From the February issue of Metro Lutheran (Twin Cities area monthly):
Pastor cuts short liturgy to view kickoff
But all is not as it seems
Bob Hulteen / January 16, 2014
Heading into the NFL championship weekend, a possible controversy over the collision of two Sunday mainstays began to receive national attention. The Rev. Tim Christensen of Gold Hill Lutheran Church, Butte, Montana, presided over a short liturgy and announced that he was leaving the sanctuary in order to watch his favorite football team, the San Francisco 49ers, play in a divisional championship game against the Carolina Panthers. A video of the one-minute worship service uploaded to the congregation’s Facebook page immediately went viral.
At the 11 a.m. service, Christensen is seen walking from the sacristy, asking the congregation, "Would you like to be forgiven for your sins?” After voices are heard in affirmation, he continues, "Okay, great. You are.”
The pastor then says, "There’s some bread and some wine up here on the table. You feel free to help yourself.”
....
As it turns out, the website Mashable, citing a source within the congregation, is reporting that the Facebook post was a prank, with "the entire congregation … in on it and [Christensen] held a full service right after that.”
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Tuesday January 28, 2014 Morning news: Pete Seeger died.
***The temperature got up to zero F (-27C). I went out and ran errands.
***Comments of Comment:
Lee Gold 1/26/14: "'...Woke up during the night, and realized I didn't hate anyone.'
"Sounds very good.
"Pause to introspect.
"There are people (mostly dead) I despise, and people of whom I'm wary, but I don't think there's anyone I hate.
"It would depend, of course, on definitions.
"We could start with yours. How do you define 'hate'?"
Being constantly angry at the person for existing.
***From politicalwire.com:
Deal Book: "Sheila C. Bair, a former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who once argued that former regulators should be barred from joining the banks they oversaw, is joining the board of Banco Santander, the Spanish bank said on Monday."
From her 2012 book, Bull by the Horns: "There should be a lifetime ban on regulators working for financial institutions they have regulated."
***The temperature got up to zero F (-27C). I went out and ran errands.
***Comments of Comment:
Lee Gold 1/26/14: "'...Woke up during the night, and realized I didn't hate anyone.'
"Sounds very good.
"Pause to introspect.
"There are people (mostly dead) I despise, and people of whom I'm wary, but I don't think there's anyone I hate.
"It would depend, of course, on definitions.
"We could start with yours. How do you define 'hate'?"
Being constantly angry at the person for existing.
***From politicalwire.com:
Deal Book: "Sheila C. Bair, a former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation who once argued that former regulators should be barred from joining the banks they oversaw, is joining the board of Banco Santander, the Spanish bank said on Monday."
From her 2012 book, Bull by the Horns: "There should be a lifetime ban on regulators working for financial institutions they have regulated."
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Sunday January 26, 2014 Han Sulu, master of the Maltese Falcon
His copilot, Shambleau
Darth Pinky and Darth Brain
Judge Sawney Bean, the law west of Donner Pass
The Long brothers: Huey, Dewey, and Lazarus
Governor Tom Corbett
***From Twitter:
KimFalconer @KimFalconer Curious about asteroid astrology? Here's a new tutorial - introduction to the asteroids in the natal chart.... http://fb.me/2E21bwzgX
Karen DaltonBeninato @kbeninato "Then I saw heaven standing open, and there was Gull also his friend Crow attacking the Pope Dove" - Bird Revelations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25905108 …
Petteri Tarkkonen @ptarkkonen RT @LeadToday "The best leaders keep their eyes open for the things they don't want to see." #leadership
David Brauer @dbrauer Minnesota announces Super Bowl bid on days when schools are canceled and highways closed. #timing
His copilot, Shambleau
Darth Pinky and Darth Brain
Judge Sawney Bean, the law west of Donner Pass
The Long brothers: Huey, Dewey, and Lazarus
Governor Tom Corbett
***From Twitter:
KimFalconer @KimFalconer Curious about asteroid astrology? Here's a new tutorial - introduction to the asteroids in the natal chart.... http://fb.me/2E21bwzgX
Karen DaltonBeninato @kbeninato "Then I saw heaven standing open, and there was Gull also his friend Crow attacking the Pope Dove" - Bird Revelations http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25905108 …
Petteri Tarkkonen @ptarkkonen RT @LeadToday "The best leaders keep their eyes open for the things they don't want to see." #leadership
David Brauer @dbrauer Minnesota announces Super Bowl bid on days when schools are canceled and highways closed. #timing
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Saturday January 25, 2014 Woke up during the night, and realized I didn't hate anyone.
