My apologies to those who might have wondered if I was MIA. Not to fear, I've just been busy with a wide variety of issues both related to work and personal. Now that I have managed to drain the swamp and beat hell out of the alligators, it's now time to get back at it.
On the blogosphere lately, especially at Peter's page, there's been a lot of discussion regarding the latest Hugo award nominations, and the severe backlash that has been encountered. While too lengthy to go into here, this posting does provide some details on what is happening as well as some background. Not being a professional author like Peter is, I haven't delved into it too deeply, but I have read through it and you should as well, since it may well determine your ability to read whatever works of SF and/or fantasy free of the dictates that publishers might want to toss at you.
Over at Every Blade of Grass, drjim had just purchased an AR, and since he is currently a resident of the People's Republic of Kalifornia, can only use 10-round magazines. He had solicited some advice on recommendations for where he can obtain additional ones, and I was able to point him to Midway USA's site where they had 10 round Magpul P-MAGS at a decent price. He now has 5 of them on order, and if they suit his needs well, he'll order additional. I was happy to be able to help him out on this, and hopefully he'll be able to escape the craziness and relocate to a state where no such silly restrictions exist.
At The Liberty Zone, Nicki has been describing, and I've been reading in amazement, her ongoing issues with some renters who are now essentially squatting in a home she owns, which is putting a severe crimp on her both financially and with possible blow-back to her professionally (negative financial issues can be very detrimental to those with security clearances). Fortunately, her latest update reports that some of her friends have been able to raise some cash to help cover some expenses. If I had been in a decent position last month money-wise, I would have done the same in a heartbeat. I look forward to hearing more updates from her as her saga keeps winding its way on.
On a personal side, I am happy to report that my dad's mobile home is now been set up, with only some other details (namely electric and LPG) to be fixed up, not to mention more money. With the recent slowdown in loads that he had, it got a little tight for a bit, but hopefully things will begin improving more this month.
I'll be back tomorrow with some more tidbits. In the meantime, stay frosty, watch your six, and keep your powder dry. :-)
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