Richard Dansky's Blog, page 63

Manga Math by Melinda Thielbar: The reviews are rolling in...

...and they're good'uns.

From the Midwest Review of Books: ""The Secret Ghost: A Mystery with Distance and Measurement" is the third book in an outstanding Manga Math Mystery series..."

From Sequential Tart: "It should be a fun read for your child, and also educational." and "Enjoy a fun story, teach some math, and teach a lesson about how wrong stealing is. It's a win."

From Entrepreneur: ""The Lost Key" is a fun approach to math and logic learning that will appeal to both elementary and...

Sorbet in the Midnight Hour

Tried mango peach again, with a few differences, based on what was at hand. I ended up using 1.5 limes, largely because I doubled up on peaches to make up for the fact that the mango (a red one) wasn't particularly sweet. The end result was good and produced a surprising amount of sorbet - it's the first time a batch has required two containers. The texture is very smooth, which is nice, and flavor-wise it's the peach that's dominant instead of the mango. The color isn't great - there's a lit...

Five for Writing: Thomas Sniegoski

You have to learn to separate YOUR work-meaning the book(s) itself, from what the Hollywood guys are doing. If you don't, you will lose your freaking mind.

How to Have Fun Parking In Washington

Arrive at your sister's apartment late at night. Drive around for a while and take the first parking space you can find.Note that the parking space comes with a meter, which needs to be fed starting at 7 AM.Get a few hours' sleep, setting your alarm for 6:30 AM so you can feed the aforementioned meter.Get up at 1:45. Check your cell phone to make sure you haven't overslept. Go back to sleep. Wake up at 2:25. Repeat ad nauseam until 6:20 AM, then decided enough is enough already.Get up. Take the

Whew

Family, successfully seen.
The Lincoln Tunnel, various bits of New York, and parking garages near MSG, successfully navigated.
Sister's cats, met and befriended.
Cousin's bar mitzvah, successfully and enjoyably attended. (He rocked the bimah.)
Weird paranormal podcasts listened to, more or less successfully
Bits of exploding tire from 18 wheeler in the next lane south of Fredricksburg, mostly avoided.
Sleep, eagerly anticipated

Irony

The Tobacco Road Sports Cafe in Raleigh proudly advertises itself as being smoke-free.

Five for Writing: John D. Harvey

"It takes a village to kill Jack Haringa ... an angry, rioting village."

Storytellers Unplugged

This month, The Stories Are Where You Find Them

Can You Spray For This?

Random saxophones have started appearing in my house.

Blue Planet: A Summary

Your viewing options consist of:

A: Small fish moving in unison
B: Large fish eating the small fish very rapidly and very messily.
C: A large whale eating even more of the small fish.
D: Seabirds diving into the water, possibly to eat the small fish, in slow motion
E: Various crustaceans scuttling around, which is apparently the underwater equivalent of the comedy Glaswegian accent
F: Spawning. Lots and lots of spawning. And it makes me feel dirty.