***Picked up three books on writing from Southeast Library:
August Derleth, Writing Fiction, 1946. First impression (after skimming): mostly of historical interest.
Donald Maass, Writing 21st Century Fiction, 2012. I doubt this will last the rest of the 21st century; I expect it to be outdated in 20 years. But looks useful for now.
Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel, 2007.
***From http://politicalwire.com:
"In an attempt to prevent same-sex marriages in Oklahoma, state Rep. Mike Turner (R) is considering stopping all marriages, News 9 reports."
More accurately, he wants to get the state government completely out of the marriage business.
***From The Cedar Cultural Center's newsletter, 1/23:
An A List pick by Rick Mason in City Pages: "SBassekou Kouyate completely revolutionized the ngoni, an ancient West African oblong lute traditionally used to accompany a singer. Kouyate plugged in, attached a strap and stepped out in front of an entire ensemble of ngonis, added a wah-wah pedal, bent notes with a bluesman's finesse, and peppered traditional Malian music with bits of rock, funk, jazz, and bluegrass...."
***Picked up three books on writing from Southeast Library:
August Derleth, Writing Fiction, 1946. First impression (after skimming): mostly of historical interest.
Donald Maass, Writing 21st Century Fiction, 2012. I doubt this will last the rest of the 21st century; I expect it to be outdated in 20 years. But looks useful for now.
Walter Mosley, This Year You Write Your Novel, 2007.
***From http://politicalwire.com:
"In an attempt to prevent same-sex marriages in Oklahoma, state Rep. Mike Turner (R) is considering stopping all marriages, News 9 reports."
More accurately, he wants to get the state government completely out of the marriage business.
***From The Cedar Cultural Center's newsletter, 1/23:
An A List pick by Rick Mason in City Pages: "SBassekou Kouyate completely revolutionized the ngoni, an ancient West African oblong lute traditionally used to accompany a singer. Kouyate plugged in, attached a strap and stepped out in front of an entire ensemble of ngonis, added a wah-wah pedal, bent notes with a bluesman's finesse, and peppered traditional Malian music with bits of rock, funk, jazz, and bluegrass...."
Tuesday January 21, 2014 Video of the discussion on "Writing people with minds different from mine" uploaded to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax5LjhIN7lA
***Comments of comment:
richardf8, 1/20/14: "I can easily see chocolate and fondant working with 3D printing technology, but not sure how anything else would be produced."
Neither am I.
stardreamer, 1/20/14: "'A more advanced smart device turns the tables by accessing the cybercriminals' bank accounts.'
"I'd read that story!"
***From minnpost.com:
If you can’t fight it, drink it … At MPR, Dan Gunderson says: “When churchgoers begin singing the hymn "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling," it can come as an invitation to renounce the ways of the world and accept Christ's call to a new life. But at The Gathering, a small church that is supported by First United Methodist Church in Fargo, those summoned by such joyful noise can sing with beers in their hands. The church group meets every month in local bars, where they drink beer, sing traditional church songs and socialize.” For God's sake, keep them away from e-pulltabs.
***From Twitter:
DaVinciGroup @DaVinciGroup One-third of San Francisco’s registered cab drivers ditch taxis for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/21/one-third-of-san-franciscos-registered-cab-drivers-ditch-taxis-for-uber-lyft-or-sidecar/ …
***Comments of comment:
richardf8, 1/20/14: "I can easily see chocolate and fondant working with 3D printing technology, but not sure how anything else would be produced."
