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I refer to last night's game as the "throwback" game, as in "throw back to the time when the Sox were cursed." Not to dismiss the White Sox. They are good. But all the little things went against the Red Sox -- every hard hit ball was right to a White Sox outfielder, Nixon's long drive in the...

Well, your title isn't "Young and Spry Evil Guy" :p

"Yeah. Let's go back to da pit and take da other way."

I read the end-end and thought it was very, well, fitting. It wasn't what I thought it would be, but when I finished I thought it was well done and appropriate. I loved the series as a whole. It's hard for me to pick out a favorite book. I really liked the "flashback" parts of Wizard and...

"Kneel son of Nic Cage! Kneel before ZOD. . . Smith!"

This is what I meant by the concerns of the "powers that be" in my earlier post. There may be things that have to change in order to keep the awards viable; Dextra and others (as organizers of the awards and caretakers of the site) are in a good position to know what those things are and (IMHO)...

I quote the Font of All Wisdom -- Homer Simpson: "Aww. . . facts! What good are facts? You can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true!"

Granted, there is a lot of crap out there. And, while I am not a complete subjectivist about art, I will say that "good" art can be "good" in a whole lot of different ways, some of which we may not even be aware of. Maybe that small art show has within it something revolutionary that we just...

I was teaching last night, and in my 5:00 class a student/Red Sox fan comes in and says "have you heard the score? It's 5-0 in the 2nd". I said "Well, five runs over six innings isn't so bad; the Red Sox certainly have the bats to get back in it." He said "No, Dr. Pope. The SECOND. Clement...

My guess is (and it's only a guess), most structures in hurricane prone areas aren't really constructed with windows that can hold plywood. The threat of potential disaster is often secondary to putting things up cheaply and quickly. I grew up near Myrtle Beach, SC. A direct hit by a...

At first I thought this was a philosphical question, like, "Do you view your posts as respresentative of your true self?" or "Do you think your posts express what you mean them to?" Shows what I know. :) And, um, default for me.

One thing to consider is what those super-sentient computers can't do. Can they compose original art? Can they write stories? How are they at teaching and raising children? You also have to think about the distribution of the technology. When I went to Africa, I was told that about half the...

"Let's get a movin, den." Teddy will preceed Brigitta into the ampitheate room. Once Hambick completes his circle to the right, Teddy will follow him around.

Makes sense, at least from a cost point of view. I'm sure those who have been judges before have kicked this around a bit already and know more about the cost/benefits than I do. Still, it seems like A LOT of extra work, on top of the significant work associated with judging.

I found Getting Things Done by George Allen to be really helpful for me in getting organized and thus reducing stress. The basic premise is getting stuff out of your head (where it causes stress) and into a trustworthy system. The book gives you the system, which I find pretty simple and...

Perhaps in the future the Submission Coordinator could be a seperate spot, with some (free Gen Con pass or something) form of compensation. It could serve as a way to gain experience and involvment without being a judge; sorta like a Vice Presidency.

Re: "New blood" and the Umbran/TB discussion: There's discussion about what "we" want and need from judges and the election process, but it seems to me there are different "we's", each of which has different interests which impact the discussion. If we mean "we" in the broadest sense -- every...

Well, I got a good job at a good school near a major metropolitan area fairly close to my family, so it worked out okay. The money thing, well, there are other compensations: nakia at work at 2:00 on a Friday afternoon other professor: 'What are you doing here?" me: "Working. I've got a lot...

My longest running game as a player took place during my years in Aggieland. My DM was a guy named Darren Herhold; it was much fun. He ruled as a DM. Man, I missed out on this questionaire. All I got was admission into a PhD program and more student loan debt. :p

1997-1999. M.A. Philosophy. My wife is class of 00 (Parks and Rec). I'm getting deja vu. Have you and I talked about this before, or am I just being wierd?