Performed an extremely unreliable word count on Kashan Kashmeeri © stands at 26,489 at a very early stage … but at least the rudimentary characters and storyline are there. Hope exists! Word count for Sooley Base ©stands at 27,260, while that for TNO © stands at just 11,504.

Spent yesterday at CRRL doing volunteer work. There were few, but exceptionally fascinating patrons/customers. Two are distant of the local Rowe family, though I have no known connection to them. One shared some bits about DNA family research into his family. He mentioned that the results put him in Block 30 of some genealogical groupings, which helped him identify ties to the brother (Isaac) of his paternal great, great grandfather. While this aspect of family research is fascinating, the focus of DNA in Sooley Base © will revolve (initially) around the potential for analysis of congenital weaknesses and actions to facilitate medical benefits. Familial DNA is now being used to identify culprits in some criminal cases, and the use in paternity cases is evident.

Two days ago Japan was hit with an 8.9 Richter scale earthquake and subsequent tsunamis. Horrific damage is still being identified, but the potential for a real nuclear disaster still exists, as two power plants have had cooling to their reactors interrupted. A meltdown of two nuclear reactors is possible, but unlikely. Will have to revisit the terms (improbable, possible, unlikely, likely, probable, et cetera) describing potential catastrophic effects from Weapons Systems Explosive Safety Review Board (WSESRB) Safety program reviews, as they will fit topically in several novels. All this because the gods wanted to alter the table settings of their tectonic plates …

Continuing to work on re-chapterization of Sooley Base ©. The RWG monthly meeting is this afternoon, and a five page, 1.5-spaced segment printed to take for reading and critical review. I have a question to ask of any prose authors in the group, how do you manage “white space?”  White space in this context is the page areas without text at the end of a chapter, and has significance in deciding how to arrange chapter endings. It can affect the page count dramatically.

Monsoon winds sweep out of Africa and spread across Arabia from roughly June through September, and are of similar timeframe across the Indian Ocean and Asia proper. I just knew you were interested in that.