The weather here is unbelievable. I am actually getting a sunburn. There is like, no atmosphere protecting me.

Cadence's blog is up and running, check it out.

http://www.littlecape.com/cadence.html

On the road again.

In Denver for the next two weeks, enjoying the unusually temperate globally warmed 50-60 degree days, but missing my wife and daughter terribly. Also missing my guitar. Trying to make the best of it by enjoying what Denver has to offer. For me, that's not much. Wide open spaces, long drives, dry air....and the green chili and tortillas from La Hacienda.

Brought some books:

- Grimus, by Salman Rushdie
- Forward the Foundation, by Isaac Asimov
- The Black House, stories by Patricia Highsmith

Also brought that H. Rider Haggard anthology. Read "King Solomon's Mines" on the flight here. I can definitely see how this guy laid the groundwork for Conan Doyle and ERB.

Back to work full time. Teaching in Cambridge next week, then on the road for a few weeks. It is always hard to be away from home and Denise, I can only imagine that it will be much harder without being able to come home and play with Cadence at night. Not thinking about it now.

Late winter reading: escaping into the past. Victorian adventure novels, early (1920's) science fiction, and pulp detective stories. Yesterday's trip to the library netted the following fodder:

- Five Adventure Novels, by H. Rider Haggard (specifically interested in She and King Solomon's Mines)

- Science Fiction Classics, by Edgar Rice Burroughs (this has the next 3 Mars novels)

- Hard Boiled Dames (pulp detective stories from the 1930's)

Started Hard Boiled Dames last night, and read some more on the train in this morning. Wonderful, wonderful stuff.

Let's see, what's new? Well, I now have a daughter. Cadence Anne Preston. Born November 12th, 2005. That's pretty cool.