Monthly Archives: February 2007

I Finally Got Invited to Fortress America (aka The Anti-TSA Manifesto)

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Pete

I hate to check luggage.  If I can avoid doing so, I will.  I have been victim to lost luggage on multiple occasions, and I don’t care to risk being in a strange city with no underwear.  Call me silly… … Continue reading →

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Boskone – Great Conference, Dumb Name

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Pete

Whew!  What a busy weekend.  The conference was hands-down the best one that I’ve been to so far (in my limited career as an aspiring writer). The venue was great (the wonderful Westin Waterfront Hotel), the people were nice, and … Continue reading →

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Off to Boskone!

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Pete

I’m off to Boskone for the next couple of days, courtesy of some friends in the publishing business.  I’ll have the chance to meet and greet some folks up there; hopefully I’ll even sell a story or two.  Who knows, … Continue reading →

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Which Science Fiction Writer Are You?

Posted on February 15, 2007 by Pete

Well…which one are you?  Put your answers in the comments below. I am:    Robert A. Heinlein Beginning with technological action stories and progressing to epics with religious overtones, this take-no-prisoners writer racked up some huge sales numbers. Which science fiction … Continue reading →

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RIAA – Practitioners of the Modern-Day Danegeld

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Pete

It is always a temptation to an armed and agile nation   To call upon a neighbour and to say: – “We invaded you last night–we are quite prepared to fight,   Unless you pay us cash to go away.” … Continue reading →

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Best…night…ever!

Posted on February 11, 2007 by Pete

Angelfire, PoorYorick, and myself earned our pay as soldiers in the service of the PAC in BF2142 tonight.  Fighting for control of Camp Gibraltar, we achieved victory against a clan stack (thanks for the fun times, No Mercy!) while being … Continue reading →

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Rawr!

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Pete

Rawr has crept its way into my daily vernacular.  Many of my friends (both on- and off-line) use it, so I decided to see if it had made the jump into the social consciousness of the intarweb as well. Rawr is alive and kicking … Continue reading →

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Darwin Day is Monday, February 12

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Pete

*sigh* If you’ve read my “About” section, then you know that I am a trained scientist.  I also had the benefit of a wonderful education as an undergrad at a private institution that valued liberal arts as well as scientific training.  … Continue reading →

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Lisa Nowak, NASA Astronaut

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Pete

NASA is finally admitting that perhaps they need to provide more of a support structure to their astronauts. I’m not going to defend or condemn Captain Nowak.  We’ve all heard the sordid details of her misadventure in Florida.  I’m simply … Continue reading →

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Allen Steele's Coyote Series

Posted on February 5, 2007 by Pete

I recently finished Coyote Frontier, the last of the Coyote trilogy by Allen Steele.  This has been on my radar for quite a while, but only recently have I managed to squeeze it in to my somewhat heavy reading load. The … Continue reading →

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