Corvus Elrod invited me onto a panel discussion on Murder, Sex, & Drugs at PAX. I'm looking forward (with a smidge of anxiety) to contributing meaningfully to the discussion. Also in my PAX-related news department is that due to the vagaries of air travel using point systems I've ended up with a couple extra nights in Bellevue beyond PAX. I'm trying to figure out the most productive use of the extra time, and would entertain any additional suggestions on people to meet in the Seattle/Bellevue area Wednesday night (Sept 2nd) or Thursday. (There would also be Sunday after PAX or Monday (Labor Day).) I've seen much of the touristy stuff in the area, so I do mean "people to meet", and to be completely frank my best case at this point is to find people that might be potentially interested in hiring me.

Plus, there is all the usual amount of work that I'm putting into getting my projects into interesting arrangements for PAX. The panel will be a great marketing opportunity should I have useful things to market...


Last week was a vacation week. My family and I spent a few days on a houseboat on Kentucky's beautiful (man-made) Lake Cumberland. I wrote several blog posts in the calm lake water and I may or may not dredge them out of placid etherealness into actual blog posts. In case anyone wants to make a request for my thoughts, here's the highlights of my lazy recreation: