Yep—meanwhile back in Martin, we're still working the mummer's dragon. Not sure why really—not like Martin needed to lengthen the book(s). That's one storyline I don't miss as opposed to LS, a still-alive Mance, Val, Arianne (though I guess she'll be divided among the Sand Snakes). D&D have removed a lot of the magic…

Okay, I'd almost go for Tyrion the dragon rider if he does it drunk. That would be worth it.

He murdered his brother via witchcraft. Nope, not going there. He's not as bad as the worst of Westeros, but not a truly honorable man either.

Yep—Osha, who seems to know a thing or two, says dragons—and, indeed, dragons show up. Which doesn't rule out Jon Snow as a legendary figure to be, but Danaerys is definitely seen in the prophecies—particularly as some top-level sorcery types make a point of showing up and giving her cryptic advice now and then.

I don't think it's Margaery simply because Martin makes her a relatively minor character in the books. Also, Dany seems to be the only one for whom the various prophecies actually kind of work as career advice. Well, her and Bran. Meanwhile, Melisandre is clearly misreading her visions in the books.

Yep, I think both she and Jon Snow are supposed to be learning on the job. Dany's not all that terrible for someone with no experience and in a foreign city, but she's not up to the job. Jon Snow's not a terrible commander, but he's not yet good enough.

No, I can't agree with that. Politics aren't like skin color—they're a conscious choice, so is owning a gun or views about race or women. Furthermore, Correia is simultaneously objecting to and encouraging that same kind of divisiveness.

Interesting—the genesis of it really does seem to be his hurt feelings and feeling excluded at the time of his first nomination. Unfortunately, he goes off in the angry direction where everyone but him is at fault in some way. That's kind of the red flag. You need to be able to take ownership.

Octavia Butler rocks that's all there is to it.

That too.

Charlotte, is that you? Call me.
—Some Pig

It doesn't, but it also has room for a sequel—they're such a well-developed family. As long as Brad Bird writes it and gets it the way he wants it, I'm in.

"Of thy bones are coral made,
None of that doth change,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange"
—The Tempest

Very cool; creepy, yet also beautiful. What a rotten way to die, poor guy. I'll be fascinated by what they find out about him.

I was a journalist, then had a kid and while I was raising the sprout, the implosion of print media happened. I'm now trying to get back into writing, but it's been a long break and it's hard for me to get used to the idea of writing for free while hoping to pick up an audience. Anyway, I live in Silicon Valley and…

Almonds, from the chart, *aren’t* that water-intensive. Water-intensive and not useful to us because it’s all being shipped overseas—alfalfa. The reason almonds seem water-intensive is because there are *lot* of almonds, but if you look at the picture above, almonds are in there with all the other fruits and…

Yeah, but it’s still a huge chunk of the food everybody eats. CA agriculture goes kaput and food prices will skyrocket.

Sigh, I somehow strained an oblique muscle and this is an apt description of what it's like to sneeze right now—it's just insanely and stunningly painful. Don't want to think what it would be like with major organ upheaval.

Yep, also his early book on migraines—he's a sufferer.

People do have stopping points. Both my grandmother and mother died at home (from cancer) because they preferred not being in a hospital than going through various last-ditch attempts. What I've noticed personally is that there comes a point where there's a sort of frailty from which the person won't recover—there's…

There's a reason tights and leggings become more popular when short skirts are in fashion.