Doctor Who: The Angels Take Manhattan

Very minor visual spoilers ahead.

Writer Tom Piccirilli: Bad Health News

Tom Piccirilli To Undergo Brain Surgery

As some of you know, Tom Piccirilli hasn’t been feeling himself lately — headaches, etc. He was admitted into the hospital Thursday after undergoing an MRI. On Friday, Tom learned that the culprit is a brain tumor. He’ll be undergoing surgery this Monday to have the tumor removed, followed by weeks of chemo and radiation treatments.

This is awful news.

I’ve mentioned Piccirilli three times before (here, here, and here). He’s one of those writers you just can’t go wrong with, no matter what book of his you pick up in whatever genre.

His medical bills are bound to be financially devastating, no matter how much any insurance he has might cover. He may be debilitated a while too, unable to create more work — a terrifying prospect for all writers.

I’m not asking you to help him out. Reading his work is something that’ll add to your life — and the royalties he’ll earn from those sales will help him continue.

Tom Piccirilli Amazon Author Page
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Open webOS 1.0 On An Asus Transformer Prime Tablet

Despite telling me yesterday it would take him “several days” to do it, I check into Twitter today and get this:

Well webOS certainly boots to UI on the Transformer Prime: http://t.co/xIhj55kb

— Steve T-S (@stroughtonsmith) September 29, 2012

Occupy Wall Street: September 29, 2012

Photos taken Saturday, September 29, 2012. Resampled and resized to VGA; click any to enlarge.

I don’t know if this sticker is part of the protest, but it’s apt:

A police state shielded by money!

Gas Prices Go Up

Photo taken Saturday, September 29, 2012. Resampled and resized to VGA; click any to enlarge.

Last weekend it was $4.39, today $4.41.

For prior posts:

Gas Prices category

Freedom Tower: September 29, 2012

Photos taken Saturday, September 29, 2012. Resampled and resized to VGA; click any to enlarge.

DeLorean

Photos taken Wednesday, September 26, 2012. Resampled and resized to VGA; click any to enlarge.