I summarized the Hugo nomination slate earlier, being both sad, yet optimistic that this hijacking can’t last. Because I’m ignoring the standby advice of “DON’T READ THE COMMENTS” I was casting about for what other people thought about the current slate of Hugo nominees. I found Breitbart: As with GamerGate, the political biases of a …
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Sometimes the Hugos just Make Me Tired
Every year, I get very excited when the Hugo award nominations roll around. What will people think are the best novels ((I mostly read novels. I don’t do short stories and rarely novellas, etc.)) this year!? Will I have read them? What additional books do I get to consume!??!?!? And every year, books get nominated …
2015 Hugo Award Nomination Weirdness (And Why It Doesn’t Matter)
The Hugo Award Nominations were announced on Saturday. If you’re not aware, the Hugos are the de jure Best-in-Industry science fiction and fantasy awards. I say “de jure” because, as we shall see, they are not actually an industry award. They are fan-nominated, fan-voted, yet they’ve achieved a level of notoriety and recognition that makes …
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Griffin is Constructing! (Not just De-Constructing)
It’s only been the last few weeks that Griffin has decided that putting things on top of each other is more fun than smashing them down. .@bruhsam rocked @gruhsam's world when he brought home "girl" blocks. With both sets, G built towers over his head. pic.twitter.com/j6mbAkvJPk — Jennifer Bowie (@Starre) March 26, 2015
Go Pack!
Griffin is doing his part. Are you?
Some Recent Griffin Pics
Griffin and I went out to shoot off some compressed air rockets. He was a great helper. We also spent some time in Marietta Square last weekend. He had a great time shaking the Christmas tree branches and getting himself wet from the rain remnants. And he’s just a cutie pie.
United States Postal Service
I’ve given up trying to understand the United States Postal Service system of mailing packages. I’ve bitched before about some of their rules which strike me as odd, and about the fact it took me until I was 40 to really understand the difference between Priority Mail and First Class Mail (actually, never mind, I …
Some Griffin Pics from Saturday
I’ll Be Honest
In all honesty, the Eyebrow has become a place for me to highlight pictures I’ve taken, and not a whole lot else. From an internal perspective, it’s interesting to see how my internet publishing model has changed as the years have gone by and things have happened. “Things” like the RISE OF GRIFFIN and others. …
Doodles During Meetings
Here are three weeks of doodles that I do during our Monday staff meetings. They exhibit a lot of similarities.