Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts, ughs, weather on July 13, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Things I’d rather not do today, but will:
My future self will thank me. Probably.
“I look to the future because that’s where I’m going to spend the rest of my life.”
— George Burns
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, #thebalance, Chicago, secrets, Thoughts on July 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It’s been a weird day. (Do I say that a lot? Feels like I might, but whatever. It’s definitely true today. And maybe I just expect too much in the way of normality.)
Yesterday was signings and beer and gelato. All good. Today? Things that can go wrong, do.
I’ve written about this before, in The Balance. It’s still funny, and still (mostly) true. And now I’m off to set things right.
You, on the other hand, might be interested to know that (checks extensive list of interesting factoids) there is a secret tunnel network under Chicago.
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on June 30, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“The foolish person seeks happiness in the distance, the wise person grows it under his feet.”
— James Oppenheim
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, current events, Thoughts on June 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”
― Sylvester Stallone, Rocky Balboa
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023 on June 27, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, yay on June 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Here’s a quick shoutout to Pennsylvania, who managed to reopen I-95 less than two weeks after the tanker explosion that shut down the highway. By utilizing creative materials and new ways of problem solving, the government and union workers did what many thought could not be done.
I-95 bridge reopens, less than two weeks after tanker explosion
This sort of approach is exactly what we need to win a future filled with unexpected challenges.
And I love it when a plan comes together!
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, Thoughts on June 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »
It’s summer but my to-do list is snowballing. Excuse me while I tame this bad boy!
“You can’t try to do things; you simply must do them.”
— Ray Bradbury
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, inspiration, Thoughts on June 20, 2023| Leave a Comment »
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
— Leo Tolstoy
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Posted in Other, Writing, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, creativity, genre fiction, inspiration, power, progress, Thoughts, Writers, writing on June 16, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Martha Wells, creator of Murderbot, the recently published Witch King and other terrific tales, recently posted a copy of her co-guest of honor speech from WisCon. It’s worth reading.
It doesn’t always seem like it from our moment in time, but there actually has been a lot of progress in the science fiction and fantasy world during the 30 years of my career.
In it, she applauds how far we’ve come while pointing out the issues that remain, and that progress is “not a perpetual motion machine.” To keep moving up, it must be protected, cared for, and cultivated.
Which we can absolutely, positively do.
“Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings.”
— Ursula Le Guin
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Posted in Other, tagged #365Ways, #365Ways2023, random fun, Rapid City, Thoughts on June 15, 2023| Leave a Comment »
For various day job reasons I’m feeling a wee bit tired. I have no deep thoughts about this, just a sense that I could really use a vacation (yes, another one! 😉 or at least a tiny little break.
Time to browse the weird and wild world of Google Street View, courtesy of this site:
How many times can I hit the Random button before it gets old? …
Wait, there’s a giant statue of a quarter-pound burger in Rapid City, South Dakota?! Of course there is🙂
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