Monthly Archives: August 2025

A Lovecraft Birthday Post Plus a Couple of Others

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Today is August 20, the birthday of H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937). It’s also my mother-in-law’s birthday, but that’s just a coincidence, I’m sure. Nothing nefarious about that at all.

I’ve spent a lot of time in a car over the last few years, and I’ve listened to a number of audio books. One of those was the complete works of Lovecraft. It was quite a good listening experience. This particular audio book was produced by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society. The production values are top notch. I’m partly through his collaborations, also produced byt he HPLHS. I took a break to listen to the March Upcountry series by  David Weber and Jonh Ringo (highly recommended.)

There are two other birthdays of note  today, as well. Continue reading →

The End of Summer

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Summer is over, at least for me. Forget about the autumnal equinox and the one hundred degree days that we’re still having.

Classes start tomorrow. Summer is over.

The second summer session ended a couple of weeks ago. I’ve been recovering ever since.

But this fall doesn’t look too terrible. I’ve actually got a day when I don’t have classes. And I don’t have any that get out after 6:15. That means I won’t be getting in around ten after a late lab. (I have a drive of at least 1.25 hours, one way.)

So I should be able to get back to writiing and blogging on  a regular basis.

That’s the plan.