Monthly Archives: April 2007
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Bayeux Tapestry. Animated. With a soundtrack. Photos of 300-400 calorie meals. Some of those don’t look too bad; some of them are ridiculous. A baked potato and fruit is not a meal (though I don’t consider baked potatoes food at … Continue reading
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Who is Sick lets you enter a zip code and see if any of your neighbors have reported being ill. Kind of creepy. At least people have to voluntarily enter their symptoms. Better GMail adds some features to Gmail (Firefox … Continue reading
Devlin’s Honor, Patricia Bray (5)
Devlin’s Honor is the sequel to Devlin’s Luck, which I liked. Unfortunately, Honor has all of Luck‘s problems [1] and none of its charms. [1] Chiefly this one: The prose is at times a little lengthy for the content, reemphasizing … Continue reading
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Writers, Directors Fear ‘Sci-Fi’ Label Like an Attack From Mars — Anyone know if Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is any good, or just another depressing post-apocalyptic novel?
Valley of the Soul, Tamara Siler Jones (4)
What I enjoy most about Jones’ books isn’t the mystery plot — though they are interesting — so much as the characters. That was a good thing for this book, because the plot didn’t work for me and left me … Continue reading
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Top 10 Best Places to Get Free Books The NYTimes has four articles on heart attacks and heart disease
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France has put its UFO files online What makes a writer a professional? – As in, do $4 keyword articles count, why do people write them, and shouldn’t companies want better quality articles and be willing to pay more? Links … Continue reading
