It's a shame that Michael Crichton passed away recently, because I think he would have found this latest discovery of great interest. Scientists are very close to decoding the entire genome of the Wolly Mammoth, using hair fibers. What's more, they believe it may soon be possible to recreate the extinct species, and that someday mammoths could roam the earth again.
Although Jurrasic Park may still be a long, long way off, we could in our liftime see prehistoric creatures like the mammoth, dire wolf & sabre tooth tiger roaming a Pliestocene game reserve.
Almost makes me wish I was a kid again. You can read more about it here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/science/20mammoth.html
and here:
http://www.livescience.com/animals/081119-ap-mammoth-dna.html
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Are You a Konrath Fan? Take This Test!
As readers of this blog may have figured out for themselves, I'm a big fan of mystery/thriller writer JA Konrath. In fact, if backed into a corner, I'd probably admit that I'm his Number One Fan.
But, am I really?
Well, there's one way to find out. Read through this list. If you find yourself agreeing with every one of these signs, you may indeed be Joe's Number 1 Fan, or at least a hardcore fan, like me.
Top Ten Signs You're A Hardcore Konrath Fan
10. You tell everyone you meet that you are Joe Konrath's # 1 Fan.
9. You're wife tells you, "If I hear one more word about what a great writer Konrath is, we're getting divorced."
8. You get divorced.
7. You send Konrath so many fan letters, his lawyer sends you a restraining order. You frame it and hang it in your office, because Konrath autographed it.
6. You bribe the hotel clerk at the writer's conference to put you in the room next to Konrath, even though the room is actually the janitor's closet.
5. You get your first book published and the publisher sends you 20 free copies. You send one to your mom (of course) and 19 to Konrath.
4. At your first book signing, you take Konrath's latest novel instead of your own, because, after all, he's a better writer than you.
3. You shower with your right hand outside the shower curtain for six weeks, because Joe shook it at the last writer's conference you both attended.
2. You write a good review of Konrath's latest novel and post it on your blog, and you don't even get paid for it.
1. The only non-Konrath novel you own is Stephen King's Misery!
But, am I really?
Well, there's one way to find out. Read through this list. If you find yourself agreeing with every one of these signs, you may indeed be Joe's Number 1 Fan, or at least a hardcore fan, like me.
Top Ten Signs You're A Hardcore Konrath Fan
10. You tell everyone you meet that you are Joe Konrath's # 1 Fan.
9. You're wife tells you, "If I hear one more word about what a great writer Konrath is, we're getting divorced."
8. You get divorced.
7. You send Konrath so many fan letters, his lawyer sends you a restraining order. You frame it and hang it in your office, because Konrath autographed it.
6. You bribe the hotel clerk at the writer's conference to put you in the room next to Konrath, even though the room is actually the janitor's closet.
5. You get your first book published and the publisher sends you 20 free copies. You send one to your mom (of course) and 19 to Konrath.
4. At your first book signing, you take Konrath's latest novel instead of your own, because, after all, he's a better writer than you.
3. You shower with your right hand outside the shower curtain for six weeks, because Joe shook it at the last writer's conference you both attended.
2. You write a good review of Konrath's latest novel and post it on your blog, and you don't even get paid for it.
1. The only non-Konrath novel you own is Stephen King's Misery!
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