Category Archives: General News

Why No Arbor Day Resolutions?

Posted on January 8, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

I’ve never been into making New Year’s resolutions.  I guess I’ve never seen the point.  I’ve always thought that if I’ve wanted to make a change in my life, why wait until January?  I get the whole “new year-new start” thing, … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Writers of America

Posted on January 5, 2012 by D. Thomas Minton

My membership to Science Fiction Writers of America was approved yesterday.  Since I started entertaining the idea that I wanted to write (oh so long ago), joining SFWA has been a goal.  At that time, I didn’t even know what SFWA did; I just knew that … Continue reading →

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Frivolous Fun

Posted on December 6, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

I just figured out how to make it snow.  It’s been years since I’ve seen the real white stuff…brrr.  The digital snow is nice.  I can’t make a snowman out of it, but at least I don’t have to shovel it.  For … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Number 7,000,000,000

Posted on November 2, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

Yes, that number with all the zeroes is seven billion, as in seven billion people.  The United Nations estimated that human number seven billion was born October 31st.  That’s a startling number, and our global population growth is barely slowing down.  Way back in … Continue reading →

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The Instellar Autobahn

Posted on October 30, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

Recently, I’ve been reading a lot about time, time travel, black holes, and traversable wormholes for the time travel story I’ve been working on.  While I’m not a physicist by any stretch of the imagination, I admit to finding it … Continue reading →

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Grooving to Symphonic Science

Posted on October 14, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

In general, the American public is woefully under-educated about science (see where you sit by taking the Pew Research Centers’ Science Knowledge Quiz).  While this is partially a failing of our schools, I’ve always thought scientists needed to find compelling ways to … Continue reading →

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A Moment of Silence

Posted on September 11, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

I echo Charles Stross’ thoughts about today.  A moment of silence says everything.

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Breakfast, with Tautology(?)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

My wife is a very patient woman.  She puts up with a lot of my random musings.  While fixing breakfast yesterday, I made a comment that something—I can’t remember what—was indescribable.  That made me pause.  “Doesn’t indescribable, in fact, describe … Continue reading →

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Are the Long Hunts Over?

Posted on July 29, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

I’ve spent a lot of time prowling second-hand bookshops looking for elusive, out-of-print titles.  I’ve found some of my favorite books that way.  I still remember my excitement at finding Moorcock’s Behold the Man, Brunner’s Stand on Zanzibar, and Zelazny’s … Continue reading →

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Hit with a Brick and Mortar

Posted on July 23, 2011 by D. Thomas Minton

I remember hearing several months ago that Borders, the second largest bookseller in the US, had filed for bankruptcy, but for some reason it never really sank in.  Until today, that is, when I happened to cut through Borders on my way … Continue reading →

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