This hotel is full of portly balding men with grey goatees.
(In the interests of full disclosure, I do somewhat resemble this remark.)
Author Archives: Philip Brewer
2022-08-31 13:47
I’m checked into my room at the Hyatt. Now waiting for @limako with a beer (and a very expensive Cuban sandwich on the way).
2022-08-31 10:26
Looks like I’ll be facing backward all the way to Chicago. Nearly on-time, though.
2022-08-31 9:14
On my way to WorldCon! I’ve made it as far as Champaign’s Illinois Terminal.
2022-08-26 10:46
This handsome fellow was hanging out right outside our front window, vibrating the tip of his tail as if he had a rattle. East-Central Illinois.
@alongsidewild A fox snake?
2022-08-24 15:20
Simulating a free college education by lending students money to pay to institutions, and then forgiving (part of) that debt is second-best compared to just providing a free college education. But it is much better than trapping another generation in debt peonage.
2022-08-23 18:09
Alia esperantisto jam alvenis, sed dum li mendas bieron, mi povas afiŝi foton de la mia.
2022-08-23 12:21
This article is powerfully anti-fitspo:
“You are the hero of your life. The villains you are fighting are the stereotypes and prejudices that make you feel like the end goal should be a dramatic physical transformation.”
Source: Runner’s Body and Fat Acceptance | Britanny Runs a Marathon
2022-08-20 09:57
You don’t have to know much about me to know that the latest video from The Bioneer on training for longevity is like catnip for me:
You will not be surprised to learn that the advice comes down to move more, move more diversely, and learn a lot. (Of course, adding diverse complex movements is learning.) But there is also specific useful advice re: power, bone density, tendon strength, etc.
2022-08-18 17:21
A submission I made yesterday required a synopsis. I didn’t have one, and a quickly scribbled one starkly revealed all that was flawed with the story. Clearly I should write a synopsis as soon as I know shape of a story, and use the insight produced to improve the story.