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Thrilling Possibilities

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on August 31, 2026| 1 Comment »

Every hour in every life contains such often-unrecognized potential to affect the world that the great days and thrilling possibilities are combined always in this momentous day.” — Dean Koontz

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Luck Was With Me

Posted in Science!, tagged , , , , , , , on August 30, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I try to share big astronomical events, but I was in the northern woods and missed the lunar eclipse on August 28th. Luck was with me, though. I happened to be awake around midnight and looked out the window to see 93% of the moon missing. What a lovely and unexpected surprise!

The moon veiled in red

Her face turned from the sun’s gaze

Starlight reflections.

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Give and Receive

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on August 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“If you hold your hand closed, nothing good can come in. The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance, even as it receives.” — Biddy Mason, former slave, nurse, midwife, real estate entrepreneur, and philanthropist

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Changing Every Day

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , on August 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“I could tell you my adventures—beginning from this morning,” said Alice a little timidly: “but it’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.” — Lewis Carroll

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One Story, Many Versions

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on August 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one. . . . Humans are caught—in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too—in a net of good and evil. . . . There is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well—or ill?” ― John Steinbeck, East of Eden

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Funny, True

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on August 26, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“When I was younger, I knew nothing and had the confidence to prove it.” — Evan Robertson

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Predicting the Future

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“…I guess what I’d say is that the best way to predict the future is just observe very closely the present. So it’s close observation of what’s going on in at a moment. And it’s also, the other thing is being interested in the thing you’re interested in rather than the thing everybody’s talking about… that’s good because it means that it’s gonna be fresh and different.” — Michael Lewis

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True for Workouts & Writing

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on August 24, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“Zero is the only amount that gives your body nothing to build on.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger [strike-through added]

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Do Interesting Things

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , on August 23, 2026| Leave a Comment »

A quick programming note: Mr Man and I are going to have a little end-of-summer time off and will be in and out and doing stuff, most of it fun. Long-time readers of this blog will know what that means: that’s right, more quotes and pretty pictures!

I’ll be back soon, but until then, here’s hoping you also have time to do interesting things with your favorite people.

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AI, Robot

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I’m reading a collection of sci-fi stories about robots and AI with some really interesting and thoughtful takes on the topic, and just finished a particularly good one by Will McIntosh, “Nic and Viv’s Compulsory Courtship.” 

The Year’s Top Robot and AI Stories: Second Annual Collection by Allan Kaster

I can’t share that particular story (but the library is your friend! the book is also available on Kindle Unlimited if you partake), but here’s another piece by McIntosh that you might like.

Defenders – Lightspeed Magazine

There was nothing to see yet; they were still above the smoky cloud-cover. It was hard to believe Australia was down there. Over the past twenty-eight years it had taken on almost mythical dimensions in Lila’s mind, and knowing she would see it any moment, see what it had become, set her heart pounding.

Enjoy!

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