John Scalzi

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First Alert Weather: Still a chance for showers but getting drier

1 week ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A cold front will stall out over Central Florida today and keep us in a light and moist southwest flow of air. This will allow for the slight chance for a few early morning showers along the coast. Rainfall amounts will be on the light side for the areas than may see an isolated shower. With the southwest flow, the showers will move into inland locations. For most of us, sunshine will be the name of the game in the morning hours.
The Big Idea: Mark Lawrence

1 week ago | amazingstories.com | John Scalzi

For the Big Idea for The Book That Held Her Heart, author Mark Lawrence went back to one of the oldest and most evocative questions that human ask themselves and others, and tried to find the answer… or, if not the answer, at least, an answer. MARK LAWRENCE:The big idea that supports the architecture of The Library Trilogy is really a question.
Spice, Sitting, 5/4/25

1 week ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Although Spice sits at my desk daily and likes to sleep by my pillow, she is actually pretty reluctant to lay on me while I’m sitting… until, apparently, I got the Eames chair. Now when I’m sitting in the chair, she’ll come up and plot down on my chest, especially if I have the computer open. Why now? Why this chair? The walnut-sized brain of a cat will be forever a mystery. At least she’s cute while she does it. How was your weekend? — JS
RIP, Jill Sobule

1 week ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

RIP, Jill Sobule Posted on May 1, 2025 Posted by John Scalzi We met on the JoCo Cruise, where we were both performers, and where we declared our mutual fandom. She told me she wanted to make a musical out of Redshirts, which was deeply flattering.
First Alert Weather: Next hope for rain is early next week

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - In the short term dry weather and warm afternoons will be the name of the game. Dry air will be the limiting factor to rain production and even cloud cover will be limited. Because of this our skies will remain sunny and temperatures run above normal. Nights will hover in the upper to mid 60s. Afternoon highs, although above normal, will sill be in the 80s and the dog days of summer remain months away. The only issue will be the rising danger of wildfires.
What I Got Krissy For Her Birthday

2 weeks ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

So here’s a fun fact that you probably don’t know about Krissy: She likes to go camping. She and her family used to do a lot of it when she was younger, and she will still do it occasionally with friends. But she doesn’t get to do as much of it as she likes to, because it’s hard to carve out the time, and also she wants to be able to camp with Charlie, our dog, and it’s difficult to find a place for that near us. Or was. Not anymore, because for Krissy’s birthday, I bought her a campground.
Take a Seat at the Stillwater Prairie Preserve

2 weeks ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

A couple miles from our house is the Stillwater Prairie Preserve, a 300+ acre park that represents what this area would look like in a (more or less) pristine state of affairs. Krissy and Charlie go there just about every day to walk its trails and get exercise and enjoy being in nature. So it would make sense that we would donate (via the Scalzi Family Foundation) to support the preserve.
First Alert Weather: Dry weather settles in

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - High pressure is expanding southward from the northern U.S., significantly reducing our chances for rain today. This high-pressure system will dominate our weather pattern in the short term, delivering sunny skies and dry conditions through the weekend. As the high builds in quickly today, a rapid drying trend will begin. Dry air aloft at the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere will move in, causing any lingering cloud cover to clear.
The Big Idea: Renan Bernardo

2 weeks ago | whatever.scalzi.com | John Scalzi

Take a deep breath. Now exhale. Now find out why, in Renan Bernardo’s book Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle, doing that is not as simple as it sounds — and what that means for the people in the story. RENAN BERNARDO:What if a profit-driven expedition to settle on an distant planet failed so miserably that now the crew has lost all motivation to come back to Earth? That is the Big Idea behind my novella Disgraced Return of the Kap’s Needle.
First Alert Weather: One more chance for showers before we turn dry once again

2 weeks ago | mysuncoast.com | John Scalzi

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Moisture will remain in place today, sufficient to produce a few afternoon and evening showers. The nature of the storms will be similar to typical summertime convective rains, only fewer in number and lower in rain amounts. The limiting factor will be the amount of moisture in the air at the surface and aloft. The encouraging factor will be an active sea breeze and addition instability caused by an approaching weak front.