Sorry it's been so long since my last entry. I tried to make one a couple of weeks ago, but it wouldn't save for some reason.

 

So here I am, in the middle of September. It's been getting quite busy at work, as we go through the integration of the former Adelphia systems in L.A. with the former Comcast systems and the current Time Warner Cable systems (oh, I didn't mention I work as a tech support engineer for Time Warner Cable--formerly for Adelphia. TWC bought our call center and we all became TWC employees on August 1st). Be that as it may, this last week has been crazy to say the least.

 

I've also finished the first draft of The Gordian Knot, a new novel in the Starfield Valley Tales. For those of you who haven't read any of my novels, the Starfield Valley Tales are based on the tile, petal, and hex designs you see in the slide show. They explore how the idea of space development can provide a whole new perspective on life and human relationships. I'm not going to post the novel yet, however. It needs to settle for a month or two before I read it again and decide whether it needs revision or not, and if so, how I'll do it. I also want to develop some illustrations for inclusion in the pdf file.

 

 In other news, it looks like I've finally managed to interest the rest of the Space Settlement Advocacy Cmte that blogs are a good thing. We're now looking at how to interest Glenn Reynolds, the Insta-Pundit (and very long time NSS member) to work with us to educate the blogosphere about how space development can impact the future in a positive way.

 

I've been a bit lax on the design competition, largely because of the novel, but now that that's done and in the cooler for awhile, I plan to get back to work on the contest project. More on that later.

 

In fact more on everything later.