science fiction

17 Nov 2014

Boards in Space!

One thing I look forward to each year is the opportunity to invent a graphical theme for the SC School Boards Association’s annual convention. They give me a title, I give them a theme. This year’s title entered the graphics mill as “Mission impact – Ordinary people doing extraordinary things” and came out the other end as “Mission: Impact! […]

14 Mar 2011

Noirspeak

In Heinlein’s The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, a computer mechanic says this to a dame who’s just cracked wise: “Don’t jump salty, beautiful. Name a gift. Then speak my name. If it’s bread-and-honey, I own a hive.” I googled “jump salty,” my new favorite expression, and found references dating back to 1938 black street […]