…to own a Norman Roswell T-shirt.
One down, one to go for SpaceShipOne
SpaceShipOne made it to the edge of space and back again in today’s first official X-Prize flight. It had me on the edge of my seat with that roll on the way up, though…probably because it reminded me of the opening sequence of The Six Million Dollar Man.
The flu shot
The leaves are turning yellow, the nights are getting colder, and that can only mean one thing: a new season is upon us. Specifically, flu season, which last year, according to Health Canada, kicked off right here on the prairies at just about this time. With the advent of this new season comes a growing …
Writing Diary: September 27, 2004
Today I spent mostly on my science column–no fiction writing. The column, on influenza vaccinations (see it here tomorrow!) was harder to research than anticipated–mainly on the history side. Of course, when I finally did find a history of the development of the vaccine, it was an enormously detailed one, and all I wanted were …
Virgin gets behind space tourism
And no, this isn’t some kind of religious miracle. Richard Branson plans to begin offering sub-orbital flights for 110,000 pounds in 2007, working eventually toward orbital flights and a space hotel.
Zero-G fun
This sounds like a blast–until I remember I get queasy on merry-go-rounds.
Writing Diary: September 24, 2004
Sent out an old manuscript, my YA SF novel Star Song, to a couple of fresh markets today; that took up some time. Also had some design work to do for the poster for We’ll Meet Again, the show I’m directing. And also worked on Excalibur Reforged; yesterday I spent most of my writing time …
Da Vinci Project launch delayed
The pressure’s on! The Da Vinci Project’s X-Prize launch has been delayed.
Bacteria-killing nanocarpet
!This is wild. University of Pittsburgh researchers have synthesized a simple molecule that produced uniform, self-assembled nanotubes that form a “nanocarpet” that can be trained to change color in the presence of various bacteria–and then kill them!
Give your eyes a workout
No, it’s not animated. Excuse me while I go lie down for a while.
Writing Diary: September 22, 2004
Did a bunch of Web site work today, adding all my old arts columns to the site and making sure they all had Google Ads on them (because you know what? I’m actually making money with those things! Not a lot, but enough to cover lattes…) Then this afternoon I worked on Excalibur Reforged for …
A picture-perfect end to summer in Regina
This is the park just north of our condo in Regina, on the last day of summer.
My latest live walk and vlog
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