Fluffy, our dog, was reluctant to have his photo taken this morning, once the camera beeped. Unfortunately the hidden fence that has kept him alive so long in territory hostile to free roaming dog packs, appears to have conditioned him to avoid beeps. The reason I wanted his photo was to show you one of… Continue reading Model Character
Tag: writing
Climax
Today, I wrote two chapters of my current novel, covering the climax. Whoo. There is just no greater entertainment. Oh, sure, you’ll be able to read it someday when it’s published, but writing it — that’s different. In every media, there’s attenuation. A scene in one person’s head is transferred to another. But this isn’t… Continue reading Climax
Naming the Planets
Okay, this is positively the last planet post, for a while. I want to talk about a slightly different classification topic, naming the planets. Currently, this is owned by the IAU. It’s a long drawn-out process, and because of their philosophy, that makes sense. The IAU works under the premise that everything belongs to the… Continue reading Naming the Planets