Category Archives: writing

Friday, 28 September 2012

Posted on 28 September 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:04 – I’m still hard at work on the documentation for the life science kit. It’s easy to understand why so many Border Collies end up in rescue, often at about the age Colin is now. For the last few … Continue reading →

Posted in dogs, technology, writing | 29 Comments

Wednesday, 26 September 2012

Posted on 26 September 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:28 – Thanks to the kindness of a reader, I now have a legal copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. I attempted to install it on the new Atom system in the den yesterday afternoon, and the system behaved exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in computing, government, politics, science kits, writing | 15 Comments

Sunday, 23 September 2012

Posted on 23 September 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:29 – Barbara arrived home yesterday afternoon. She called when she was about half an hour out, so I left the front door open so that Colin could lie there at the door and watch for her. Eventually, I heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, dogs, science kits, writing | 15 Comments

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Posted on 5 September 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:46 – I’m still hard at work on designing new science kits for later this year and early next, not to mention roughing out documentation for them. For the time being, we’re in reasonably good shape in terms of finished-goods … Continue reading →

Posted in science kits, writing | 35 Comments

Wednesday, 15 August 2012

Posted on 15 August 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

09:48 – Barbara went to dinner with a friend yesterday, so I spent the evening watching Heartland reruns. Bizarrely, Netflix streaming has only the first 14 of 18 episodes in series three, so when I finished watching the final streaming … Continue reading →

Posted in Barbara, netflix, science kits, writing | 40 Comments

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

Posted on 18 July 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:16 – I finished the review of the QC2 pass of Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments and returned it to my editor. That means we’re finished with the book and it’ll be off to the printer soon. That … Continue reading →

Posted in science kits, writing | 1 Comment

Tuesday, 17 July 2012

Posted on 17 July 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:08 – Our editor sent us the QC2 galley proof yesterday, so I’ve been reading through it and making final corrections. I’ll probably finish that today, or maybe tomorrow. At that point, the book goes to the printer, and should … Continue reading →

Posted in science kits, writing | 60 Comments

Saturday, 7 July 2012

Posted on 7 July 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

08:34 – Barbara is taking a break this morning from labeling bottles to work out in the yard before it gets too hot. I’m doing laundry and other normal Saturday tasks. This afternoon, Barbara will be back to labeling bottles … Continue reading →

Posted in netflix, science kits, writing | 35 Comments

Tuesday, 19 June 2012

Posted on 19 June 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

11:35 – UPS showed up yesterday with about 30 kilograms of chemicals. (Of that, about 8 kilos was four liters of concentrated sulfuric acid.) I now have most of the chemicals I need to make up many more biology, chemistry, … Continue reading →

Posted in government, politics, science kits, writing | 31 Comments

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Posted on 31 May 2012 by Robert Bruce Thompson

07:40 – Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science Experiments is officially complete and off to O’Reilly’s production folks. I’ve already issued several purchase orders for the forensics kits, and will be putting together and issuing more of them over the … Continue reading →

Posted in forensics, government, politics, science kits, writing | 56 Comments