It’s nice, now and then, to pronounce the pleasantries of a day well spent, and today was just that. The Hobbit slept until 8am or so, which is wonderful for all sorts of reasons. I miss sleeping in until 10 or 11 on Saturday mornings (ah, college), but nowadays 8 …
Decided this evening to send out a couple of the unpublished short stories sitting on my computer. Opening up my various files to do so I noted that my last submission into the wilds was in January, about the time Shards got underway. I don’t what that means, and I’m …
Our department is in the process of revising its tenure and promotion guidelines. It’s a much-needed effort, and I’m glad to see it happening. I saw today an initial draft of the new document, and it’s pushing us toward a “point” system of rewards to earn tenure (in addition to …
I spent a good portion of the day deep in research for the sequel to Shards of Heaven. It’s been enjoyable, to say the least. A great deal of my delving has been on the subject of Mt. Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments according to the Torah. There …
Picked up my replacement iPod Touch today. Though the old model (just like the one that broke), it’s brand new and shiny. Excellent service, Apple! I’ll not get to play with it until morning, I suspect. It’s been syncing up all my songs for a couple of hours now, and …