I worked for Lockheed for 15 years. I was never into the whole Military Industrial complex aspect of it, but I appreciated the technology that I saw coming out of the legendary Skunk-Works. I have a coffee mug with the SR-71 on it. It is my favorite mug. The jet is not only the fastest […]
Wanderings
Monthly Archives: November 2011
A Sophie Madeleine Post
It is Monday, I had to sit on the bus for an hour to go 14 miles. The boss and some bigwigs were waiting by my desk when I got in late. It is not a good start for the week. In order to make up for all negative waves, everywhere, I am posting a […]
Gibson on SF
I like Gibson, and I like his sense of what SF is (or should be).
Submitting Stories
Almost two years ago I made the resolution to submit stories only to magazines that pay pro rates (more than a nickel a word). I sorted the magazines by the speed in which they respond. Nearly two years later, the first story that I wrote in 2010 is still sitting in a slush pile somewhere […]
Mob of Rats Destroys Car in West Nyack
This happened down the street from us. I have rarely seen rats. We have lots of field mice, though. The cats don’t seem to do their jobs very well. If rats do start appearing I hope the cats will get out of their little cat beds and patrol the area. The only thing that the […]