William Gibson is one of my favorite science fiction authors.I invited him to be the Guest of Honor at the Disclave I chaired in 1986, and he accepted. I think this was the first SF con at which he was GOH. He had just won the Hugo for Neuromancer at the previous Worldcon and it was a genre shaking book.
I just got a DVD from Netflix that is a “documentary” of Gibson. “No Maps For These Territories” is an interview he gives from the back seat of a car. the director, Mark Neale, gets to very in-depth discussions of his literature and his influences. Of course, there is much discussion of the impact of technology on the human psyche and Gibson’s perspective on it. I find it very interesting. And the director has lots of fun with the backgrounds seen through the car windows. I highly recommend it for fans of Gibson, or authors in general.
Today was a busy golf day. It started with a lesson where the pro continued to explain that my swing is really good, I just need to work on the mechanics. And as he explains the mechanics, they make sense. I just have no kinesthetic sense and it takes a long time for me to get the feel for what I’m doing, and I don’t always know when I’m off until the ball starts flying wrong. Later that day I joined a work league for a nine hole scramble. Unfortunately the lessons hadn’t gelled and while I hit some great shots, I really messed up a few. But it’s coming along. A playing lesson tomorrow.
Welcome to my blog. This is pub the ish time. Let me introduce myself. I am Jack Heneghan, SF Fan, Golfer and Engineer, residing in Colorado, right near the Air Force Academy, high on the Great Plains where they meet the Rockies. This blog will be my forum for comments, musings and general rants.
My wife Elaine is explaining some of the intricacies of setting up and running a blog. Once I figure it out I will probably post photos as well. And I will throw in reviews of things I am watching or reading or working on.
