I got a message asking me to introduce myself.

I am an author who is writing a set of books that look deceptively like everyday life in the near future 2010 to 2025. But the plot is defined by the string and loop theories of space/time. The question I'm exploring is: What will our lives look like if the string and loop theories come to dominate physics.

The first book is called "Five Years Lying" and can be read at
Five Years Lying, a novel in three parts


Other than staring at a computer screen, I watch the sky.

There was an ice pillar this morning. The pillar was a bit squat with a cloud hiding the very top. It was 20 degrees F outside. Much warmer than I would have predicted for a pillar to form. But there were pockets of fog around and no wind.

Just after the sun rose, the deer were on the move -- a herd of about 25 mule deer came to hide in the shelter belt and two whitetail ran on toward the reservoir.

When I'm lucky, this is how my days begin.