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Not that Ludwig

Posted on March 27, 2016 by admin

I have a bunch of photos from the trip to Germany back in December, like these from Ludwigsburg Palace, which is about 30 miles…or kilometers or whatever the hell it is…south…or east or whatever the hell it is…of Heilbronn. Nice … Continue reading →

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19 Movies in Three and a Half Days

Posted on March 6, 2016 by admin

  This weekend I am recovering from last weekend, which was Lost Weekend V, a film festival put on by the Winchester Film Club at the Winchester Alamo. It is the fifth such film festival that Andy Gyurisin, Force of … Continue reading →

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Los Chermans

Posted on February 25, 2016 by admin

I did not know I had a German family until a few years ago…well, as a present and ongoing fact, I mean. I was adopted as a baby and raised ‘Murican, and supposed there were family members back in my … Continue reading →

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Farpoint, the sequel

Posted on February 14, 2016 by admin

Today was the first full day of Farpoint. And it was…slow. Real slow. Okay, well, that’s a picture taken before it opened but, tell ya, it didn’t feel much busier throughout the day. It seemed like attendees were studiously avoiding … Continue reading →

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Farpoint, Day 0

Posted on February 13, 2016 by admin

I am at Farpoint again this year because I like it. Intimate it is, cozy, demonstrated by the reading I did to an audience of exactly one. Hey, that’s one more than I had last year. I got there at … Continue reading →

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Downturn Abbey

Posted on February 2, 2016 by admin

This is the last season of Downton Abbey. Thank God. It has had, in my opinion, five seasons too many. The first season was bloody perfect, just perfect. I loved it. I’m a fin de siècle kind of guy because … Continue reading →

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Heil-bronx

Posted on January 18, 2016 by admin

My German family lives mostly in Heilbronn, which is an industrial city about 40 miles from Stuttgart. Some of the family lives in Schwaigern (in which there are no restaurants), but they’re outliers. Heilbronn’s the family seat. Heilbronn’s a somewhat … Continue reading →

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Back in the US…

Posted on January 10, 2016 by admin

…of A, after 17 days in Germany, about 2 days in Denmark, and around 30 feet away from Switzerland. Gracie was glad to see us. Where the hell have you been? Everywhere, man. Like Heilbronn: Ludwigsburg: and Nuremburg: among others. … Continue reading →

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It. Is. Finished.

Posted on December 13, 2015 by admin

The Ship Finding God, that is. At 83,000 words, and some change. Of course, that’s just the first draft, which is far from an actual finish. The wood has to be sanded and treated and then several coats of varnish … Continue reading →

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Cool as a…

Posted on November 29, 2015 by admin

Seen these? Being the maliciously sadistic and evil person that I am, had to try it with Gracie. The result? Too cool for school.

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