The classic “Turkey Drop” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, in its entirety, via Hulu. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Author: Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.
The Top Ten Books on my “Books Wanted” List
I may have mentioned that I have a large library. I started out collecting “hypermodern” (which in my case meant “post-Neuromancer“) science fiction (with some fantasy and horror works and authors thrown in for good measure), and once I had collected everything I wanted there, I started going after every important post-World War II SF… Continue reading The Top Ten Books on my “Books Wanted” List
Today’s Firefox Irritation
Opening every window at maximum sizes after I already re-sized every previous one and quit. Version 3.0.15. (And don’t tell me to go to 3.5.x; I tried that, it was ten times as annoying and it broke FireFTP, which I need, to say nothing of the default restore madness… )
Megan McArdle on Dave Ramsey on Personal Finance
Here’s an interesting article on Dave Ramsey by Megan McArdle. I actually hadn’t heard of Ramsey until fairly recently, but I’ve been following a lot of his ideas (have an emergency fund, pay off debts, etc.) for quite a while. I would say I’m about 70% there, for good or ill. I have a much… Continue reading Megan McArdle on Dave Ramsey on Personal Finance
Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans on MNF
I have been known to watch football upon occasion. (I know, rooting for laundry.) Like most sports fans, I root for my hometown team, in this case Houston, and my alma mater team, the Texas Longhorns. (Who are doing very well indeed behind Colt McCoy this year. Thanks for asking.) Of course the team I… Continue reading Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans on MNF
Fire. Fire! FIRE!
How not to deep-fry a turkey. Not once, not twice, but eight different frying disasters. The first one is long and lame, but the rest have varying degrees of satisfying flamey goodness. (Or, more to the point, flamey badness.) Do not try this at home…unless I’m in your will. Hat tip to Instapundit.
If you happen to run a Worldcon…
…maybe you should consider, oh, I don’t know, actually paying artists the money you owe them? (I know, radical idea. That’s me, clumsily stepping all over fannish tradition…) Because artists, much like writers, really like getting paid the money you owe them. In a timely manner, even. Just a crazy thought…
In the Mail: Michael Shea Gets His Cthulhu Mythos On
Added the following to my library (and copies are also available through Lame Excuse Books): Shea, Michael (S.T. Joshi, editor). Copping Squid and Other Mythos Tales. Perilous Press, 2009. First edition hardback, one of only 750 hardback trade copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new, still in shrink wrap. All the Cthulhu… Continue reading In the Mail: Michael Shea Gets His Cthulhu Mythos On
How to make sure you won’t represent me
By sending out mass-shotgunned letters based on dumb keyword searches like this: From: letters@route.monster.com Subject: (#263-MH1392) App Support Eng. needed!!! Date: November 18, 2009 10:01:03 AM CST Reply-To: ashafer@sigmainc.com Hello [firstname], We have an Application Support Engineer need for our client located in Boston, MA. (permanent full-time engagement) We found your profile online, and thought… Continue reading How to make sure you won’t represent me
More pictures from RoadRich’s move
Right here.