James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Million Step Journey to a Brand New World

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 April 2010     April 2015   Last weekend, Cheryl and I drove up to Virginia. Our travels took us past places we'd visit...
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Monday, January 12, 2015

ORANGE COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION NAMES 2015 PIEDMONT LAUREATE

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  ORANGE COUNTY, NC (January 12, 2015)—The Orange County Arts Commission is pleased to announce James Maxey, a speculative fiction auth...
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Sunday, December 07, 2014

The Future of Energy

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Several years ago, I was a guest on Stephen Euin Cobb's The Future and You  and one of the topics we discussed was the likelihood of loc...
Thursday, October 09, 2014

The Future of Books

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Picking back up where I left off a month ago on my predictions, today I'm going to talk about what books might look like five years, ten...
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Sunday, September 07, 2014

Fitness update: Two years later

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James and Cheryl 2014    James and Cheryl 2012 Endomondo Training stats as of 9-6-2014   Two years ago, Cheryl and I deci...
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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Prediction 4: Our Cyborg Future

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A loose definition of a cyborg is a blending of a biological entity with mechanical devices that enhance strength, toughness, intelligence, ...
Sunday, August 03, 2014

Prediction Three: Our jobless future

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I've been with my current employer for almost 19 years. I won't specify who I work for; you can see my last post for various reasons...
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Prediction Two: Privacy

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Orwell was right. We now live in a world where we're constantly watched. It's not just grainy black and white footage captured by se...
Friday, July 11, 2014

Predictions for the future (a series): 1. Climate Catastrophes

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I'm heading to a science fiction convention in a few hours and will be on a few panels where I'll probably wind up talking about the...
Thursday, June 05, 2014

A devil's advocate argument for Intelligent Design

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At ConCarolina's last weekend, I was on a panel to discuss Creationism/Intelligent Design vs Evolution. I had a hunch the panel would...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

JamesMaxey.net launches!

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So, it turns out this world wide web thing might not be a fad after all. Despite having two blogs and a Facebook page, I've never tak...
Saturday, May 24, 2014

Because we're insane... 100 miles in 3 days. Plus, thoughts on body/mind duality.

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Cheryl and I are constantly thinking about what our next physical challenge should be. A fifty mile bike ride? Been there, done that. Hiking...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

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I read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig when I was in college. At the time, it had a big impact of my thinking. I...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

Old Boots: A Health and Weight Update

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Notice the toes of the boots in the picture above. I bought these hiking boots in the fall of 2012 when I started my campaign to lose wei...
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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Shamocracy

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American politics seems to be in stasis. It's not quite gridlock, where nothing gets done at all. Instead, its government by autopilot. ...
Monday, March 03, 2014

Where I want to be at 60

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I wasn't happy with my life when I turned 30. I was divorced, stuck in a job I hated, had too much debt, no savings to speak of, hadn...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Snow days

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When I was a kid, I looked forward to a snow so I could stay home and play. Now, I keep my fingers crossed for a snow day so I can stay home...
Saturday, January 18, 2014

500 days on My Fitness Pal

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Today marks my 500th day on My Fitness Pal. Cheryl and I ran 5k on the Al Beuhler Trail in Durham, the first time we've done 5k on hi...
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Sunday, January 05, 2014

5k Achieved!

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So, when I said Cheryl and I would be building up to run 5k, I didn't think I'd hit the goal before the end of the first week of the...
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