I'm not a huge fan of Woody Allen movies.  I've only liked a handful of them.  Then I watched MIDNIGHT IN PARIS this morning.  I loved this movie.  First it's a fantasy, and I wish I had seen it before I did my Hugo nominations, and it speaks to...

We've been having a discussion of religious belief on a chat group that includes a lot of my writer buddies.  Most of us are agnostic or atheist, but Steve Gould posted this lovely little quote.  It sort of sums up my feelings on the subject.  As I've...

And apparently the penalty is death.  I know several African-American fathers who advise their sons -- don't ever run in public.  Don't drive your car in predominately white neighborhoods even if you went there to visit a friend.  Now, according to...

  Going into this you have to understand that I adore A PRINCESS OF MARS.  It was the first science fiction book that I ever read all by myself.  When I was a miserable 7th grader I’d dream about being transported to Mars and riding across the...

I've been trying to post this link to a guest post on John Scalzi's blog, but Facebook seems to be unwilling to allow the post to go up. So, I'm going to put it here, and hope I can at least reference it over on Facebook. I'm linking to an amazing guest blog post on...

Here is a teaser of a bill that has passed the house in Arizona and is on it's way to the AZ Senate for a vote.   Arizona legislators have advanced an unprecedented bill that would require women who wish to have their contraception covered by their health...

I try to keep faith in the innate good sense of the American people, and then I come across this recent poll of voters in Mississippi and Alabama and I know despair.  66% of people in Mississippi do not believe in evolution.  The number 60% in Alabama. The...

Over on Facebook I linked to an article in Ohio that I thought would amuse people only to find it outraged a conservative/libertarian, I don't know what he was.  Here was the original article.  It was all about a state senator proposing a bill that would...

  Back from three days of horse showing in Albuquerque and I’m exhausted.  Still, I accomplished my goal -- to earn two scores above 60% at third level so I could apply for my Bronze Medal.  To earn the bronze from the United States Dressage...

Look, I didn't like Andrew Breitbart.  I agreed with nothing he said.  What he did to Shirley Sherrod was disgusting, unfair, and he was, rightly, called to account for it.  But the man has died at the very young age of 43, and I don't think liberals...