We don’t usually think much about time unless it’s at a demarcation point, like the new year last week or a birthday or other milestone. Time just flows by in the background of our lives. However, there are times when significant things happen quickly and we are very aware of how fast (or slow) time…
Tag: New Year's
Muse on Monday – December 22, 2025
A lot of interesting stuff happens on the border between two things. That’s because there is inherent tension between the stuff on one side and the stuff on the other. Borders could either be in time or space. We are coming up on a border in time between 2025 and 2026, although this is arbitrary…
Muse on Monday – January 6, 2025
Welcome to 2025! This is our first Muse on Monday for this year, so hopefully we can set a good tone for the year. I haven’t had anyone ask me about New Year’s resolutions for a while. Maybe people are cynical about then since they seem to last until February at the latest. Still, I’m…
Muse on Monday – December 11, 2023
In North America, at least, December is often a crazy time of year. Christmas and New Year’s dominate the month and there are all kinds of holiday celebrations and end of year events. There can be pressure to layer on traditions, so that there is a lot to plan for. Each tradition and event has…
Muse on Monday – January 2, 2023
Muse on Monday – January 2, 2023 Happy New Year from the Green-Walled Treehouse! We’re going to start 2023 off with a bang by talking about action. Action scenes are inherently high tension, so they should be exciting. They should make the reader want to keep reading. Sentences are often short. They use a lot…
Tethered
Tethered “Come on, it’s New Year’s.” Maria’s tone was pleading. “Show off those new cybers. Put my dancing to shame with your robot legs.” My new upgrades let me bench press 800 pounds and run a 3-minute mile, but I couldn’t afford good batteries. The club said its wireless electricity for fully T6 but what…
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