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Is she pointing a pistol at us?
Too bad they couldn't have amassed a matched set.
He's mastered simple answers for complex questions. Many people find that attractive.
Too Bright to Nap It can be pretty bright when it's nap time (I only sleep 4 or 5 hours at night so I nap to top up) so when I find something like this on my nap pillow, the result is obvious. rjb
YouTube – Quantum Shorts – Magic Lantern 2050 Today's reading is Magic Lantern 2050 by D. Archer D. Archer is a writer based in Ontario, Canada. He holds degrees in history and biophysics, but doesn't currently understand anything. The quantum concepts in Magic Lantern are the atom and the Large…
YouTube – Quantum Shorts – Dice Today's reading is Dice by Betony Adams, who was a PhD student in the Quantum Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa at the time of publication. The quantum theme is randomness. I'm losing the "views" accumulated on these videos by replacing…
They say they will not rush him. Another reason to love this management team.
Given how long it's taking for d to replace V, I don't think Nitro is going to be a major player very soon. By the time it does, if it ever does, the "religious" zealots might be the d crowd.
YouTube – Quantum Shorts – Introduction and Story One Today's readings are the introduction to the quantum Shorts collection and the first story, Unrequited Signals. It's written by Tara Abrashami and narrated by me. Its quantum concepts are the multiverse (many worlds) and entanglement. Its theme…
What a perfect nazi face.
You're right. It's never a good idea to do business with gangsters.
I wonder how many gamers who "aren't political" will become political now.
YouTube – Green Comet – Afterword This reading is the afterword of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In this afterword I explain how the story came about and what I hope is going to happen to it. rjb Link.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Seven Today's reading is the ultimate chapter in Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty-seven, Elgin prepares to go down into deep hibernation. He's nervous and uncertain. He doesn't know if Fran will be all right. He decides…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Six We're down to the penultimate chapter in Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In Chapter Forty-six, Elgin and Minder are on their way to the get-together, which is being held in a room off the Square. Minder is regretting booking Elgin…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Five This reading is chapter forty-five of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty-five, we meet Minder again. He of the four arms and the lights in his face. After a breakfast of coffee and iceberry muffins, he takes Elgin to…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Four This reading is chapter forty-four of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. There are only four chapters left. In chapter forty-four, Fran has had to go down to the Center to go into deep hibernation for an indeterminate time. Elgin…
You gotta know where the tunnels are.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Three Today's reading is chapter forty-three of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty-three, Elgin wakes up seventy-six years later and everythign is fine. Fran is healthy. To their surprise, they're famous celebrities.…
Yeah, all I read was what was there. Didn't follow any links or anything.
Did I misunderstand when I thought someone was complaining about being told to stay out of the bush?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-Two Today's reading is chapter forty-two of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty-two, Elgin wonders if Fran will wake up healthy. Stanton resigns himself to losing Buzzard. Nigel pours himself into the task Fran assigned…
Suck it up. You're not that important.
Woke is good.
Wait. Are you telling me that someone did a caricature of a public figure? Oh, the humanity. Who will think of the children?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty-One Today's reading is chapter forty-one of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty-one, the Scout gets a message from the inner system. As they try to analyze the message, the Scout starts to move. Could it be time to move…
Only eleven years? What a piece of junk.-)
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Forty There won't be any location reveal today. That's for tomorrow's remote video. Today's reading is chapter forty of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter forty we find out how badly Fran is injured. She has pain throughout her body.…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Nine Today's reading is chapter thirty-nine of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter thirty-nine Elgin watches over the wakers while Stanton pores over the data from the destruction of the little comet. The Scout's fixation on…
Try everything, then use different combos in different situations.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Eight There won't be any location reveal today. That's for tomorrow's remote video. Today's reading is chapter thirty-eight of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter thirty-eight we're shown the observation post, where the five…
Ghoulish.
The vaccines will be developed elsewhere and somebody else will rake in the billions.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Seven Today's reading is chapter thirty-seven of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. I announce the location of the last video in this one's introduction. Don't forget to put in your guess for the location of this one. In chapter…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Six Today's reading is chapter thirty-six of Green Comet, the first book in the Geeen Comet trilogy. In chapter thirty-six we have the second debate about separating the comets. Since Winston took early hibernation, Nigel will be Fran's opponent. Fran notices…
Lost access to her photos? Who would entrust the only copies of their photos to an internet corporation?
