The Fies Files

Print wonks and friends curious about how publishing works: this article, "No One Buys Books," summarizes good and interesting in...

Here's a good article from our local newspaper, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat , about a friend of mine .  I worked with Fred Weisel (or ...

The 3-foot studio model of the starship Enterprise today, as discovered in an abandoned storage unit, a little worse for wear. This is the f...

Pete Conrad at Surveyor 3, with Apollo 12's lunar module in the background. That part sticking up next to Conrad is the video camera, wh...

On a main road a few miles from my house sits a horse stable and riding arena, where I was delighted to see this sign appear several months ...

My class. Faces are blurred because I didn't ask their permission to post a photo. I did a talk and workshop for a small group of med st...

With Trina at the Cartoon Art Museum in 2023. I'm very sorry to hear of the death of cartoonist Trina Robbins and add my condolences to ...

Snappy, accurate answers to actual headlines I found in newspapers and online this morning, to save you the trouble of reading the accompany...

Covid Update, Day 5 and Final: Though still testing positive--the line was so bold this morning it almost felt sarcastic--I feel about 91% b...

Covid Update, Day Three. Because I know my friends and "friends" care.  My sister texted a bit ago asking if I was kicking its ass...

Oh. I just learned that one of the important mentors in my life, Dr. Glen Erickson of UC Davis, died in 2021. I caught a mention of him in a...

A Peek into the Intimate Intellectual Life of a Long-Married Couple, Part 24: (Karen and I are waiting in Terminal 2 of Ronald Reagan Washin...

My turn! This is my first skirmish with the 'Vid. I feel all right: scratchy, phlegmy throat and some aches, like a mild cold. I am vacc...