Victory!

I finally got the bugs worked out of the Alien Blue plot. At least, in theory. I have: a two-sentence description, a four-page full summary, and a timeline. I had been using the sticky-note layout to try to work out the timeline, but there were too many things to keep track of, so I put […]

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Brain Rules

John Medina, a geek on brains, gives 12 rules for using your brain (for example, “exercise”). Some snippets: “Millions of years ago, if we sat on our behinds for even a few minutes, we could be somebody’s lunch.” “Active people have half the risk of Alzheimer’s of sedentary people.” “Any experience you have creates new

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Kid Stuff

via ***Dave. List 5 things you still do, that you did when you were a baby/little kid. 1. I read. A lot.2. I like to fall asleep next to cats. Too bad our cat has been such a jerk this winter.3. I sing/whistle/tell myself stories when I don’t think anybody’s listening.4. I’m shy around new

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Sea-change.

One of my favorite language shifts of the last few years is the construction “yeah, no.” I remember back in the day (high school) when people would ask you a negatively-phrased question–“You don’t like sauerkraut, do you?”–and wait for you to answer. Answer “yes,” and they’d say, “Oh, so you do like sauerkraut?” Answer “no,”

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