Monthly Archives: January 2013

Robert A. Heinlein

I have been asked, “Which authors do you enjoy reading and which ones have influenced you most?” Well, that is a tough question. I think that most people assume that I would naturally gravitate to science fiction authors, and I … Continue reading

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Life Elsewhere in the Universe

I was monitoring one of the internal NASA social media channels this morning and was reading a thread dedicated to “Do NASA Employees Believe in Extraterrestrials?”. The premise of the question itself I thought was interesting and amusing, but some of … Continue reading

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Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” — William Butler Yeats I saw this quote this morning and it really spoke to the core of one of my strongest beliefs; education. Because we … Continue reading

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Why Do I Write?

Some have asked me why I write or how I got started writing science fiction when it seems so far removed from the discipline of engineering and our widespread reputation of being horrible and uninteresting writers. While the latter still … Continue reading

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