by Jan Bear | Feb 3, 2004 | Uncategorized
Tor editor Teresa Nielsen Hayden deconstructs some whining responses to rejection letters: I’ve been contemplating a site, RejectionCollection.com, which is a sort of shrine to the rejection letter. A major portion of it is devoted to writers anonymously posting...
by Jan Bear | Feb 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
This one is in honor of my daughters, who came to America from Russia nine years ago Feb. 2. Find your way in a strange city Mila took me to the subway station. She handed me some plastic tokens and told me where I needed to get off. I had never been on a subway...
by Jan Bear | Jan 31, 2004 | Uncategorized
Here’s a fun little quiz for those who think they know their geeks: malevole – Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer? A series of photos of men who were either inventers of computer programming language or else serial murderers? I got 8 out of 10....
by Jan Bear | Jan 30, 2004 | Uncategorized
I think I’ve been an occasion for distraction. Someone got to this site by way of a Google search for Google Search: “thumb over” piano technique. Me? Piano technique? Well, there was Steve, pointing over his shoulder with his thumb, and there was...
by Jan Bear | Jan 28, 2004 | Uncategorized
The new issue of The Onion Dome: Orthodox News with a Twist is up. I’ve covered plans for Liturgical Olympics in Athens this summer; Marie Moffitt has the lowdown on an American ethnic festival, and Father Vasiliy has found another outrage at a Ukrainian meat...