Neither am I.
stardreamer, 1/20/14: "'A more advanced smart device turns the tables by accessing the cybercriminals' bank accounts.'
"I'd read that story!"
***From minnpost.com:
If you can’t fight it, drink it … At MPR, Dan Gunderson says: “When churchgoers begin singing the hymn "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling," it can come as an invitation to renounce the ways of the world and accept Christ's call to a new life. But at The Gathering, a small church that is supported by First United Methodist Church in Fargo, those summoned by such joyful noise can sing with beers in their hands. The church group meets every month in local bars, where they drink beer, sing traditional church songs and socialize.” For God's sake, keep them away from e-pulltabs.
***From Twitter:
DaVinciGroup @DaVinciGroup One-third of San Francisco’s registered cab drivers ditch taxis for Uber, Lyft, or Sidecar http://www.impactlab.net/2014/01/21/one-third-of-san-franciscos-registered-cab-drivers-ditch-taxis-for-uber-lyft-or-sidecar/ …
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Monday January 20, 2014 Martin Luther King Day
Como Grind (formerly Muddsuckers) had its "soft reopening." (Two weeks after the originally-announced date.) Grand opening in a couple of weeks.
Good to have my neighborhood coffeehouse back. Mostly back, anyhow -- the side room renovation isn't nearly complete yet. And they're not fully set up in the main room, or in the kitchen.
***Beijing in 2016 Worldcon Bid
http://file770.com/?p=15749
***From Twitter:
Milkweed Editions @Milkweed_Books “Tears ran down her cheeks. Salty drops mixed with the sugary maple sap collecting in a birch-bark bucket.” http://bit.ly/FictionOnAStick
Dara Grumdahl @DearDara .@Milkweed_Books She ripped open her bodice to reveal pancakes warming inside, it was the greatest tragic breakfast of her winter.
Como Grind (formerly Muddsuckers) had its "soft reopening." (Two weeks after the originally-announced date.) Grand opening in a couple of weeks.
Good to have my neighborhood coffeehouse back. Mostly back, anyhow -- the side room renovation isn't nearly complete yet. And they're not fully set up in the main room, or in the kitchen.
***Beijing in 2016 Worldcon Bid
http://file770.com/?p=15749
***From Twitter:
Milkweed Editions @Milkweed_Books “Tears ran down her cheeks. Salty drops mixed with the sugary maple sap collecting in a birch-bark bucket.” http://bit.ly/FictionOnAStick
Dara Grumdahl @DearDara .@Milkweed_Books She ripped open her bodice to reveal pancakes warming inside, it was the greatest tragic breakfast of her winter.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Sunday January 19, 2014 I co-led a Minnesota Speculative Writers discussion on "Writing characters with minds different from mine."
Possible topics announced: "Synesthesia" Margaret Taylor (co-leader) and I talked about our personal experiences, with audience discussion. We don't have the same set of synesthesias, though there's overlap.
"Help! I'm a man and I need to write about my woman protagonist falling in love."
"I need to write a character who's a psion. What's a good way to do this?"
"My character is an alien who can see radio waves. What's a good way to do this?"
Each of which could take up an hour and a half of discussion on its own.
Also discussed: Face blindness. Eidetic memory. Different kinds of memory. Writing the opposite gender in general. Writing characters with different sexual orientations or preferences.
My synesthesias include: Sound to visual/tactile patterns. Sight to touch. Tickertape: When I hear people talk, or I think in words, I see it written out. (Never twice in a row in the same font, which I suspect is a bit unusual.) Sound to touch. Thinking in tactile/visual/kinesthetic diagrams.
Possible topics announced: "Synesthesia" Margaret Taylor (co-leader) and I talked about our personal experiences, with audience discussion. We don't have the same set of synesthesias, though there's overlap.
"Help! I'm a man and I need to write about my woman protagonist falling in love."
"I need to write a character who's a psion. What's a good way to do this?"
"My character is an alien who can see radio waves. What's a good way to do this?"
Each of which could take up an hour and a half of discussion on its own.
