ConText
Returned home yesterday, around two P.M. Scads of emails in the hopper, mail in the box, laundry to do, a dog to pet. I had a good time at ConText. The Doubletree where it was held was in a a … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Conventioning
In a couple of days I’ll be heading for Columbus, to attend ConText. My first time at this convention and it’s long overdue. I should have gone years ago. I attended another convention in Columbus once, at the suggestion of … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Publishing, Science Fiction
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More Playing With Pictures
I had to call a friend to help me set up to scan slides. It was literally a matter of not having something plugged it. No, I don’t mind admitting “Doh!” moments. Learning is filled with them, embarrassment shouldn’t prevent … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography
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Hitch
As I mentioned in my previous post, Christopher Hitchens has esophageal cancer. He is undergoing chemotherapy. His prognosis is not good, as this is a particularly nasty form of cancer with a low survival rate. It turns out that many … Continue reading
Posted in culture, current affairs, Life, Relgion
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A Week’s Worth of Stuff
This past week some things have moved forward which please me. The Missouri Center for the Book is about it have a new Facebook page. I made the decision to put it up now, in advance of the total website … Continue reading
Photography and Change
Steve McCurry, a famous photographer whose image of an Afghan girl with brilliant green eyes for National Geographic has become iconic, has been given a great and sad gig—Kodak has handed him the last production roll of Kodachrome to take … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, current affairs, film, Photography
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