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After You Press “Send”
Read more: After You Press “Send”As an author of absolutely no repute whatsoever, I have a tendency to send out stories I have written to editors, agents, even magazines in an attempt to try and get published, or at the very least get representation. There comes a time when the writing of a particular article or story is finished (at…
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From STEM to STEAM or Pardon Me While I Water My Garden
Read more: From STEM to STEAM or Pardon Me While I Water My GardenIn recent years, emphasis in education has been put on getting science-minded students to major in the STEM studies: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. While these are vitally important to the continued success of the US educational system that trains the scientists and engineers who will tackle some of the most important problems facing us…
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The New Old
Read more: The New OldHere we are, settling now into our new reality after the COVID pandemic. The virus is ensconced well among us, still spreading and causing illness all over the United States and the rest of the world. We have good vaccines that fight the virus, and the last figure I read said 96% of the population…
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AI and Me
Read more: AI and MeI don’t know what I think about AI (“artificial intelligence” for the uninitiated). Like any new advance in technology, especially technology of computers, it has the power to be useful to those of us who use computers daily, or even less often. The search engine I use most often is now advertising that it is…
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WELCOME!
Read more: WELCOME!Welcome to my new website, and thanks for stopping by. There are a number of pages here that will give you a good idea of who I am and my general preferences in the world of arts and entertainment. I also write science fiction books (and a few short stories, most of which have never…
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How We Were Ready
Read more: How We Were ReadyAfter almost two years of putting up with COVID-19 and all the attendant social distancing requirements and protocols, we have come to a point of almost (I repeat, almost) reducing the virus to an endemic situation where we will have to get a COVID booster shot every year, probably for a long time. COVID-19 was…
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After The Pandemic
Read more: After The PandemicAs I type this, the delta variant of the COVID-19 coronavirus is cutting its way through the population of unvaccinated people in the US like the proverbial bull in a China shop, and maybe it’s a little too early to start thinking about how we are going to live after the pandemic is over. I…
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Where Did SARS-CoV-2 Come From?
Read more: Where Did SARS-CoV-2 Come From?In the ongoing pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, better known as COVID-19, the one most significant question about the virus and the pandemic itself is, where did the virus originate? Most people point to China, and that’s where the World Health Organization is looking. The WHO has visited China, particularly Wuhan, and more specifically,…
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A Few Thoughts For Late December
Read more: A Few Thoughts For Late DecemberI don’t usually blog about politics, but when it intersects with science and scientific matters, I may decide to make a few comments. Like today. First, a little about masks. Masks are a key component in our ongoing battle against being infected with coronavirus (and influenza, since the flu season is upon us), but the…