Also discussed: Face blindness. Eidetic memory. Different kinds of memory. Writing the opposite gender in general. Writing characters with different sexual orientations or preferences.
My synesthesias include: Sound to visual/tactile patterns. Sight to touch. Tickertape: When I hear people talk, or I think in words, I see it written out. (Never twice in a row in the same font, which I suspect is a bit unusual.) Sound to touch. Thinking in tactile/visual/kinesthetic diagrams.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Saturday January 18, 2014 Memorial visitation for Ericka Johnson, who died after long illness. The largest groups of attendees were people from Mnstf (the Minnesota Science Fiction Society) and family members, I think.
Ericka was a thoroughly nice person. I will miss her.
***The Organizer of the Twin Cities ADHD Meetup resigned, with no designated successor. If no one steps up, the Meetup ends.
A previous local ADHD Meetup had the same thing happen. One might almost think something about ADHD was responsible.
***From news.google.com
AFP
Refrigerator Hack: 750,000 Spam Emails Sent by Smart Gadgets
A security firm revealed that even "smart" appliances are vulnerable to hack attacks. A group of cybercriminals have used a "smart" refrigerator to send 750,000 spam emails.
[Science fiction extrapolation: A more advanced smart device turns the tables by accessing the cybercriminals' bank accounts.]
***From Twitter:
J Clive Matthews @Nosemonkey I am in a pub that's housed in an old Temperance Society building. This makes me happy.
Retweeted by Moonbootica
Ericka was a thoroughly nice person. I will miss her.
***The Organizer of the Twin Cities ADHD Meetup resigned, with no designated successor. If no one steps up, the Meetup ends.
A previous local ADHD Meetup had the same thing happen. One might almost think something about ADHD was responsible.
***From news.google.com
AFP
Refrigerator Hack: 750,000 Spam Emails Sent by Smart Gadgets
A security firm revealed that even "smart" appliances are vulnerable to hack attacks. A group of cybercriminals have used a "smart" refrigerator to send 750,000 spam emails.
[Science fiction extrapolation: A more advanced smart device turns the tables by accessing the cybercriminals' bank accounts.]
***From Twitter:
J Clive Matthews @Nosemonkey I am in a pub that's housed in an old Temperance Society building. This makes me happy.
Retweeted by Moonbootica
Thursday January 16, 2014 "So hell, Alan! What you were telling me just now never happened! Your wife wasn't killed in an auto accident four years ago because, four years ago, you didn't have a wife! To the best of my knowledge, you've never been married."
James H. Schmitz, The Ties of Earth. Included in the collection Eternal Frontier.
That's not the largest discrepancy between what Alan Commager thinks he knows and reality.
One of my favorite sf stories reread. (Not recommended for conservatives and Greens.)
Also reread and enjoyed: Chad Oliver, "Transfusion." It begins with time travelers learning that humans didn't originate on Earth.
***Adult Children Anonymous meeting.
I mentioned that one way I cut down on taking myself too seriously is to use pet toys as exercise equipment.
***Via news.google.com:
Wall Street Journal
Hershey Co. and 3D Systems Corp. reached a multiyear joint development agreement to explore and develop ways to use 3-D printing technology to produce foods, including confectionery treats.
James H. Schmitz, The Ties of Earth. Included in the collection Eternal Frontier.
That's not the largest discrepancy between what Alan Commager thinks he knows and reality.
One of my favorite sf stories reread. (Not recommended for conservatives and Greens.)
Also reread and enjoyed: Chad Oliver, "Transfusion." It begins with time travelers learning that humans didn't originate on Earth.
***Adult Children Anonymous meeting.
I mentioned that one way I cut down on taking myself too seriously is to use pet toys as exercise equipment.
***Via news.google.com:
Wall Street Journal
Hershey Co. and 3D Systems Corp. reached a multiyear joint development agreement to explore and develop ways to use 3-D printing technology to produce foods, including confectionery treats.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Wednesday January 15, 2014 Muddsuckers, my neighborhood coffeehouse, is closed for renovation. It's supposed to reopen as Como Grind on Friday (postponed from Monday the 13th.)
