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John Scalzi
There aren’t many authors in the SF field where I can claim both of these statements are true: I have read every one of their published novels. I make sure I grab and read their books as soon as they...
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Old Friends
I think most of us go through periods were we do relatively little reading, and so you fall behind on books and authors you like. As I’ve been moving back into a period where I’m doing a lot more...
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Diving Into the Wreck by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
This week I’m reviewing Kristine Kathryn Rusch‘s Diving into the Wreck, first book in a new SF series. This is high energy space adventure about a wreck diver, someone who searched space for derelict...
View ArticleTwo Bay Area Restaurants
This week I wanted to give a quick shout out to two local restaurants I’ve really taken a liking to. A friend of mine has a sort of hobby — he likes to discover the restaurants his favorite chefs go to...
View ArticleCity of Ruins by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
City of Ruins is Kris Rusch’s sequel to Diving Into the Wreck, which I reviewed back in June. It carries forward the story of from Diving into the Wreck, with the Boss now running an organization...
View ArticleSteve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
I’ve finally finished Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve Jobs. Having worked at Apple through much of the time covered in the book, I was curious how my view of the time and events matched up with this —...
View ArticleGary’s Guaranteed Rooter
Friday night started “one of those” weekends. Laurie called me in from the other room, because water is flowing from under the toilet. The wax seal has failed. hint: this is not good. Worse, our other...
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In search of a breakfast drink that you can actually drink….
This may seem like a strange thing to review, but stick with me for a minute… As someone who heads out with the camera into places without services and who tends to take long road trips, it’s really a...
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Northwest Wines
As I’d mentioned in the road trip notes, when in Astoria we always stop by Cellar on 10th and basically beg them to put together a case of stuff they like that we don’t know to ask for. By now, some of...
View ArticleBook View Cafe
Some days people give you a gift without even realizing it. Here is a gift I am pleased to pass along to you. This gift started out as a tweet from Vonda McIntyre, noting that Ursula K. Le Guin is now...
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At the Queen’s Command by Michael Stackpole
A long, long time ago, in a Galaxy far away (or so it seems), I published a science fiction fanzine called OtherRealms. At its core, it was about reviews. I also spent some time writing book reviews...
View ArticleThe Challenge of a Healthy Diet
Gary Taubes, who is a Science Writer for the NY Times, has a new piece out called Is Sugar Toxic? (hat tip Daring Fireball for linking to it) At first glance, the title sounds a bit hyperbolic, but...
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Road Trip Snacks
A few months back I wrote about the challenge of finding things I can stick in the car or camera bag to carry for when I ‘m out in the middle of nowhere and need a quick bite to eat. At that time, I...
View ArticleCritiquing Images – David duChemin’s About the Image Podcast
Learning to critique an image is a skill just like taking a picture is. I’m a big fan of critiquing other people’s images because it helps me learn to see things in my own pictures — you can suffer a...
View ArticleBook series: commentary on Martin, Whyte, Brust and White
People who know me, or who’ve read my rants in OtherRealms, know that I’m not a big fan of series. Or more correctly, I feel that few book series justify the number of words written into them, and by...
View ArticleA few submarine books
Sort of a three dot lounge from my collection of submarine military history books…. I’m not sure where my interest in submarine operations came from. In high school, one of my post-graduation options I...
View ArticleRising Tide
New submarine book: Rising Tide, the Untold Story of the Russian Submarines that Fought the Cold War by Gary Weir and Walter Boyne. Weir is a historian at the US Naval Historical center, and Boyne is a...
View Articlerecent reads….
While blogging has been light, I’ve been spending more time away from the computer and catching up some some reading. Herewith a few of the highlights… I’ve struggled to find good SF or Fantasy that I...
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