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I’ve been thinking about 1998 a lot lately. I recently bought a ’98 BMW Z3 as a sort of next track car… sort of being that there’s not a great aftermarket for it so it might not be the best choice although I think it’s a good alternative to a Miata which I just am … Continue reading 1998

My daughter has shown some interest in STEM so I was going to buy her a BBC Micro:bit robot kit DIY for $80 (which is cheaper than a Rasp-Pi kit) and thought–you know, we should do some coding first to see if she’ll stick with it. Coding is free, more or less. I searched online … Continue reading DBRobots Resurrected

I’m not posting much online these days but wanted to share something at least once per year for anyone from the “old days” who stops by. Feel free to drop me a line. I always enjoy hearing from old friends/acquaintances from my writing/game dev/UAT days. Which seems like a lifetime ago now. As for writing, … Continue reading Semi-Retired

I grew up without access to any good video games. My parents believed the Atari 2600 was good enough to last us 8 years (and my sister didn’t play so “us” means “me” here). During those 8 years, I acquired about 25 4-color games which required a lot of imagination. Meanwhile, 1985 came and went: … Continue reading Retro Gaming Redone (Going Solid State)

I have always enjoyed studying the history of the ancient Greeks, but that interest was exponentially increased when I played Assassin’s Creed ODYSSEY by Ubisoft this year. First, it’s the best AC game so far. It’s far from perfect; the combat can be very frustrating at times; but it’s depth of story and gameplay and … Continue reading America’s Greek Legacy

I’ve added a page containing the most often-requested source code files. Please visit the Source Codes page to the left or click here.  

The past two years have been filled with heavy work hours, reducing my writing output to a trickle of my previous productivity. There was a time when I was able to produce a moderate-sized chapter every 3-4 days, consistently, for months. Including R&D time spent writing code, some of which I was not quite prepared … Continue reading Writing Lethargy Due To Overwork

What do you think of the new site? Too austere? I’m going through a phase where I just like to see writing, black scratch on white, and not a lot of other crap in the way. I’m a writer so I prefer text over media these days. This post is an attempt to explain recent … Continue reading Web Redux (New Site)

I qualified to join the SFWA as a full member. I'll be able to nominate and vote in the Nebula Awards next spring. Very excited! There are only 1,700 members.

The Science Fiction Writer's of America is more of a writer's association, while the WSFC (Hugo) is a publisher-run association that only awards their own authors.