Today, the renovation didn't look only two days away from completion. And the sign on the main door said "We keep coming up with great ideas," which sounds ominous to me. [And indeed, target date changed to the 20th.]
The side door still had a sign saying reopening would be on the 13th. I called them about it.
***Watched television for the first time in at least a week. I use the coin laundry attached to Joe's Market; and Joe's has a widescreen TV. It was tuned to CNN.
The closed captioning seemed to be a bit off. For example, I'm fairly sure "oak pulsion" should have been "expulsion."
Some time in the future, I might have home TV again. But I won't likely use it to learn the news.
***The Minnesota Orchestra lockout was settled yesterday. Today, I asked someone to pass on a message to one of the musicians. "Give __ my condolences on having to go back to work."
Today, the renovation didn't look only two days away from completion. And the sign on the main door said "We keep coming up with great ideas," which sounds ominous to me. [And indeed, target date changed to the 20th.]
The side door still had a sign saying reopening would be on the 13th. I called them about it.
***Watched television for the first time in at least a week. I use the coin laundry attached to Joe's Market; and Joe's has a widescreen TV. It was tuned to CNN.
The closed captioning seemed to be a bit off. For example, I'm fairly sure "oak pulsion" should have been "expulsion."
Some time in the future, I might have home TV again. But I won't likely use it to learn the news.
***The Minnesota Orchestra lockout was settled yesterday. Today, I asked someone to pass on a message to one of the musicians. "Give __ my condolences on having to go back to work."
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Monday January 13, 2014 The American Name Society's personal name of the year is "Francis."
***Got my contribution off to LinkOnline (email writing workshop) two days before the deadline.
***Comments of comment:
Carol Kennedy, 1/13/14: "Did [Annie] Dillard not think that a nonfiction writer might have 'lying eyes'? I would sooner trust my own lying eyes than someone else's."
Note that this was someone's years-old recollection of what Annie Dillard said. Not a fresh direct quotation.
Lee Gold, 1/12/14: "We went to Japan for four months with only a little prep (enough to read katakana, having seen Chushingura) and continued reading up on Japanese culture and studying the language while we were there (and Barry was working as a programmer). We were sure we didn't understand as much as we could have but that we understood a lot more than tourists (or Barry's co-workers) who didn't know Japanese and hadn't read about Japanese history.
"We were based in Tokyo. I don't know where Don Fitch stayed.
"We'd eaten Japanese food in LA. It was a surprise to find donburi only available at a stadium, sort of like corn dogs in the US. We found sushi at many price levels (cheap at department store restaurants, more expensive at nice restaurants, yet more expensive at fancier restaurants) August through November. It was a surprise to find that sukiyaki was a very fancy food, cooked bite by bite by someone who knelt beside you -- at a fancy restaurant (and we didn't find it at a cheap restaurant). We got used to surprises.
"Barry got $35/day per diem (because previous employees had eaten steak and drunk Scotch) plus a free hotel room, laundry, and subway pass, and we lived on that, not depositing his salary checks till we got home. The per diem even paid for a week's vacation trip to Kyoto."
***Got my contribution off to LinkOnline (email writing workshop) two days before the deadline.
***Comments of comment:
Carol Kennedy, 1/13/14: "Did [Annie] Dillard not think that a nonfiction writer might have 'lying eyes'? I would sooner trust my own lying eyes than someone else's."
Note that this was someone's years-old recollection of what Annie Dillard said. Not a fresh direct quotation.
Lee Gold, 1/12/14: "We went to Japan for four months with only a little prep (enough to read katakana, having seen Chushingura) and continued reading up on Japanese culture and studying the language while we were there (and Barry was working as a programmer). We were sure we didn't understand as much as we could have but that we understood a lot more than tourists (or Barry's co-workers) who didn't know Japanese and hadn't read about Japanese history.
"We were based in Tokyo. I don't know where Don Fitch stayed.
