Rosemary Kirstein

I lied.  I don’t have a ranch.  But there is much to catch up on.

(I do sometimes wonder about non-American readers, and whether they know the derivation of “back at the ranch.”  For that matter, if persons born in this century know what it means, and where it came from… it even predates my lifetime!)

Cool things I’m going to be telling you about in upcoming posts:

SCINTILLATION – The SF/F convention in Montreal run by Jo Walton and friends, which took place way back in (holy smokes!) June, and was so wonderful.

BOOKS I’VE READ – including A Half-Built Garden, by Ruthanna Emrys; Cat Pictures, Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer; Last Exit by Max Gladstone; A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers; and others.

WHY THESAURUSES ARE ACTUALLY THINGS OF GREAT BEAUTY–  Really.  No, really.

Hard copy only, folks.

WRITING BY HAND INSTEAD OF BY KEYBOARD—and why.

WHY I CAN’T BEAR “THE RINGS OF POWER,” PREQUEL TO “LORD OF THE RINGS” seriously, don’t get me started.

MEMES OF YORE – How, oh, how did we ever manage to share them before the Internet?

Also:  whatever else occurs to me.   All in service of the above-mentioned Catching Up.

Meanwhile, here’s a photo of the koi in the restaurant at the at the Holiday Inn in Montreal, where Scintillation took place this year (and will again next year).

Cruisin’ for scraps…

Still here. And still in the process of sorting out life without all the DayJob overtime.

So far, I’m liking it! But you knew that.

Many things to catch up on, as you might guess.

While I’m otherwise occupied, here’s something that author & pal Geary Gravel brought to my attention.

The song’s by Gotye, but I prefer this version by Walk Off the Earth.

(Be sure to click on the red word-balloon icon on the bottom of the vid, so you’re not overwhelmed with concert dates and annotations.)

More later….