A Different Angle

A few days ago, Lisa and I were up on the upstairs balcony outside my someday office, working on a leak in the upstairs swamp cooler that she'd discovered when she saw a fairly substantial amount of water pouring down the wall onto the patio. We don't go up to the upstairs balcony that often, so when Amtrak #6 came by while we were up there, I was was able to get a shot of it going by from a slightly different angle than usual.

( Amtrak from Above )

Lisa eventually adjusted the water level in the swamp cooler so the water stopped leaking; however, to fix the actual leak, she says that we'll need to probably get all of the water out, thoroughly scrub it out and clean out all of the scale, then spray sealant to seal the leak, which we've otherwise been unable to find.

I Yam Who I Yam

Earlier today, I had called to my attention a claim of someone on Wikipedia claiming to be a Hugo Award winner. Looking at the entry, it seemed implausible, so I put in a query against the user asking the user to prove the claim or withdraw it. (A moderator has since removed the claim pending verification.) This drew the ire of certain people who immediately challenged whether I was the person I claimed to be, and also in another venue took advantage of my having not remembered to update my Wikipedia user profile the last time I was re-elected to the WSFS MPC to presumably claim that I was assuming authority I don't have.

( Well, I'm Not Exactly Hiding Myself Under a Bushel )

I've invited anyone questioning someone claiming to be me to contact the WSFS MPC or the current Worldcon to confirm my identity and position as an officer of the World Science Fiction Society.

I don't recall anyone ever falsely claiming to be a Hugo winner or finalist in the past. Considering how much disdain the person claimed to have for the Award, you have to wonder why the person would go to the effort to do so.