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Small Pun
The current droid assigned to the swine flue outbreak is H1N1.... -
Sums up Science Fiction
This painting by Rob Gonsalves is a good representation of reading science fiction, or just reading in general. -
ConChord 22 Photos`
I have posted the photos I took at ConChord 22 on Flickr. Hope everyone enjoys them. -
ConChord Saturday
Started Saturday with a ice run for the con suite. Also assisted in removing water from the ice chests and adding ice back in. Went to the dealer room to spend money with the only dealer, Random Factors. Checked out the Interfilk items and then went to the Ventura room to fire up the sound system ( Read more... ) -
ConChord on Friday
Friday lapislaz and I headed north for ConChord 22. It was a bit less attended this year, but still an enjoyable con. Lapis set up the con suite and I set up the sound, then we went to the Friday night pool reception. Nice evening except when Lady Colleen went over sideways in her electric scooter. She was fine, but it gave the rest of us a bit of a scare ( Read more... ) -
How Many Cons Has This Happened?
Kenvin and Kell for Sunday August 16, 2009. -
Another 40th Anniversary
Our newspaper had an article about the Bridge that spans the San Diego Harbor reaching its 40th birthday. Before the bridge there were only two ways to get to the city of Coronado, take a ferry or drive around the bay and up a sliver of sand that connected the "island" to the mainland ( Read more... ) -
3 Anniversaries Today
Today marks 3 anniversaries. In 1969 was Neal and Buzz's excursion on the moon, 1976 was our first soft Martian landing with Viking 1, and in 1991 lapislaz and I got married ( Read more... ) -
Anyone Remember "Sounds of the Space Age"?
The December 1969 issue of National Geographic came with a plastic record called "Sounds of the Space Age". It was a short history of man's journey into space up to the first moon landing. I still have that issue and the record, but not in the same place. I must have played it 500 times.
Here is a link the the National Geographic Archive of that ( Read more... )
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