Author Archives: Bob Evans

Super Tuesday and no heroes in sight.

I think the end is upon us. At least as far as my republican friends are concerned. Today ten states go to the polls trying to determine which republican will go one on one against Obama in the fall for the Presidency and frankly I don’t see how it is going to be anyone other than Mitt Romney.

Today will be the day that, like a train on a down slope, Romney begins picking up his unstoppable momentum hurtling towards the nomination. There may be minor signs of life within the other campaigns, but nothing is going to derail the Mitt. Like it or not the Republicans have stayed true to form and will nominate the next guy in line.

On the plus side for my Republican friends I thin Mitt has the best chance at victory. He’s centrist enough to not scare the moderates and that is where national elections are won and lost. For my Democratic friends the good news is that Romney isn’t a fire breathing social conservative and it a Republican that knows how to compromise.

That doesn’t mean I am predicting a Romney win in the fall, only that he has the best chance. Between Romney and Obama the contest could go either way. Though is Romney loses the chorus from the right will sing that it was because he was a moderate and not a ‘True Conservative’ whatever that may be. If he wins it will be proof that American truly love conservatism.

So from this day forth my Republican friends should practice wearing nose-pins so that, for them, the voting will be easier

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Condor Report – Day 3

It is not unusual that the final day of Condor is a partial day with light programming, but as this is the final year of existence, at least according to the all knowing Mayans, the committee decided to stuff in a lot of programming on Condor’s final day. Continue reading →

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Book Review: Fair Coin by E.C. Meyers

Ephraim Scott is having a challenging adolescence. The departure of his father has sent his mother spiraling into depression, dead-end jobs, and drunkenness. The girl of his dream, Jean, doesn’t seem to know he exists, and he and his best friend Nathan are regularly the target of abuse and bullying. So when, after tragic and mysterious circumstances, a seeming magical wish granting coin falls into possession, Ephraim thinks that all of his troubles have ended. However things aren’t what they seem and soon he’s running for his life with disaster spreading in his wake and lives of everyone he’s ever cared about hanging on his decisions. Continue reading →

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A Terribly Busy Week

This week my day job has been busy busy busy. I normally take my laptop Colossus with me to work so I can write during my breaks and my lunch.(I can sometimes get 2000 words a day done in that manner.) However this week, I have been so bushed by the amount of work and training for new work that I have actually used my breaks as breaks.
It hasn’t been all bad. I picked up a new book on Sunday, “Fair Coin” by E.C. Meyers over at the Star Trek rewatch blog. I should finish it soon and then I’ll post a review.
I have managed to keep momentum going on “Command & Control,” my new Seth Jackson novel and I do not entirely hate the prose that has been produced.
I’ve also made plan for going to Disneyland in April with an old friend whom I have not seen in a few years. It’s going to be just the two of us guys, palling around and acting like kids again. I haven’t been to Disneyland in almost 30 years.
This weekend is Condor, a local sf and fantasy convention and I am on three panels, including one with noted and award winning author David Brin. I shall try not to embarrass myself.

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