Orycon Report Friday/Saturday
Orycon is very enjoyable this year. I am confident the new hotel (which, as Orycon oldtimers will remind me, is actually the *old* hotel, as Orycon #1 & 2 were held there) will grow on me, even though I’m finding it pretty disorienting at the moment. But it has several distinct advantages (free parking! MAX right across the street! Small conf

Granny’s an atomic mutant superwoman!
If you’re like me, you’ve seen this iconic Norman Rockwell image hundreds of thousands of bo-zillions of times. It’s a nice little picture; I don’t quite know what to make of the plate of celery in the middle of the table, it hardly seems a traditional Thanksgiving side dish, but whatever. This is not the bone I come to pick. Looking at

Perfect Bourbon Pecan Pie
I’ve posted this recipe near the holidays for several years now, and I have no idea if anyone’s ever actually made it, but I’ll keep posting it because it’s a damn good pie that I’ve refined over the years. I work, you win! So, without further ado, I give you: Perfect Bourbon Pecan Pie

Broad Universe Tea Party & Rapid Fire Reading at Orycon
Hey hey! Orycon 31 is almost upon us. I’ve already posted my schedule here, but I also wanted to call attention to the Broad Universe Tea Party and Rapid Fire Reading on Saturday from 5 to 6 p.m. Click on the poster

Twitter: 2009-11-21
At the mall, waiting to see "New Moon" with my daughter and her friend. I am choosing to view this positively, as a "teachable moment." Oy. # Sitting in the food court. Girls are off to get Orange Julius. There's an adorkable 17(?) year old boy sitting behind me, reading Hesse. # Somebody spilled a Coke. The mall rent-a-cop is standing watch as the cleaning ladies mop it up with rags. Yay, democracy! # "New Moon" over, thank God. My aspira