$2 million for Calgary Stampede = good
$400,000 for Toronto Pride = fired

...with reminders of mortality ( Read more... )

For those of you who are coming to Anticipation in Montreal in August, who would like to help but who are not yet committed to a specific job, I'm recruiting folks to work in Registration. (I think a lot of my LJ friends already have con jobs but my Facebook friends may not all be snapped up yet. :) ) We need help particularly on Wednesday and ( Read more... )

Having a birthday party on Saturday to note passage into my next half-century. Minions have not tracked down proper contact information for everyone I'd like to come. Pretty much everyone on my LiveJournal and Facebook friends lists are welcome, but to ensure a proper head count, I will only send directions to those who ask ( Read more... )

My cousin Michael passed away last week from an accidental head injury. He was 54. Survived by parents William ("Bud") Farrell Jr. and Patricia Gormley Farrell, his brother William ("Will") Farrell III, sister-in-law Colleen, nephew and niece Richard and Jessica. Mike was a cook at a concession at the Daytona Speedway ( Read more... )

Found C. J. Cherryh's new blog, Wave Without A Shore. Also found the LiveJournal feed cjcherryh_feed (someone else beat me into creating this in LJ). Much talk of gardening, plus a bit about the new Bren Cameron book in progress.

At Lea Farr's request, I went to Montreal to attend the Anticipation committee meetings.( quick trip east )

Lea Farr has asked me to come to Montreal this weekend. But she hasn't given me a phone number. Anybody know where there will be Anticipation meetings tomorrow?

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( quick con report )