Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:36:27 -0400 (EDT) From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> To: WSFAList at KeithLynch.net Subject: [WSFA] Re: Charles Sheffield, Worldcon, ABD, etc. Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> Samuel Lubell <lubell at cais.com> wrote: > I hope he turns out okay. Me too. > I read his Dark as Day over my vacation (I pack more books than > clothes for a vacation) So do I. I don't do much reading at cons, but during a three day train trip to a con I'll have a hard time traveling light what with having to carry enough reading material *and* enough food. (I don't like the food they sell onboard.) I'm wondering if I should also bring my bike lock to keep my bags from wandering off while I'm dozing or in another rail car. Sheffield wrote a cryonics-themed novel, _Tomorrow and Tomorrow_, which I actually bought new, in trade paperback (which I hardly ever do). I asked him if he has any personal interest in cryonics. His answer was no, to him it's only something useful for a story. I wonder if he has changed his mind. It may be too late, as most cryonics organizations won't sign up anyone who's seriously ill, lest they be accused of preying on the frightened. > Where in Rockville can you board Amtrack trains? I've never heard > of such a thing and I live in Rockville. I don't think I've ever been to that station, but maps show that it's immediately adjacent to the Rockville Metro station. I should go see for myself. I gather that it's a nondescript unmanned station, basically just a bare platform. Not like the New Carrollton Amtrak station which has a waiting room, restrooms, and at least one person on duty (who also insisted that ID is necessary, when I asked him, when I was last there, five months ago). > Delaware exists alright. I just drove through it today. I'm less > certain about Kansas. I only hear about it in a fantasy context > (Wizard of Oz, Smallville etc.) I've been to both states. Rehoboth Beach in 1972, and Manhattan in 1992. (I could be off by a year or two. I'm too lazy to check my records.) Congratulations on your ABD. What will your dissertation be on? When will it be done? And will it be in the WSFA Journal? > I hope he turns out okay. Me too. > I read his Dark as Day over my vacation (I pack more books than > clothes for a vacation) So do I. I don't do much reading at cons, but during a three day train trip to a con I'll have a hard time traveling light what with having to carry enough reading material *and* enough food. (I don't like the food they sell onboard.) I'm wondering if I should also bring my bike lock to keep my bags from wandering off while I'm dozing or in another rail car. Sheffield wrote a cryonics-themed novel, _Tomorrow and Tomorrow_, which I actually bought new, in trade paperback (which I hardly ever do). I asked him if he has any personal interest in cryonics. His answer was no, to him it's only something useful for a story. I wonder if he has changed his mind. It may be too late, as most cryonics organizations won't sign up anyone who's seriously ill, lest they be accused of preying on the frightened. > Where in Rockville can you board Amtrack trains? I've never heard > of such a thing and I live in Rockville. I don't think I've ever been to that station, but maps show that it's immediately adjacent to the Rockville Metro station. I should go see for myself. I gather that it's a nondescript unmanned station, basically just a bare platform. Not like the New Carrollton Amtrak station which has a waiting room, restrooms, and at least one person on duty (who also insisted that ID is necessary, when I asked him, when I was last there, five months ago). > Delaware exists alright. I just drove through it today. I'm less > certain about Kansas. I only hear about it in a fantasy context > (Wizard of Oz, Smallville etc.) I've been to both states. Rehoboth Beach in 1972, and Manhattan in 1992. (I could be off by a year or two on either or both. I'm too lazy to check my records.) Congratulations on your ABD. What will your dissertation be on? When will it be done? And will it be in the WSFA Journal? -- Keith F. Lynch - kfl at keithlynch.net - http://keithlynch.net/ I always welcome replies to my e-mail, postings, and web pages, but unsolicited bulk e-mail (spam) is not acceptable. Please do not send me HTML, "rich text," or attachments, as all such email is discarded unread.