It’s almost here! Kerrigan’s new novel Legacy is now available for pre-order, or immediate purchase if you’re lucky enough to live in Madison:
Due to a problem with the distributor (Book World), the Amazon release date has been pushed back to June 1, 2007. However, if you want the book NOW and would also [...]
Posted by Chris in Books, News on May 22nd, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wired News posted commentary by Regina Lynn called The Uncomfortable Reality of Sex in Space, which asks intriguing questions about the social realities of long space voyages:
I don’t care if you have a same-sex crew of great-grandparents who have never had a flicker of sexual desire in their entire lives. Lock a group of humans [...]
Posted by Chris in Anthropology, Culture, Sexuality, Space on May 19th, 2007 | No Comments »
Mike just let me know that he has a new blog called Code Bread, “Mostly just because I wanted to have a ‘Bread Alert!’ tag.” Since his geeky humor is only outclassed by his breadmaking skills, I think it’ll be a winner.
Be sure to check out the first recipe, Mushroom Garlic Bread. Oh yeah!
Posted by Chris in Food, Fun on May 16th, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m hoping to give Global Spin a bit of a refresh over the next [mumble mumble time period], so don’t be alarmed if you see sudden changes or other odd behavior. For those who are interested in such things, I’ll be:
switching to a nicer site theme based on Peaceful Rush
upgrading to Wordpress 2.2 (with extra [...]
Posted by Chris in Blog, Uncategorized on May 16th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
By way of Jaime:
A dear friend of mine has just entered a contest called “The Search for the Next Public Radio Star.” I realize this is a bit of an oxymoron, but suffice it to say that there is definitely a subculture (of which I am a member) in which working on public radio makes [...]
Posted by Chris in Art, Community & Activism, Journalism, News/Media on May 16th, 2007 | No Comments »
This will make you laugh, then laugh some more, then cry because you miss Clinton so much: Bill Clinton’s Last Days. It’s online video, but so very worth watching.
Oh how I miss a president capable of this kind of humor. “I wanna buy smoked ham.”
Posted by Chris in Government, Humor on May 14th, 2007 | No Comments »
As you all know, Kerrigan is having her book Legacy published on May 18, 2007. Yesterday, our ten copies arrived and I thought y’all might want to get a first look:
This would be the front cover in the vineyard outside my office at about 6:00 am this morning (isn’t it beautiful?!?).
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Posted by Deb in Books, Holiday! Celebrate!, Literature, Science fiction on May 10th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Steve Jobs released a statement today (A Greener Apple) that thoughtfully and simply summarizes progress Apple has made in improving the environmental footprint of its products. The letter covers everything from plans to phase out toxic chemicals to electronic waste recycling, and each step sounds more reasonable than the last.
I would post excerpts here, but [...]
Posted by Chris in Environment, Macintosh, Technology on May 2nd, 2007 | No Comments »
Just to sum up what the Internets are saying today:
Years since the Mission was supposedly Accomplished: 4
Signatures needed to get us out of Iraq: 1
Posted by Chris in Iraq, News on May 1st, 2007 | No Comments »