The Bangor, Maine police have some good advice for folks not used to major snowstorms (hi, USA mid-Atlantic states!):
1. Don't panic. It's just frozen rain. It does go away so don't try to move too much at one time ( Read more... )

... to a bomb-squad robot in the wild:BOSTON (CBS) - An area of Atlantic Ave. in Boston was shut down as bomb technicians blew up a suspicious suitcase left by an unknown man next to a Homeland Security vehicle ( Read more... )

Today is Election Day in much of the US, although not for me personally.

However, if you happen to have the chance to cast a ballot today, please do so, no matter how well or how ill your politics and mine happen to match up ( Read more... )

This morning there was frost on my windshield, for the first time this season ( Read more... )

My knee surgery (to repair a ruptured quadriceps tendon) was one year ago today.

I'm almost back to where I was before rupturing the tendon, as far as leg strength and mobility are concerned. My knee isn't quite at full strength (especially when nearly fully extended), so walking on uneven terrain can still be an adventure. On the other hand, with ( Read more... )

Well, shit! Lookit what the National Weather Service has posted for my neck of the woods!

TORNADO WARNING ( Read more... )

This year's Hugo Award ballot is open. Last month, I started reading my way through the Hugo Awards voter's packet. Given the fact that so many of the nominees made it onto the ballot via the Sad Puppies and Rabid Puppies slate nomination campaigns; given the fact that I despise slate nominations as a Hugo nominations tactic; and given how utterly ( Read more... )

As threatened promised earlier, I've put some of my photos from this year's Star Island trip up on Flickr ( Read more... )

I'm back from another fun week on Star Island. Had some fun singing, had some fun dancing, had a lot of good food and some good conversation. I even had the chance to do a bit of photography and will hopefully have links in the near future ( Read more... )

The short answer: Yuck. Well-earned No Awards for all three categories (Short Story, Novelette, Novella).
( The somewhat longer answer )