New things

I got a new phone, with all kinds of fancy new features that my old phone doesn't have. I wonder how long it will be before I take them for granted, and couldn't imagine a phone without them... Technology moves only a bit faster than we are able to get used to it...

The Orville, Episode 9

In another somewhat dull episode of The Orville, all the crew members fall in love with each other. This one was more focused on humor and relationship stuff than real adventure or thoughtful things. The blue alien that Kelly cheated on Ed with ends up on the ship as a forensic archaeologist, to determine which of …

The Orville, episode 3

I was only last week thinking about one of my favorite Star Trek episodes, 'measure of a man', the entirity of which takes place in a courtroom, and thinking how that kind of story could never be on TV these days. And then I get an episode like this episode of The Orville. On a …

Social media

I don't do much writing related stuff there... but I probably should start. Make contacts, post things, get support and friends and so on. My author page on facebook has been pretty much just links to posts from this blog, but, I must start to do more with it! I want this to be my …

Nature is angry

The air is filled with smoke. Ashes fall like snow. It's hotter than it's ever been. Winds and waters destroy our infrastructure, explode our factories. Is it hubris to think we can do whatever we want and still thrive on this planet? Look to the future. It's time to change ourselves.