Reflections in that rain puddle

Young Mage and a Desperate Situation

Pierce, Tamora ~ Melting Stones ~ Scholastic, 2008 ~ 312 pages ~ older children, teens, some...

Oct 1st

The fountain grass plumes float in the wind or breeze. They...

Oct 1st

The cigar plants add considerable color to a pot. Here they...

Oct 1st

Conde Nast Portfolio.com has a variety of interesting...

Oct 1st

“Planet discovered” is a fractal created in...

Sep 30th

The progress of fall seen in the burning bush [chapter 3].

Sep 30th

While I’m not much of a reader of time travel SF or...

Sep 30th

Given the fact that one must be wealthy or have wealthy...

Sep 30th

Some Austen and some magic

Beckett, Galen ~ The Magicians and Mrs. Quent ~ Bantam, 2008 ~ 498 pages ~ adult, some teens....

Sep 29th

“Medal of Distinction” was created in Oxidizer.

Sep 29th

“Cosmic wind” was created with Fractality and...

Sep 29th

Unnecessary Knowledge provides interesting but odd bits of...

Sep 29th

“Neon night” mostly created in Fantasmagoria.

Sep 28th

Fantasy Magazine provides an interesting guest column on the...

Sep 28th

I begin each day with a 45 minute dog walk in a nearby park....

Sep 28th

“Creation” is a flame fractal.

Sep 27th

“Summer dreams” created in Elements.

Sep 27th

Google Labs have created a new search product that could be...

Sep 27th

“Mirage” is a zoomed, tweeked flame fractal

Sep 26th

Roccoco, the Continuing Curve, 1730 -2008, is a wonderful...

Sep 26th

Van Gogh and the Colors of The Night is an excellent exhibit...

Sep 26th

Sly Mongoose

Buckell, Tobias S. ~ Sly Mongoose ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 318 pages ~ adult, some teens. “Pepper lay...

Sep 26th

My latest attempt to create a space station via flame...

Sep 25th

“Strange lands” created in FractalJ which is a...

Sep 25th

LLRX provides a comprehensive list of political...

Sep 25th

The Pew Research Center has released a report that captures...

Sep 25th

“Fishy dreams” created in Elements. An Oriental...

Sep 24th

“Tapestry” created in Quadrium2.

Sep 24th

Footnote is a website devoted to historical records with...

Sep 24th

“There it is” is supposed to be a science...

Sep 23rd

“The ‘Rare Book Room’ site has been...

Sep 23rd

“Woven” was created in Elements.

Sep 23rd

The National Book Festival is just a few days away on the...

Sep 23rd

“FracFlower” was also created in Quadrium2.

Sep 22nd

Opposing views is organized rather like a debate with two...

Sep 22nd

“Fall leaves” was created in Quadrium2.

Sep 22nd

New Recluse Novel

Modesitt, L.E., Jr. ~ Mage-Guard of Hamor ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 619 pages ~ adult, some teens. “Rahl...

Sep 21st

For those who feel as if someone is likely watching them, we...

Sep 21st

The crape myrtles on the west side of the house provide...

Sep 21st

The Council on Foreign Relations provides reasonably...

Sep 21st

Inda Goes Home

Smith, Sherwood. ~ King’s Shield ~ DAW, 2008 ~ 594 pages ~ adult, some teens. “After...

Sep 20th

“Solar flames” created in Elements.

Sep 20th

This is what retirement should be like. Peace of mind, no...

Sep 20th

Chapter two in the burning bush report as an indicator of...

Sep 20th

“Cosmic color” created, if that’s the...

Sep 19th

Photographers, even casual ones, need to be aware of the...

Sep 19th

If you are concerned, irate, confused or whatever about the...

Sep 19th

“Trade winds” is a flame fractal.

Sep 18th

Among others, the Library of Congress provides an...

Sep 18th

I may have mentioned the NASA image site before, but it is a...

Sep 18th

A doodle in Elements called “power flow.”

Sep 17th

For those who are not yet ready to give up on political...

