Immunity.

March 6, 2025

Yesterday I had a shingles shot and a COVID vaccine.Today my body is one giant flare of pain. I’m sure it will get better.

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Side Deal

March 2, 2025

Here we are back at the Grand Canyon. Center left, you can see a side canyon striking off to the distant north rim. This is near a place called Grandview, which was the site of the canyon’s only hotel from 1893. Pete Berry had arrived as a miner, but found lodging more profitable. He built […]

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Moonrise

March 1, 2025

Grand Canyon at sunset, with full moon. 2-8-2025.

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On the Rim

February 28, 2025

Here’s a view from the Grand Canyon’s South Rim. I don’t remember quite where. The canyon is probably twelve or fifteen miles broad at this point, and what you see of the geology is complex. I’d been to the North Rim in 2008, but I’d last been on the South Rim in 1977, when I […]

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Travels with Fred

February 27, 2025

A couple weeks ago we returned from a five day trip to the Grand Canyon. Since then I’ve been inundated with Stuff That Must Be Done, most of which is bullshit, wastes my time, and provides no sense of accomplishment when completed. And I’ve yet to start the taxes, which is the bullshit doubled and […]

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Save a Few

February 18, 2025

Nobody bothered to tell me this, but due to a fortunate accident I discovered that Amazon is running a $1.99 special on the latest Praxis novel, Imperium Restored. The other ebook sites will generally follow Amazon and cut their own prices, so if you don’t have an Amazon account, check your favorite ebook retailer for […]

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The Toolbox Strikes Again

February 18, 2025

Shen Tao (Taos Toolbox ’23) has sold her first novel in a number of markets, mostly at auction. After workshopping The Poet Empress at Toolbox, she finished the book, went straight out and got an agent, and then started collecting advances. A seven-figure advance in the States, a six-figure advance in Britain, another six figures […]

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Sun Dog

February 13, 2025

Grand Canyon sunset, Feb. 2025. Small sun dog at right.

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Cruising

February 1, 2025

Here’s a spotted eagle ray cruising over the reef in the Turks and/or Caicos, 2016. Eagle rays are impressive, with their ten-foot wing span, but they don’t hang around for long. They’re both fast and shy, and if they see divers in their vicinity, they’re out of sight very quickly. They’re pelagic fishes, living in […]

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London Broil!

January 22, 2025

So what to do with a beef round roast? It’s tough, it’s very lean, and it can be kind of flavorless. Yet roasts can be comfort food, and comfort is what I’d kind of like given recent events, which include freezing weather for the last week, and a tomorrow promised to remain below freezing all […]

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