Tsuris Maximus - A Blog for Lois Tilton

Lois Has Joined A Small Drop of Ink

2006-05-07T16:24:00.000-07:00

Moving slowly toward the 21st century, Lois tilton is now a contributor to A Small Drop of Ink; the announcement is here.

Should she adapt to that experience, we fully expect to turn this blog entirely over to her.

Meanwhile, we note an article of interest to Lois-fen: Clever science solves mystery of Delphi Oracle

Crooked Timber -- Oxyrhynchus Papyri Deciphered

2005-04-19T05:35:00.000-07:00

Oxyrhynchus Papyri Deciphered

Lois will love this.

2005-04-07T08:35:00.000-07:00

Retitled the Blog

2005-04-06T17:46:00.000-07:00

With thanks to Lois's co-Nebula nominee, Greer Gilman.

Lois is Nominated for a Nebula

2005-03-26T11:28:00.000-08:00

Much belatedly, noting that Lois Tilton is a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette for The Gladiator's War: A Dialogue, which appeared in Asimov's last year.

Science Fiction Authors Hoax Vanity Publisher

2005-01-30T16:35:00.000-08:00

Science Fiction Authors Hoax Vanity Publisher

Regrettably, Lois did not contribute to the volume referenced above and available here. However, as profits will go to the Emergency Medical Fund of the Science Fiction Writers of America, for which she was a Regional Director, we are happy to provide this link.

Lois Would Like This, Were She Here...

2005-01-04T07:40:00.000-08:00

This morning's SF Chronicle had a review of the DVD of Troy. " Despite their worthiness, an undertone of sadness pervades Troy, as if the people know that 3,000 years later the Greeks will still be a nation, while they will be a brand of contraceptives." The reviewer seems to feel that it's a perfectly swell adventure pic, but not a patch on the source story.

I imagine Lois, were she here, would pronounce both the review and the film stoopid.

The Mathematics of Vampirism and Lois

2004-12-27T08:04:00.000-08:00

The Transylvanian Problem is what happens when Operations Research people have both an obsession with vampires and too much time on their hands.

In short, it's my favorite economics paper of the day, but I still think it's appropriate on this blog.

Quoting from Herself, Part 1

2004-12-23T17:38:00.000-08:00

First in a series of selections from Herself:

from 18 December 2004, an observation on the overzealousness of certain industries in ensuring that the barn door is impenetrable as soon as all of the animals have departed.

Am stoking up on zinc and echinacea, plus some new fizzy thing, hoping to avert.

I was Displeased yesterday at the drugstore, where the shelves looked like the barbarians had been raiding them, quite empty, but no, it is the Decree of the Government, to take anything with pseudoephedrine off the shelves. If this goes on, there won't be any over-the-counter meds left on the shelves. I couldn't find the Actifed, which afaik does not have the pseudo-stuff.

I had been considering going out to feed the car and do a bit of shopping, but I haven't done it.

Resounding Silence

2004-12-21T18:05:00.000-08:00

I note that Lois Tilton herself has thus far ignored this enterprise. What can we possibly say to draw her in?

It was Greg's idea

2004-12-20T13:59:00.000-08:00

A blog to discuss the works and workings of Lois Tilton, Nebula-nominated writer and curmudgeon, as suggested by Ballast for My Gorge and 100 Percent, Doc.