Do they really want their defense airplanes to be made by the company behind all the failing commercial airplanes?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Five Today's reading is chapter thirty-four of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In a past reading I promised that I would reveal the location of my last remote video, so here it is: The camera was looking south from the Fairview…
What a bunch of snowflakes. The flight attendants were in the same heat, and having to deal with them. Give them a break.
Shoot the messenger.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Four Today's reading is chapter thirty-four of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. I will reveal the location of chapter thirty-three's video when I post the next on-location video. Get your guesses in now. In chapter thirty-four, Winston…
Politely, of course.
And of course the coworker is allowed to tell them to go fuck themselves.
I am continually surprised by how willing they are to debase themselves.
The feathers on the clip don't look like the ones on my 51.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Three Today's reading is chapter thirty-three of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. This is the last time I will record in this kind of wind. Herein I issue a challenge to my local audience: Can you identify the location of this…
Veni, vidi, forget about it.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-Two This reading is chapter thirty-two of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. I'm having fun with those outdoor videos, so you can expect to see more of them. We'll see if any of my local audience can identify the locations. In chapter 32,…
Played him at his own game.-)
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty-One This reading is chapter thirty-one of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. It's another outdoor video introduction. They're kind of fun. I might get in the habit. In chapter thirty-one, the comet is in shock and in danger of an epidemic…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Thirty Today's reading is chapter thirty of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter thirty is short, but it's a major turning point in the story. There's an emergency meeting of the planning committee. It's about the last message from the…
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
I presume he was wrapped in the flag of Oklahoma, whatever that looks like, as he made this speech.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Nine Today's reading is chapter twenty-nine of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Since this is the Okanagan Reader, I decided to take this out of the studio and into the Okanagan valley. Naturally I picked a blustery day which made…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Eight Today's reading is chapter twenty-eight of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter twenty-eight we learn that Elgin is disappointed that they won't be having children. Fran is glad at how well Elgin reacted to the news.…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Seven Today's reading is chapter twenty-seven of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter twenty-seven Elgin and Frances enjoy coffee and toast with iceberry jam on their new balcony. They talk about the Visitor, but it makes her…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Six Today's reading is chapter twenty-six of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter twenty-six, everybody is speculating about the Visitor. Work continues toward joining the comets. Elgin and Buzzard continue to get better at…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Five Today's reading is chapter twenty-five of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Here's hoping this video doesn't come out jerky like the last one. In chapter twenty-five, Elgin and Frances decide to move in together. Elgin leaves the…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Four Today's reading is chapter twenty-four of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In the past I've asked you to subscribe to the Okanagan Reader channel, but I've neglected something important: The people who have already subscribed.…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Three Today's reading is chapter twenty-three of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter twenty-three Elgin doesn't get much work done the next day. He's honored and nervous that both Frances and Stanton are coming to watch him play…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-Two Today's reading is chapter twenty-two of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter twenty-two Stanton can't believe how stupidly Elgin is acting toward Frances. Elgin is horrified to hear that Frances might think she did something…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty-One Today's reading is chapter twenty-one of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In this chapter, Elgin takes charge and successfully finishes the ball project. He plays his first official flashball game. He meets Nigel and Winston and…
Looks like fireweed.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twenty Today's reading is chapter twenty of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. This video is being recorded on my little, old laptop. I tried my phone and found that the camera is probably better than this one, but the audio isn't as good. So…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Nineteen Today's reading is chapter nineteen of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In today's reading, Elgin and Buzzard start working together. Elgin uses his sense of rightness, and Buzzard uses his deep, penetrating concentration. They make a…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eighteen Today's reading is chapter eighteen of Green Comet. the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Elgin is anticipating his first day of work when he gets up. He has coffee and muffins with iceberry jam while he waits for Stanton to arrive. We get a bit of a…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Seventeen Today's reading is chapter seventeen of Green Comet. the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Elgin wakes up on day four feeling much better. He eats ravenously, awash in sensations. He has his first experience of iceberries. He looks at his new body in…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Sixteen Today's reading is chapter 16 of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In chapter sixteen we learn how hard it is to get reintegrated with the body and its senses after hibernation. As Elgin's senses get better organized, he looks forward…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Fifteen Today's reading is chapter 15 of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Elgin wakes up on Green Comet for the first time, eighty years after going down for hibernation. He has fur, improved eyesight and, surprisingly, wings. Waking is very…
Wouldn't that make us all criminals?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Fourteen See this post for an essay by Monica Feng Wu at the Universidad de Costa Rica on Chapter Thirteen. Today's reading is chapter fourteen of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. This is the chapter where we make the transition from…
Man, I would hate to have to dust that place.-)
Momentary Glitch I don't know how long it went on, but nobody could download any of the books on the Books for Free page. It's fixed now, but why didn't anybody tell me? Lucky I stumbled on it. rjb
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Twelve See this post for an essay by Monica Feng Wu at the Universidad de Costa Rica on Chapter Thirteen. Today's reading is chapters twelve and thirteen of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter twelve is extremely short, so again there are…
To be fair to the young man, he was raising money for a children's hospital.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eleven Today's reading is chapter eleven of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. This is where we first learn about flashball, the most popular sport on Green Comet. Elgin goes grudgingly to a game and sees something unexpected. He learns…
Well, it is renewable, if we can wait a few hundred million years and there's another carboniferous era.
