Over the Dither and Through the Words

So yesterday I was just at BYU at the Life, the Universe, and Everything convention. The attendance was incredible. I usually don’t get to go to these things because they fall right on a weekend near my middle daughter’s birthday, which is when the party has to be. But I asked this year if she would mind having it later. ... Read More »

Hey all, Like to read? Wanna buy my book someday? Buy a book. Like, now… http://editorialass.blogspot.com/2008/11/crash-flow-or-what-went-wrong-in.html I was thinking about going a different direction than I sometimes do, this Christmas. I’ll probably do what I usually do. Predictable and yet, always a surprise. Actually, it can take a long time for me to shop for books for other people, because ... Read More »

This is my report of Mountain Con. Unfortunately I was only able to attend one day, but it was a great one. I’m going to give a shout out to all the goodness I experienced. So if you don’t really care what happened at the con, you can stop after this paragraph and take this message away with you: Brandon ... Read More »

I’ve volunteered in fan organizations a couple of times, and it is a hard job, made harder by freeloaders who feel entitled because of their “special” love for the literature. Being a desperate writer is nothing special either, unless we use our powers to help others in our community. For genre writers such as me, the best online market resource ... Read More »

I was bummed because I’ve been missing all the con goodness. But at least the fall one is coming up in Utah. So if you live around here, you’ll see me on Saturday at Mountain Con. Some great writing workshops and will meet up with a few fellow writers. Read More »

Michael Heller will be awarded the Templeton prize, which is given for “progress towards research or discoveries about spiritual realities”, for his life’s work pursuing the ultimate cause. Reading his statement at the announcement of the prize, I find a kindred spirit: “…I am interested in too many things.  Amongst my numerous fascinations, two have most imposed themselves and proven more ... Read More »

The claim has been made that Reiki is not a religion, but is evidence based medicine. So I decided to compare it to both religion and medicine to see where it fit best. I think I’m a pretty good choice to do the comparison since I am both religious and scientifically minded. I hope this doesn’t knock me out of ... Read More »

There has been an interesting discussion about complementary and alternative medicine between bloggers Lynn and #1 Dinosaur. One thing I’d like to point out in this discussion is why the mind/body connection is not alternative medicine. By alternative medicine, I mean therapies that patients pursue that have little to no scientific backing. It is not because doctors or scientists become suddenly open minded ... Read More »

Actually, it’s mostly wireless. Except the ipod. 50 minutes today with that ipod (finished a book), my HR monitor strap, HR watch, and the data recorder on the stationary bike. Then some stretching. Okay. This heart rate monitor thing is more awesome than I thought it would be. During the workout, the data recorder picks up the data from the strap. Then, ... Read More »

Nearly a year ago I posted something about Sandy Szwarc at Junkfood Science. As the months rolled by, my reservations grew. I started seeing her doing a lot of out of context quoting, leaving important information out of her analyses that would have contradicted her argument. But all the family docs and medbloggers I respected seemed to like her, because ... Read More »