"We'd eaten Japanese food in LA. It was a surprise to find donburi only available at a stadium, sort of like corn dogs in the US. We found sushi at many price levels (cheap at department store restaurants, more expensive at nice restaurants, yet more expensive at fancier restaurants) August through November. It was a surprise to find that sukiyaki was a very fancy food, cooked bite by bite by someone who knelt beside you -- at a fancy restaurant (and we didn't find it at a cheap restaurant). We got used to surprises.
"Barry got $35/day per diem (because previous employees had eaten steak and drunk Scotch) plus a free hotel room, laundry, and subway pass, and we lived on that, not depositing his salary checks till we got home. The per diem even paid for a week's vacation trip to Kyoto."
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Saturday January 11, 2014 I joined a hyperlocal barter network on Facebook.
***Comments of comment
Don Fitch 1/11/14: "'My first writing mentor, Annie Dillard, once told our college class that if you ever have the choice between visiting a far-flung place or reading a book about it, choose the book.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/china-of-my-mind/?ref=opinion&_r=0'
"'Who are you going to believe -- the nonfiction writer or your lying eyes?'
"I can understand Dillard's comment -- a writer who has spent a lot of time & attention in a place probably sees it more clearly, and understands it much better, than you are likely to do when/after visiting it for a few weeks. On another hand, I think this does not give adequate value to the various sensory inputs associated with one's actual physical presence. I'm certainly glad I read everything I did before going to Japan, because it helped me to better understand what I experienced there, but I'm much more glad that I was stationed there (after being Drafted, which I wasn't actually glad about) for eight months. (I'm also glad that was c. 1950, so that there were still significant elements of the older Japanese Culture in evidence... and sushi was still cheap hot-weather finger-food -- with emphasis on the "cheap".)
"I note that Lafcadio Hearn said something like 'After I had spent five years in Japan I felt that I understood it. After ten years, I realized that I knew almost nothing about it'. That's another comment that I can understand & appreciate."
***From Twitter:
Kevin Green @FixedOpsGenius RT @Tum55: I am only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand. #
R.L. Ripples @TweetsofOld When a girl looks interested in a sermon, she is generally thinking how she would like to lie flat on her back with her knees up. NY1897
[I believe the newspaperman who wrote this had a clean mind.]
***Comments of comment
Don Fitch 1/11/14: "'My first writing mentor, Annie Dillard, once told our college class that if you ever have the choice between visiting a far-flung place or reading a book about it, choose the book.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/china-of-my-mind/?ref=opinion&_r=0'
"'Who are you going to believe -- the nonfiction writer or your lying eyes?'
"I can understand Dillard's comment -- a writer who has spent a lot of time & attention in a place probably sees it more clearly, and understands it much better, than you are likely to do when/after visiting it for a few weeks. On another hand, I think this does not give adequate value to the various sensory inputs associated with one's actual physical presence. I'm certainly glad I read everything I did before going to Japan, because it helped me to better understand what I experienced there, but I'm much more glad that I was stationed there (after being Drafted, which I wasn't actually glad about) for eight months. (I'm also glad that was c. 1950, so that there were still significant elements of the older Japanese Culture in evidence... and sushi was still cheap hot-weather finger-food -- with emphasis on the "cheap".)
"I note that Lafcadio Hearn said something like 'After I had spent five years in Japan I felt that I understood it. After ten years, I realized that I knew almost nothing about it'. That's another comment that I can understand & appreciate."
***From Twitter:
Kevin Green @FixedOpsGenius RT @Tum55: I am only responsible for what I say, not for what you understand. #
R.L. Ripples @TweetsofOld When a girl looks interested in a sermon, she is generally thinking how she would like to lie flat on her back with her knees up. NY1897
[I believe the newspaperman who wrote this had a clean mind.]
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Wednesday January 1, 2014 New Year's Day
***From the American Name Society mailing list:
On 01/01/2014 11:18 AM, Marc Picard wrote:
The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is ... Leah Gunn Barrett.
tinyurl.com/k2sy5cg
***Comments of comment: Ed Meskys 12/31/13 "Interested to hear how your synesthesia discussion goes. I remember way back in the 50s Pohl’s first STAR SF anthology there was a story about nerve surgery messing up the hero’s senses, and the closing line after an attempted corrective operation, the hero saying 'I smell something purple.'"
