I had a great cat growing up. I got Tiger (original name, eh?) when he was a kitten, and he lived to be almost 18 (by which time I had long since left home and my parents were wondering why they were still looking after my cat). Tiger was a wonderful pet–gentle, affectionate, and yet …
Five Star has published its winter catalogue online, which has given me my first look at the cover art for my upcoming novel Lost in Translation (due out in late February). The artist is Alan M. Clark. UPDATE, March 1: Oops. Turns out the cover artist is actually Jill Bauman. It’s not quite what I …
We’re starting to see the first close-up views of Saturn’s moon Iapetus from Cassini’s current flyby. Cool! Speaking of cool, it’s -31 C here at the moment, after a weekend that saw us get 30 cm of snow or so. Not surprisingly, there’s a wind-chill warning in effect–wind chill will probably reach -45 C (that’s …
Frank Kelly Freas has passed away. He was the artist guest of honor at the first SF convention I ever went to (RocKon, in Little Rock, ca. 1979) and I still have an autographed poster of one of his paintings somewhere. Sad news.
Oddly enough, no one seems to have asked that question (although I’ve wondered it myself from time to time) of the scientific community…until now. Oh, yeah, and by the way: Happy New Year!
Sméagol gets psychoanalyzed.
It’s artificial gravity research (in the good old-fashioned spin-the-astronaut-in-the-cylinder kind of way, not in the might-as-well-be-magic Star Trekish kind of way), and it’s being taken seriously at last.
Gene therapy holds enormous promise, but it’s been plagued by occasional fatalities in test subjects that may be due to the fact that currently modified genes are inserted into cells using viruses. A new method using nanoparticles could eliminate that hazard.
Man, with my family history, I sure hope this pans out.
Are you interested in a new calendar? No, no, not a Star Trek calendar, or a Lord of the Rings calendar, or a Trailer Park Boys calendar (although this is certainly an excellent time of the year to buy one, what with them all being on half-price even though 2004 hasn’t quite bit the dust …
And no, that’s not a reference to global warming. I refer to this sleek, fast automobile–which happens to be powered by steam.
Well, well, well! I’ve just stumbled on the first review of my upcoming SF novel Lost in Translation. Pertinent bit: “LOST IN TRANSLATION delves into the society and mores of the S’sinn that explains why they seem to behave in a feral manner towards humans. This in-depth look at an alien culture makes for fascinating …
