James and the Very Big Dog

I was walking to the exgf's condo, having just purchased a cabbage (Savoy) as one does, and a neighbor of the exgf's shouted at me, or so I thought. In fact he was yelling at the big boundy dog that ran up behind me; it was doing its best to scope me out before I noticed it. Once it saw I saw it, it bounded away and every time I looked away, it bounded back. It wasn't wagging its tail so I couldn't sure if this was a prelude to hamstringing me and going for my throat or not.

This was on a private road in the condo complex and I wasn't sure how icy it was so I had to stay still while the large dog was jumping around me.

I commented to the owner that sometimes my cane sets dogs off but it was explained to me that this one is just very friendly. I stuck my expendable hand out and sure enough, the dog just wanted to be friends; for it, friendship involves a lot of jumping around. Honestly, this was the Batroc of friendly dogs.

The owner decided to put the large dog on its lead since it was not following commands and the dog had rather cunning epiphany, which that as long as it was on one side of me and the owner on the other, it could avoid the lead. An impasse continued for some time; the dog seemed to have some skill at this. It occurred to me that if I walked towards the owner, the owner would be between me and the dog; as soon as I did this the dog ran down the lane and sat down, looking smug and unleashed.

Might have been a lab.

James and the Very Big Dog

I was walking to the exgf's condo, having just purchased a cabbage (Savoy) as one does, and a neighbor of the exgf's shouted at me, or so I thought. In fact he was yelling at the big boundy dog that ran up behind me; it was doing its best to scope me out before I noticed it. Once it saw I saw it, it bounded away and every time I looked away, it bounded back. It wasn't wagging its tail so I couldn't sure if this was a prelude to hamstringing me and going for my throat or not.

This was on a private road in the condo complex and I wasn't sure how icy it was so I had to stay still while the large dog was jumping around me.

I commented to the owner that sometimes my cane sets dogs off but it was explained to me that this one is just very friendly. I stuck my expendable hand out and sure enough, the dog just wanted to be friends; for it, friendship involves a lot of jumping around. Honestly, this was the Batroc of friendly dogs.

The owner decided to put the large dog on its lead since it was not following commands and the dog had rather cunning epiphany, which that as long as it was on one side of me and the owner on the other, it could avoid the lead. An impasse continued for some time; the dog seemed to have some skill at this. It occurred to me that if I walked towards the owner, the owner would be between me and the dog; as soon as I did this the dog ran down the lane and sat down, looking smug and unleashed.

Might have been a lab.

James and the Very Big Dog

I was walking to the exgf's condo, having just purchased a cabbage (Savoy) as one does, and a neighbor of the exgf's shouted at me, or so I thought. In fact he was yelling at the big boundy dog that ran up behind me; it was doing its best to scope me out before I noticed it. Once it saw I saw it, it bounded away and every time I looked away, it bounded back. It wasn't wagging its tail so I couldn't sure if this was a prelude to hamstringing me and going for my throat or not.

This was on a private road in the condo complex and I wasn't sure how icy it was so I had to stay still while the large dog was jumping around me.

I commented to the owner that sometimes my cane sets dogs off but it was explained to me that this one is just very friendly. I stuck my expendable hand out and sure enough, the dog just wanted to be friends; for it, friendship involves a lot of jumping around. Honestly, this was the Batroc of friendly dogs.

The owner decided to put the large dog on its lead since it was not following commands and the dog had rather cunning epiphany, which that as long as it was on one side of me and the owner on the other, it could avoid the lead. An impasse continued for some time; the dog seemed to have some skill at this. It occurred to me that if I walked towards the owner, the owner would be between me and the dog; as soon as I did this the dog ran down the lane and sat down, looking smug and unleashed.

Might have been a lab.

I sent some of my own suggestions but more is always better, right?

Received in email, QWP:

A friend of mine has asked me for a list of sci-fi books by women,
people of color, or lesbians/gays that's feminist-post colonial.
Working from her taste for District 9 I settled on Zoo City, but also
Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, and the author of One Hundred
Thousand Kingdoms. Rounding out my list are Bujold, Cherryh, Walton,
and Tiptree.

I was wondering what you'd make of this/suggest.

I sent some of my own suggestions but more is always better, right?

Received in email, QWP:

A friend of mine has asked me for a list of sci-fi books by women,
people of color, or lesbians/gays that's feminist-post colonial.
Working from her taste for District 9 I settled on Zoo City, but also
Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, and the author of One Hundred
Thousand Kingdoms. Rounding out my list are Bujold, Cherryh, Walton,
and Tiptree.

I was wondering what you'd make of this/suggest.

I sent some of my own suggestions but more is always better, right?

Received in email, QWP:

A friend of mine has asked me for a list of sci-fi books by women,
people of color, or lesbians/gays that's feminist-post colonial.
Working from her taste for District 9 I settled on Zoo City, but also
Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, and the author of One Hundred
Thousand Kingdoms. Rounding out my list are Bujold, Cherryh, Walton,
and Tiptree.

I was wondering what you'd make of this/suggest.

Ted C. Fishman

Thoughts? His Shock of Grey got mentioned on rasfw but I noticed he also has China, Inc: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World, which sounds like it would make a fine companion to The Emerging Japanese Superstate: Challenge and Response.

Why is it India never seems to attract this sort of book? Or have I missed something?

Ted C. Fishman

Thoughts? His Shock of Grey got mentioned on rasfw but I noticed he also has China, Inc: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World, which sounds like it would make a fine companion to The Emerging Japanese Superstate: Challenge and Response.

Why is it India never seems to attract this sort of book? Or have I missed something?

Ted C. Fishman

Thoughts? His Shock of Grey got mentioned on rasfw but I noticed he also has China, Inc: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World, which sounds like it would make a fine companion to The Emerging Japanese Superstate: Challenge and Response.

Why is it India never seems to attract this sort of book? Or have I missed something?

A note about Bakka Phoenix

My impression that they don't have Haikasoru books in stock was incorrect. People within foraging range of TO can find Haikasoru books at Bakka Phoenix.

A note about Bakka Phoenix

My impression that they don't have Haikasoru books in stock was incorrect. People within foraging range of TO can find Haikasoru books at Bakka Phoenix.

A note about Bakka Phoenix

My impression that they don't have Haikasoru books in stock was incorrect. People within foraging range of TO can find Haikasoru books at Bakka Phoenix.