Science Fiction Birthday

I'm at home. It's raining, the sky is grey and I can't go to work.

On the bright side I love the rain and it's a chance to catch up on some reading.

Today is also the birthday of Arthur C Clarke and Philip K Dick. What is it with science fiction writers and their middle initials? I'll have to ask Iain M Banks.

I like PKD's saying "Insanity is sometimes an appropriate response to reality."