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The future is something else entirely.

Back in 2003, I gave an update on my plans for the future. Five years later, I believe it’s time to revisit these. I’ve thrown out a bunch, updated the pertinent ones, and added some new blood.

Walk across the country. I’ve gotten a lot of walking done, at least. Write the Great American sf Novel. I’ve got a few chapters. Push-ups. [...]

The colophon.

The 2003 Tower is a product of the blood, sweat, and occasional tears of a select band of Wheaton students, each a volunteer in his or her own right. Even if some of them did get paid a bit.

The 2003 Tower was laid out on an Apple Macintosh 733 Mhz PowerPC G4 named [...]

Many miles later…

The trip meter on my car is currently reading 107 miles. Not much, on the face of it. But, consider that it was at zero when I started on my trip, and that the three-point-one digit meter has wrapped around three times Not bad for a week-and-a-few’s work.

The Northwestern states are [...]

Home again, home again, jiggety jig.

Home. I’m home. Of course, I’m leaving again tomorrow morning, but still, the thought counts. I flew in to PDX on Monday, saw the folks, my aunt, my cousins, and my dog (not necessarily in that order). It’s a bit odd being home in August—it’s right in the middle of that [...]

Well, that was exciting.

Easter Sunday began at 9:30am with Steve, my ride, banging on my door. My alarm, once set for 8:30am, made not a peep. After a minute of confusion, I suddenly realized the time and remembered that church starts at 9:45am. Oops.

5 minutes later, I was clothed, though unwashed and unshaved. Too bad. [...]


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