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| Me with Globe - 1966 - 6.25 years old |
Hi Mom,I have relaxed my rules and given myself permission to post HEY MOM posts on days other than Thursday and Sunday. In fact, I am allowing myself to do whatever I need to do to make all of this work best.
Isn't that a great picture up top?
I think I still have the globe.
Bad news, I have some kind of bug, maybe a cold, maybe a touch of the flu. All I know is that I am exhausted, achy, snuffly, and have a drippy nose.
I am not finishing this one today (Friday), but I am going to endeavor to finish it tomorrow morning.
The Cubs game is on right now. I watched the Tigers beat the Indians early, and now the Cubs are very close to beating the Reds. This is a drubbing of Ohio teams, which I like.
I really should be in bed because I feel crappy. But it's the top of the ninth and two outs, but now two men on and the Cubs clinging to a 3-2 lead at home, so the Reds are down to their last out.
Sigh. If the Cubs can't close this game out in this at bat, I am going to bed.
1-1 on the batter.
2-2. Piper just sent me this picture:
I am thirsty.
Flyout. Cubs win!! Going to bed.
Okay, next day.
I am not sure I ever shared the following. Me as Funko Pop.
It's been quite a week. This was my first week of teaching at Concordia MWF and Thursday was my last day to be home without having to leave to teach a class. I know, I know, lots of you leave the house to work every day or four days a week, but that's your work. I have to go teach these classes and get other work done, too, for online classes. It's difficult to transition from work to leaving the teaching out of the house and back home to work more. I need at least one day a week that is completely free and clear, which means classes may get cancelled once in a while to give me a free day.
Also, I was behind on grading because of comic con. Yes, I worked at comic con, but was I was productive as I would have been had I not been at comic con? Of course not.
Car repair. Bike repair. Those things are happening.
Lions on Monday Night Football get thumped.
Cubs are clinging to a slim lead in the NL Central.
Not enough time for things, like programming or even writing fiction, which has been burbling in my imagination since I was inspired by Comic Con and by reading Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects.
I am still struggling through Harkaway's Gnomon, which good, very good even, but long and slow. Started The Girl in the Spider's Web, which is a continuation of the Lisbeth Salander series started by Stieg Larssen, and it's pretty good. Same narrator as the recent Anne Rice novels, which reminds me that her next -- Blood Communion -- is out next month, so I pre-ordered. I will have to review the last two to prep. Scalzi's next volume, Consuming Fire, is out next month, too, so I will have to re-read the first volume to prep.
I wish I had more original content in words, Mom. But I have caught cold or flu bug, and my energy is low. But as has been my wont lately, here's some social media stuff -- partly that thing that has been elected President's most recent horrid behavior -- and photos, many from last weekend's comic con.
See you next week, Mom.
SOME SOCIAL MEDIATION
Just another reminder of how far the Presidency has fallen since 2016... #NeverForget #September11th pic.twitter.com/OV8B5JsA6B— Charles Skaggs (@CharlesSkaggs) September 11, 2018
Now trump is claiming the death toll in Puerto Rico is fake news. That deaths are not real. Republicans-stay under your rocks and watch your party be dismantled because of your silence. Cages for babies, and deaths for people of color. This is your president. What a horrible man.— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) September 13, 2018
By dismissing the conclusions of well-conducted research on the death toll in Puerto Rico, the president isn't only insulting the memories of the dead—he's putting politics over people's lives https://t.co/CCa3p75Vu1— WIRED (@WIRED) September 14, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/trumps-disregard-of-puerto-ricos-death-toll-is-putting-lives-at-risk/
"How can this be coming from the President of the United States?" CNN political commentator Ana Navarro reacts to President Trump's tweet that falsely claimed that 3,000 Americans did not die in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico https://t.co/I61b3cU2R3 pic.twitter.com/nQyNSYIuDG— CNN (@CNN) September 13, 2018
PHOTO GALLERY
Tuesday's dinner, with duck, Vietnamese style. On 23rd. See map below.
Sticky rice for dessert.
At Floating World Comics
Rose City Comic Con - Star Trek Next Gen panel. L-R: Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis.
Kelly Sue DeConnick and Chelsea Cain panel.
Black masculinity in comics panel.
Not a great picture of me.
First panel - Women in SF and Fantasy
All from Not a Pipe Publishing "Fight Fascism with Your Voice"
I may buy the book above, and also, I was impressed with this author.
Sang Kromah
Sang Kromah's young adult novel, Djinn, is available now!
...for Sang, fulfillment is achieved when the playing field is leveled by providing opportunities for growth for the underdogs or those who are, often times, forgotten. She works as a communications specialist and Executive Director of Resources and Outreach of Liberia (ROL), a registered US-based nonprofit organization that bridges the gap between Liberia's under-resourced education and health sectors by creating sustainable opportunities. For the last four years, she’s divided her time between New York, Baltimore, and Monrovia, Liberia, spearheading projects like Project READ (Restoration Education And Development), an initiative with a goal of creating safe places in Liberia for girls. These will be places that employ girls with growth and leadership opportunities. Project READ’s first project is to open a girls' drop-in center and a public library.
Project READ has acquired well over 40,000 books for their library so far, was featured inThe Huffington Post, their progress was featured on Baltimore's ABC2 News in December 2015, is a recent grantee of a seed grant from The Pollination Project, and a recent grantee of 4imprint’s Onebyone Products Grant. Project READ is fighting to end the epidemic of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against girls in Liberia by turning victims into survivors and implementing programs that will help prevent the victimization of at-risk girls. Through a full library of books, one on one counseling, arts programs, weekly group discussions and activities, daily tutoring, career training, community outreach projects, and a place to stay during times of emergencies, Project READ will give girls wings to soar. Last year, Kromah also launched a global social change initiative, Project GirlSpire, with a mission of passing on empowerment from girl to girl, nation to nation. Project GirlSpire is putting together an anthology of short stories written by women and girls to inspire girls globally.
This photo does not do all the lights of this guy's cart justice!
I met writer Jeff Parker. We had a great chat! Love the Hanna Barbera stuff. We bonded over Jonny Quest love.
BENDIS PANEL!
Missed this panel but it looked cool. Dr. Erin.
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/astrophysicist-erin-macdonald-on-the-science-of-sci-fi-and-fictional-mentors
Reminder - this place exists!!
This game looked cool!!
Also, this place exists!
Star Trek fan panel.
Tons of people in line Saturday!! No line Friday.
I took the Max train Saturday. Good decision!
Some more Concordia University photos...
SIGN IN POWELL'S
DOGS....
Portland Tech Crawl - Urban Airship
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Reflect and connect.
Have someone give you a kiss, and tell you that I love you, Mom.
I miss you so very much, Mom.
Talk to you tomorrow, Mom.
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- Bloggery committed by chris tower - 1809.14 - 10:10
NEW (written 1708.27) NOTE on time: I am now in the same time zone as Google! So, when I post at 10:10 a.m. PDT to coincide with the time of your death, Mom, I am now actually posting late, so it's really 1:10 p.m. EDT. But I will continue to use the time stamp of 10:10 a.m. to remember the time of your death, Mom. I know this only matters to me, and to you, Mom.
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