Jeez, is there any further to go over there on the right wing?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Ten Today's reading is chapter ten of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. We're getting into the serious business of life on the comet. Elgin does some research in the "Commons," an information database. He looks up "armful" and the Francesians.…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Nine Today's reading is chapter nine of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. In this chapter, we learn why Elgin wanted Minder to look into the tragic affair of Yellow Comet. We also see how Green Comet came to be. Minder does some thinking about…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eight.Four Today's reading is of chapter eight.four of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter eight is an hour long, so I've broken it up into four parts. In this part, we see how Elgin handles the Francesians. He banks his rage at their…
You're probably not thinking of cgi or spell-check, right?
That is your basic manipulative graph. (I hope it's not yours, Adam) It looks a lot worse than it would if the bottom of it was at zero.
Looks like he's having his lunch.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eight.Three Today's reading is of chapter eight.three of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter eight is an hour long, so I've broken it up into four parts. In this part, after his surprise meeting with a group of children, Elgin is…
Obviously, I'm out of touch.-)
Is it Donovan? Season of the Witch?
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eight.Two Today's reading is of chapter eight.two of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter eight is an hour long, so I've broken it up into four parts. In this part, on the way to the Square, Elgin experiences a bout of vertigo. It was…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Eight.One Today's reading is of chapter eight.one of Green Comet, the first book in the Green Comet trilogy. Chapter eight is an hour long, so I've broken it up into four parts. In this part, it's time for Minder to take Elgin out for an excursion, so we will get to…
Some people would use the neutral backdrop to highlight their colorful additions. The builders aren't imposing their taste. They're creating a space where you can explore your own.
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapter Seven Today's reading is of chapter seven of Green Comet, the first book in the Green comet trilogy. We spend a long time with Elgin and Minder as they get to know each other. Elgin still doesn't know why Minder has been hiding his lower body, but he hasn't given up…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapters Five and Six Today's reading is of chapters five and six of Green Comet. Elgin wakes up dizzy on the second day, but he's mostly coherent. The worst is the vertigo. In the past, the synesthetes are taking comet riding to a whole new level, planning long occupations…
YouTube – Green Comet – Chapters Three and Four Today's reading is of chapters three and four of Green Comet. Elgin's first full day starts off really confusing, but gets better. By the end of the day, the only remaining symptom is vertigo. In the past, the people go all in on comets, and…
First Video I've done it. I've released my first video on YouTube. It's me introducing the reading of the introduction and first two chapters of my first novel, Green Comet. That is a very weird feeling, but I suppose I'll get used to it, since this is the first of what I hope will be many. Tap…
Like I try to not waste any time reading about Trump.
Almost Ready I feel as if I'm almost ready to upload my first actual video to YouTube, but I'm still hesitant. The video is okay. It does what I want it to do, which is present the audiobook of Green Comet to my YouTube subscribers, and anyone else who stumbles across it. But I'm still feeling as…
They need to get over themselves.
Changes Coming There might not be any posts for a while as I am trying to figure out how to make a video recording for the Okanagan Reader YouTube channel. I'm planning on serially posting chapters from Green Comet up there and I want to introduce them with videos of me talking. I have a laptop…
They always do that. Why would they think it's okay?
YouTube – Sunlight or Rock – Part Four Today's reading is the conclusion of Sunlight or Rock by John Kessel. It is part of a collection called The Baum Plan for Financial Independence This episode is about seventeen minutes long. Erno watches helplessly as the hockey game proceeds and the fate of…