omg, everybody freak out–a scientist who is now in gov’t once co-wrote a textbook in which ideas were discussed! The 1,000-page course book, which was co-written with environmental activists Paul and Anne Ehrlich, discusses and in one passage seems to advocate totalitarian measures to curb population growth, which it says could cause an environmental catastrophe. […]
Ideas, Tigers, and Bears, Oh My! Read More »
Yep, I’m sick. Damn it. Since I last checked in, I edited a scene of Joss and wrote most of another, but can’t get my brain to function to finish it. I’ve written a bit more on Fidelis each day, and am now at about 30,000 words. But right now my brain won’t touch it.
Stupid Germs. Stupid Cold. Stupid stupid. Read More »
Have you ever thought about that one inevitable line on nearly any form? You know the one. Sex: M F Odds are you know the answer–and it’s there. You joke “yes, please!” or “as often as possible!” but you also circle the letter that applies. Imagine it wasn’t that simple. From here: Imagine you’re me,
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When pictures from Abu Ghraib surfaced, some members of the military were held accountable–or rather, sacrificed as scapegoats. The humiliation and intimidation of those prisoners was rightfully judged a crime, and some of the perpetrators convicted. But others were never charged. Now we know that the actions went far beyond attacks on dignity and comfort.
Dear AG Mr. Eric Holder: Read More »
“More and more as I am here and see what life really is, I understand that it is not when or how you die but how and if you truly were ever alive.” Dr. Jerri Nielson Fitzgerald I want to travel. I want to see the world. Eat Japanese food with Japanese people, see the
I can’t deliberately write to a theme, but I’m pretty good at picking one out later. I do it every time I do Holly Lisle’s One-Pass Revision, and I can’t imagine revising without it now.
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All right, I want everyone who EVER bought drugs from someone they found through a blog comment lined up and beaten. 751 in my spam filter. Srsly? Who does this? Someone must buy, or they wouldn’t keep doing it, right? Idiots. Anyway. I plod onwards. I sent out three more queries. One already rejected, others