January 2015

"From a world beyond the fringe Valduma lured men to a voluptuous half-life..."

So says my office calendar's art for this month, from Planet Stories's January 1952, which featured Poul Anderson's "Sargasso of Lost Ships".

A voluptuous half-life sounds good, but the lady's braid that turns into a heavy chain *is* a bit disquieting.

the first Tuesday

Every month, on the first Tuesday, I meet with my boss over the phone, but not today. It looks like she forgot to propagate the scheduled appointment to beyond December 2014. It's not like those one-on-one affairs really accomplish anything anyway, but it's funny that she forgot about it.