H. L. Gold, "The Man With English." See the Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base, http://www.isfdb.org
And I remember that line as "What smells purple?"
"Wish I could be there for the Wrede talk. I loved her four enchanted forest books, [Mairelon] the Magician, and her and Stevermer’s SORCERY AND CECELIA & sequels. I do not remember the frontier magic books. Can you name some titles after her talk?"
Earlier. From the Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base: Frontier Magic
1 Thirteenth Child (2009) by Patricia C. Wrede
2 Across the Great Barrier (2011) by Patricia C. Wrede
3 The Far West (2012) by Patricia C. Wrede
***Aug. 9 "The police in Palo Alto, Calif., crack down on people begging for bitcoins."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/opinion/the-year-that-will-be.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
***"My first writing mentor, Annie Dillard, once told our college class that if you ever have the choice between visiting a far-flung place or reading a book about it, choose the book."
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/china-of-my-mind/?ref=opinion&_r=0
"Who are you going to believe -- the nonfiction writer or your lying eyes?"
***From Twitter:
Shelly Rae Clift @ShellyRaeClift This may explain delays & need to find exact place. “@maureenmcq: Dogs Poop in Alignment with Earth's Magnetic Field http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/10/1/80/abstract …
Retweeted by rivenhomewood
***From the American Name Society mailing list:
On 01/01/2014 11:18 AM, Marc Picard wrote:
The executive director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is ... Leah Gunn Barrett.
tinyurl.com/k2sy5cg
***Comments of comment: Ed Meskys 12/31/13 "Interested to hear how your synesthesia discussion goes. I remember way back in the 50s Pohl’s first STAR SF anthology there was a story about nerve surgery messing up the hero’s senses, and the closing line after an attempted corrective operation, the hero saying 'I smell something purple.'"
H. L. Gold, "The Man With English." See the Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base, http://www.isfdb.org
And I remember that line as "What smells purple?"
"Wish I could be there for the Wrede talk. I loved her four enchanted forest books, [Mairelon] the Magician, and her and Stevermer’s SORCERY AND CECELIA & sequels. I do not remember the frontier magic books. Can you name some titles after her talk?"
Earlier. From the Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base: Frontier Magic
1 Thirteenth Child (2009) by Patricia C. Wrede
2 Across the Great Barrier (2011) by Patricia C. Wrede
3 The Far West (2012) by Patricia C. Wrede
***Aug. 9 "The police in Palo Alto, Calif., crack down on people begging for bitcoins."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/31/opinion/the-year-that-will-be.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
***"My first writing mentor, Annie Dillard, once told our college class that if you ever have the choice between visiting a far-flung place or reading a book about it, choose the book."
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/29/china-of-my-mind/?ref=opinion&_r=0
"Who are you going to believe -- the nonfiction writer or your lying eyes?"
***From Twitter:
Shelly Rae Clift @ShellyRaeClift This may explain delays & need to find exact place. “@maureenmcq: Dogs Poop in Alignment with Earth's Magnetic Field http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/10/1/80/abstract …
Retweeted by rivenhomewood
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Some sf-fantasy related events, Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro, Jan-Feb 2014
Erotic Writers of America sf/fantasy/horror special interest group meeting postponed for medical reasons. The male officers are pregnant.
Thursday January 2, 6:30 PM Sci-Fi Adult Book Club. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis
Join our discussion of new and interesting sci-fi titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Tuesday January 14, 7 PM East St Paul (ESP) Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup
Davannis Pizza and Hot Hoagies -- East Side, 310 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN
We're set up back in the party room with our pizzas and manuscripts. Feel free to stop and order your food when you arrive.
As we head into 2014, our topic of discussion will be The Do's and Don'ts of World Building. Even though we may have creative license to build a world of our own design, there are basic rules that should apply. Readers will expect that there is some semblance of order involved, no matter which sub-genre we are writing in.
