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I had a birthday last week. And I read somewhere that since the year I was born, the world’s population has trebled. That’s 63 years, folks. In 1804 there were 1 billion people on earth. There are now 6.65 billion. … Continue reading
Ever wondered if they are honest? There’s been a few posts on the subject just lately: Justine Larbalestier and John Scalzi (read the comments section) and Meg Rosoff. The consensus seems to be that “if I don’t like it, I … Continue reading
He has a good teacher…! That’s bassist Eric Holden, who has played with Five For Fighting, the BoDeans, Josh Groban, etc, etc, and closer to (my) home, Corinne May… … Continue reading
I hope you have all looked at that cool video I told you about yesterday. If not do it now before reading further. Because I want to ask you something. If you were walking through a large space in a … Continue reading
I’m reworking Rogue Rainlord at the moment before “real” work catches up with me again. And it truly is amazing how many times two different readers can read exactly the same thing and see two different things. And how humbling … Continue reading
Yes, it’s not the tyre track of a large mechanical monster, but the pathway of a single Green Turtle, going back to the sea after nesting on Sipadan Island. The eggs are collected – mostly to keep them safe from … Continue reading
Nothing makes me happier than to see this on a beach. Follow up tomorrow. … Continue reading
Oh, for a camera in my hand at the right time… Yesterday I was pulled up at a set of lights with a motorbike rider in front of me. So I started to read the back of his t-shirt. There … Continue reading
Having blog-blasted Microsoft because my new Ergonomic Microsoft Keyboard 4000 stopped working after one week of use, I now have to praise them. I took me a while to establish that I had indeed bought the keyboard in the USA … Continue reading
When I put up the cover of the French edition of The Aware, they didn’t have the blurb on Amazon. Now they do, and I’ve pasted it below. I haven’t spoken French since 1994, which is when we left Tunisia, … Continue reading