Sep 17th

The University of Washington Digital Collections has made...

Sep 17th

Science.gov is the integrated website for those interested...

Sep 17th

Still too eager to use the “twirl” filter. This...

Sep 16th

I am easily captivated by artwork related to SF and heroic...

Sep 16th

Mid September is not a time for much color in most gardens....

Sep 16th

We have been away for a few days visiting family in Alabama....

Sep 16th

A New Perspective On the Lost Colony

Scalzi, John ~ Zoe’s Tale; an Old Man’s War Novel ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 335 pages ~ adults, some...

Sep 13th

Spider fractals interest. This is “spider one.”

Sep 13th

McKillip's Newest

McKillip, Patricia A. ~ The Bell at Sealey Head ~ ACE, 2008 ~ 277 pages ~ adult, some teens....

Sep 12th

“Stormy times” is another flame fractal.

Sep 12th

Here is the rest of the surname info when you scroll down....

Sep 12th

PublicProfiler allows you to search for surnames to see...

Sep 12th

FindLaw is an excellent source for legal information and...

Sep 12th

High energy physicists at CERN are in the business of...

Sep 12th

Earlier in the week, we had a delightful sunset. I’ve...

Sep 11th

We have had some substantial rain recently, but I would like...

Sep 11th

EOS, the SF and fantasy publisher, has launched an author...

Sep 11th

The Master Gardener took this image of an angel trumpet...

Sep 11th

“Center of the Universe” is a tweeked flame...

Sep 10th

“Coloring book” was the result of using a new...

Sep 10th

For some reason, I enjoy encountering new words, especially...

Sep 10th

“Clockwork” has, I think, a steampunk look to...

Sep 9th

September always seems more like summer than fall, but there...

Sep 9th

With my youngest son in Charleston, S.C., I try to keep up...

Sep 9th

Google launches a new initiative with digitization of...

Sep 9th

Duncan, Dave ~ Ill Met in the Arena ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 285 pages ~ adults, some teens. “With both...

Sep 8th

“Heatwave” created in Elements.

Sep 8th

Here is a pattern from Patterncooler slightly modified in...

Sep 8th

Patterncooler is another web-based pattern collecting and...

Sep 8th

Simple fractal = “alien river.”

Sep 7th

Flame fractal = “birth of a planet.”

Sep 7th

The Saga of Safehold Continues

Weber, David ~ By Schism Bent Asunder ~ TOR, 2008 ~ 494 pages ~ adult, some teens. “It was...

Sep 7th

Continuing to be simple, here is “plumbing.”...

Sep 6th

Sometimes, I’m either lazy or pure in thought. Here is...

Sep 6th

The Council on Foreign Relations is well-known for its...

Sep 6th

Relatively simple flame fractal after some zooming. I call...

Sep 5th

The New York Public Library Digital Gallery hosts a...

Sep 5th

The U.S. Senate provides images of the birds painted on the...

Sep 5th

Humans die, robots thrive

Stross, Charles ~ Saturn’s Children ~ ACE, 2008 ~ 323 pages ~ adults. “Today is the...

Sep 4th

Simple fractal I call “fractal world.”

Sep 4th

Amazon has released a beta version of “Sound...

Sep 4th

I’ve enjoyed playing with OSXplanet app which shows...

Sep 4th

Feeling over heated, this is “summer heat.”...

Sep 3rd

The colors aren’t really right for the subject, but...

Sep 3rd

ColourLovers is a website for a design community with a...

Sep 3rd

“Dizzy” reminds me of the after-effects of some...

Sep 2nd

“The birth of a planet.”

Sep 2nd

The SF Signal archives provide a useful and lengthy list...

Sep 2nd

American Rhetoric’s Online Speech Bank contains a...

Sep 2nd

“Time zones” was created in Elements. Some doubt...

Sep 1st

It’s warm and somewhat humid today so I’ve...

Sep 1st

The Department of Labor provides a brief introduction to...

Sep 1st