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That Was The Weekend That Was
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That Was The Weekend That Was
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 -- I attended a Hael fight practice intending to participate in their clean-up event. They had so many people to help and so many people who wanted to talk to me, that I didn't do a thing. The clean-up was done in less than an hour. Next month is nominations for the next baron and baroness. I had several people ask ( Read more... ) -
Book Reviews -- Popsugar Book Challenge
Book #: 8
Title: Beginning Operations
Author: James White
Category: Popsugar Basic: A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
James White wrote a series called Sector General, about a multi-species interstellar hospital dealing with the problems of treating patients from a wide variety of environments suffering from a ( Read more... ) -
Book Review
Book #: 6
Title: The Crossword Obsession
Subtitle: The History and Lore of the World's Most Popular Pastime
Author: Coral Amende
Category: Popsugar Advanced: A microhistory
Rating: 2.5 out 5
It's an interesting subject, but the book needs to be better organized. Over fifty crossword constructors were interviewed and a lot of the chapters consist of the ( Read more... ) -
Book Reviews -- Popsugar Book Challenge
Book #: 4
Title: Flow My Tears, the Policeman said
Author: Phillip K. Dick
Category: A cyberpunk book
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
If William Gibson is the father of cyberpunk, Phillip K. Dick is a beloved uncle. In my opinion, he got ripped off. He's the author of 40 plus novels and over 200 short stories, so he wasn't living in poverty, but his works ( Read more... ) -
Book Reviews -- Popsugar Book Challenge
Book #: 1
Title: Hardcore Twenty-Four
Author: Janet Evanovich
Category: The next book in a series you've started
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Stephanie Plum is a bounty hunter. She's not a tough as nails bounty hunter, she's an adorable klutz who someone always seems to catch her quarry. Someone is stealing heads from the funeral homes. Her boyfriend, Officer ( Read more... ) -
Fasching
This weekend was Fasching in The Barony of Endless Hills; a day of carnival with brewing, games, chess, food, a&s, and a bardic competition. I'm on a quest to perform in every landed group in AEthelmearc. This was the perfect opportunity to knock another group off my list ( Read more... ) -
That Was The Weekend That Was
Friday -- We attended a potluck equinox party at Greystone Nature Preserve. Our dish was cheese and hummus stuffed jalepeno peppers from Farm to Table. Crashed at my mother's house in Buffalo
Saturday -- Spent all day with mother. Took her out for brunch, drove her around the park a few times before she got tired and wanted to go back to the ( Read more... ) -
Books
"Academics collect books as effortlessly as ships' hulls collect barnacles. A tenured professor can no more pass by a used book store than an alcoholic can pass by a bar." -- Amanda Cross, 'Death in a Tenured Position'
At the rate I go thru books, I'd need a second income to buy them all new. So, 99% of my reading comes from used book sales and ( Read more... ) -
Hurricane Donations
My wife and I have been donating a few hours of our time here and there manning the donation center. Today, we worked at the redistribution center for the first time. If you're wondering whether to donate something, ask yourself, "If I was going camping for two weeks, would I take this along?" If not, donate it somewhere else. Clothing, bedding, ( Read more... )