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Bolding Going Where America Has Never Gone Before
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October Creepiness I Have Yet To Understand
With seemingly everyone tripping over creepy clowns, I haven't seen any. But, on Saturday night, I had a very strange experience outside my house ( Read more... ) -
September 11th
Last night, as on every 9/11 since 2001, I stepped out on my porch to see the Ground Zero lights shining in the sky. From my porch, the angle is such that they appear to come directly out of the chimney of a house down the street from me. That house was, in 2001, owned by a NY firefighter, who lost his life on that day. It's a very moving reminder ( Read more... ) -
Trek Series vs. Movies
I was asked my opinion on some rankings of Trek properties (for example: L.A. Times Ranking every Star Trek TV seriesI don't believe you really can rank the movies and the TV shows together. The production values aren't the same (DS9 and Enterprise blow away many of the movies in those regards, even some of the great movies, like Khan), and the ( Read more... ) -
Stardate T+50: A Lifetime As A Star Trek Fan
With everyone telling how they came to enjoy Star Trek, I'll join in ( Read more... ) -
Stephen King Horror Tour of Maine
OK, other than the fact that we went to Maine, no real connection to Stephen King, though we did discover a money vampire in Maine ( Read more... ) -
Ruth Stuart
I don't know what to say. A dear friend from my days on sff.net, gone less than a week after I heard she was ill. The prime example of just how kind and wonderful Canadians can be. A wonderful writer with whom I was honored to share the covers of a chapbook, and who deserved a much bigger audience than she had. Someone who encouraged my own ( Read more... ) -
Batman v. Superman
Finally saw Batman V. Superman, the extended DVD version, with 30 extra minutes added. It lived up to my extremely low expectations.
[Spoiler (click to open)]DC continues to miscast and portray Superman/Kal-el/Clark. At no time in this movie (or in Man of Steel) do I buy Henry Cavill as either identity. His Clark is as milquetoast as Chris Reeve's, and implausible as ( Read more... ) -
News People
Why is it that my local news anchors easily pronounce the names of several IKEA products in a list, but consistently mispronounce the word "Pokemon"?
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Getting Ready for Tuesday Night
Looking forward to sitting down with Austin tomorrow evening to watch the Major League Baseball Some-Stars Game. Can't rightly call it "All-Stars" without Cespedes and Syndergaard in the lineup ( Read more... )