paramount+ has posted the first episode on YouTube for free!
I very much enjoyed it, and think you will too! Check it out, and then you can listen to me chat about it on the Star Trek podcast I host with my pal Jason Snell: Vulcan Hello.
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Just say no to geology
Migrating my blog to WordPress (yes, I still plan to blog about that!) has meant that I’ve spent a lot of time looking at older entries and strolling down memory lane. I’ve also been checking out settings, and rooting out cruft that builds up over 2 decades and several blogs mashing into one over the course of that time.
One of the oddest things I’ve discovered is that I have a category called “geologist” and it has nothing in it. I have no idea why
No, this entry isn’t in that category either.
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My eBay picks are a little on the nose
Darn you, eBay programmers!
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None shall pass
This afternoon I walked over to our local library to return two books and pick up a book I had on hold. I discovered, as you can see, that while the library was open it wasn’t really open.
They had a cart blocking the entrance and a librarian waiting there to help anyone (like me) who was there to pick up a book. While I’m happy I could get my hold, I was sad that I couldn’t take a few minutes to browse the stacks.
Now, I don’t know exactly what caused today’s staffing shortage but I’m willing to get the Library’s sad budget had something to do with it. I’m a strong believer that people should pay their taxes (yes, including rich people!) and that the government should use those tax dollars to fund things like… people to keep our libraries open.
I know, that’s radical thinking these days.
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Jason Kottke is Taking a Sabbatical
And he tells us so here: Announcement: I’m Going to Miss You, But I Am Taking a Sabbatical:
I’d like to spend some unrushed time with my kids, who too often see me when I’m stressed out about work.
Jason earns a living with this blog, which one would think is living the dream. This is a good reminder that even when you turn something you love into work, it is still work.
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