Because I care

Greg Bear on his Darwin's Radio.

Ever ask yourself

"Do goats care if the other end of the leafy branch they are hauling off is on fire?"

If so, the answer is "no."

Things I don't get

I don't understand the overt hostility to young adult fiction as a category, especially from older people whose formative reading experiences as they themselves relate it include works aimed at younger readers.

Memory: Book Three of the Scavenger Trilogy by K.J. Parker

His reunion with his family having not gone entirely well, the man using the name Poldarn flees back to the Empire he fled in the first book. People familiar with the series thus far might ask if that is an entirely sensible idea on Poldarn's part; sadly, Poldarn's talents do not lie in the field of ratiocination or even “learning from experience”.

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Camping Weekend kicked my schedule into a cocked hat

Should be back on track by Friday.

Dave Freer reacts to the Hugos

The previous Hugo winners, the current nominees, the normal greying crew of voters, the WorldCon organizers and the Hugo organizers were caught in a trap. The only way to win (to establish that this was NOT true, there was no left wing bias) was to LOSE.

Go me!

Although I worry that it is a bad sign my rating went up after a period where posting frequency went down...