Archive for the ‘consumerism’ Category

Optimistic CO2 Sci-Fi

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Here's my take on writing optimistic SF-- just don't make it consolatory pap. That's what advertising, TV and suburban sprawl are supposed to sell. As an example, here's the latest on the global warming front. (note: the link is changed to point directly to the Washington Post article as ...

American Dream

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

My wife and I have the option of moving into bigger, more spacious, more sunny, more land, and more pretty much of everything, house. The downside is that it's also more mortgage, more responsibility, and it exists two miles out of town... basically in that no-man's land called ex-urban sprawl. ...