I think I've mentioned that I'd like to write fiction some day. Lately, I've been interested in alternative histories. I read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell a few months ago and loved it and I've been a big fan of James Blaylock, Philip K Dick, and Tim Powers for a long time ( Read more... )

No DAMN Surrender!

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Bunny and Sean reminded me that I haven't posted in a while. I don't have all that much going on. I moved at the end of August but I moved right around the corner so that wasn't very exciting ( Read more... )

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......no, I'm not old enough to retire. I'm way to young to retire. I'm not actually going to retire. I've just worked at the place where I worked long enough to qualify for a package. Which is cool because, while it's not enough to land me on Easy Street; it is enough to give me a little bit of a cushion to grow my consulting business or find ( Read more... )

Early.

Retirement.

Package.

Ok, three words.

Hmmmm.... What is this light, effervescent feeling in my chest. No, asshole, it isn't a-fib. I think it _might_ be that "happiness" thing I've heard so much about.

I'm mostly a forensic psych guy rather than a forensic physical scientist, per se, but I've spent a big chunk of my adult life involved with forensic science and, as a result, I'm a reasonably good seat-of-the-pants chemist. A couple of weeks ago, Thing 2 was in despair because his favorite t-shirt had a set-in stain. I fooled around with it and ( Read more... )

.... Yesterday, for one of the first times in nearly 30 years, I didn't shave. The only other times I haven't have been when I was in the hospital. Guess what? No one noticed. My beard, which used to be very red, is now sandy brown, gray and white. You can't tell unless you kiss me and, at least yesterday, no one did ( Read more... )

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