I bought a Korg tuner today, mainly because I have trouble keeping the bass strings on my guitar in tune. It’s a good metronome and a fair enough tuner. I proceeded to tune my guitar and my son’s bass. I discovered a strange effect on my low E string. The… Continue reading
Let’s continue yesterday’s discussion. Just what is hard SF? Hard science fiction is a story where some aspect of science or technology, usually speculative, is so critical that the story collapses when it is removed. Imagine Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama without Rama. No story. (Side note: the linked… Continue reading
I managed 890 words on Rigel Kentaurus today, which brings to mind the comment I made yesterday about discussiing hard SF today. Just what is science fiction? Most people picture movies like Star Wars or the television show Star Trek when they think about science fiction. Wrong. What, you say?… Continue reading
Believe it or not, I recently had the kernel of a fantasy novel jump into my head. Anybody who knows my writing also knows that I rarely write fantasy. I tend toward the hard SF* side of the spectrum. Part of the problem with me and fantasy is the same… Continue reading
Today was make-up day for the Arizona Study Program piano evaluation and theory test for kids with a school-related absence during the main event last weekend. Audrey was on the school band trip to San Diego last weekend, so we drove into central Phoenix for her turn. With the added… Continue reading
It happened sitting in traffic moving 5 MPH, about 0.15 miles from the Thomas Road bridge over northbound Loop 101. I crossed the 500 mile mark on my new cylinder heads. My restriction to 55 MPH is finished once I change the oil. Let me tell you, driving 55 while… Continue reading
I don’t know whether it’s residual work stress from November to March events, or if it’s just from the difficulties of geriatric care simultaneous with child care, but it manifests itself as a sort of mental malaise. I’ve written 4422 words so far in April, but that includes 11 days… Continue reading
I picked up a Gordon Lightfoot guitar book, mainly for the purpose of practicing chord changes. After goofing around with some of the songs, I discovered that The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald isn’t particularly difficult to play. I’m not sure if that’s because it’s one of the few pieces… Continue reading
I had to wake up at 4:30 this morning in order to get Reanna to her school early. She left on her field trip this morning. This, less than 12 hours after Audrey returned from her band field trip to San Diego. I’m still dragging along. Audrey had her piano… Continue reading
Reanna took her piano evaluation yesterday. It includes 4 memorized pieces, one from each major period–baroque, classical, romantic, and modern. It also involves a theory test. Reanna is on level 5. We heard the results today, she passed the theory test with a 98%. She received superior on her performance…. Continue reading
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