Once again, we will be critiquing three submissions. The guidelines are....
http://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/155146702/
Thursday January 16, 6-8 An Evening at the Night Vale Public Library. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis [Teen event] Spend an evening devoted to the popular podcast, "Welcome to Night Vale." Enjoy Night Vale crafts and activities, participate in a costume or art show, and of course, "All Hail the Glow Cloud!" Librarian repellent will be provided.
Sunday January 19, noon-1:30 Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers (MinnSpec) Writing characters with minds different from mine. This workshop may cover topics like this:
* Synesthesia
* Help! I'm a man and I need to write about my woman protagonist falling in love.
* I need to write a character who's a psion. What's a good way to do this?
* My character is an alien who can see radio waves. What's a good way to do this?
Dan Goodman and Margaret Taylor will both talk about synesthesia from personal experience
Further information: www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/
Thursday February 5, 6:30 PM Sci-Fi Adult Book Club. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis Join our discussion of new and interesting sci-fi titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Saturday February 22, 3-4 PM Author Talk: Patricia C. Wrede Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkway, Brooklyn Center [Teen event] Wrede is an acclaimed local author of numerous fantasy and young adult books, including the beloved "The Enchanted Forest Chronicles" as well as the Mairelon books and the Old West Frontier Magic series. Wrede will read from her books and answer questions. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Information for the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (oldest surviving local sf club) at www.mnstf.org
Information for the Geek Partnership Society and numerous affiliated groups at http://www.meetup.com/Geek-Partnership-Society/
Erotic Writers of America sf/fantasy/horror special interest group meeting postponed for medical reasons. The male officers are pregnant.
Thursday January 2, 6:30 PM Sci-Fi Adult Book Club. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis
Join our discussion of new and interesting sci-fi titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Tuesday January 14, 7 PM East St Paul (ESP) Speculative Fiction Writers Meetup
Davannis Pizza and Hot Hoagies -- East Side, 310 White Bear Ave, Saint Paul, MN
We're set up back in the party room with our pizzas and manuscripts. Feel free to stop and order your food when you arrive.
As we head into 2014, our topic of discussion will be The Do's and Don'ts of World Building. Even though we may have creative license to build a world of our own design, there are basic rules that should apply. Readers will expect that there is some semblance of order involved, no matter which sub-genre we are writing in.
Once again, we will be critiquing three submissions. The guidelines are....
http://www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/events/155146702/
Thursday January 16, 6-8 An Evening at the Night Vale Public Library. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis [Teen event] Spend an evening devoted to the popular podcast, "Welcome to Night Vale." Enjoy Night Vale crafts and activities, participate in a costume or art show, and of course, "All Hail the Glow Cloud!" Librarian repellent will be provided.
Sunday January 19, noon-1:30 Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers (MinnSpec) Writing characters with minds different from mine. This workshop may cover topics like this:
* Synesthesia
* Help! I'm a man and I need to write about my woman protagonist falling in love.
* I need to write a character who's a psion. What's a good way to do this?
* My character is an alien who can see radio waves. What's a good way to do this?
Dan Goodman and Margaret Taylor will both talk about synesthesia from personal experience
Further information: www.meetup.com/MinnSpec/
Thursday February 5, 6:30 PM Sci-Fi Adult Book Club. Nokomis Library, 5100 34th Ave S, Minneapolis Join our discussion of new and interesting sci-fi titles. Bring along your recommendations for future meetings. Lending copies may be picked up at the information desk prior to meeting.
Saturday February 22, 3-4 PM Author Talk: Patricia C. Wrede Brookdale Library, 6125 Shingle Creek Pkway, Brooklyn Center [Teen event] Wrede is an acclaimed local author of numerous fantasy and young adult books, including the beloved "The Enchanted Forest Chronicles" as well as the Mairelon books and the Old West Frontier Magic series. Wrede will read from her books and answer questions. Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Information for the Minnesota Science Fiction Society (oldest surviving local sf club) at www.mnstf.org
Information for the Geek Partnership Society and numerous affiliated groups at http://www.meetup.com/Geek-Partnership-Society/
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