Monthly Archives: November 2007

When a wise man does not understand, he says: “I do not understand.” The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom. Frank Herbert, The Godmakers Send to Kindle

Scaled Composites is not the only private space program. The owner of Amazon.com has put a lot of time, money and effort into a vertical take off and landing vehicle. Send to Kindle

As an undergraduate, I majored in history. I’m also a big fan of the science fiction subgenre, “alternate history.” Therefore, I very much enjoyed the book What If and its sequel What If? 2, both filled with essays written by … Continue reading →

The plans and schemes of tyrants are broken by many things. They shatter against cliffs of heroic struggle. They rupture on reefs of open resistance. And they are slowly eroded, bit by little bit, on the very beaches where they … Continue reading →

I got a nice email from my editor today; the dust jacket received final approval last week and so it is being “finished off” now. The books should be shipped from the printer around the middle of this month. I … Continue reading →

An interesting review of the new book The Year of Living Biblically in Books and Culture, It Is Written: Literalism ad absurdum, by Jana Riess: We’ve all seen the email: a letter to a fundamentalist pastor thanking him for his … Continue reading →

From Robert A. Heinlein: Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. Stranger in a Strange Land Send to Kindle

When the King of Saudi Arabia, the ruler of a brutal totalitarian dictatorship, visited England this week, he was greeted with an interesting choice in music by the British. The news and discussion forum following that is interesting to watch, … Continue reading →