Category: 1073: Apple Elevates the Street, Black History Month – Octavia Butler

I’ve got the same projects yet to complete this weekend as last weekend, and I might just have to catch the Super Bowl, too. A little construction, some gardening, some motorcycle mechanics and hopefully just a bit of laying in the hammock reading my latest fave sci-fi author, Elizabeth Moon. I was struck by Elon…

Octavia Butler was an acclaimed science fiction author who, among other honors, won both the Hugo and Nebula awards multiple times. Born in Pasadena, CA she started writing sci-fi at age 10. An outspoken critic of racism and a feminist, Ocatvia Butler was a prolific writer with award winning books such as Kindred, Xenogenesis, Bloodchild,…

I caught a news story about how archaeologists have used new laser technology to discover a huge Mayan settlement in Guatemala. A huge city with elevated streets, canals, etc. Elevate became the word to describe Apple’s 1st quarter financial results. The newswire was full of stories about how Apple was not going to hit their…

Dear Friends, It is hard to believe we are already in February. My gardens down here are really flourishing now that the nutrient-sucking Ficus tree is gone. We have tomatoes, cilantro, basil, hot peppers and lemons all coming in and the farmer’s markets seem to have more and better produce. I miss Vermont but not…