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“We’re going to need a bigger helicopter.”

Posted on July 12, 2013 by admin

Sharknado. Ya know, I didn’t even hear about it until late yesterday afternoon, when I caught a couple of random tweets about it. Thought: “Ha! I hope someone makes that movie!” I did not know someone actually had until about … Continue reading →

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150th Anniversary of Gettysburg

Posted on July 8, 2013 by admin

I went. It’s only 75 miles or so away and the 150th of anything comes only once so how could any self-respecting self-proclaimed history buff miss it? Apparently not many, because there was a whole lot of people there, a … Continue reading →

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R.I.P., Richard Matheson

Posted on June 26, 2013 by admin

I first heard about Richard Matheson back in the 60’s, when I watched a Saturday afternoon TV showing of The Incredible Shrinking Man. I was ten or so, and the cat scared me to death, ditto the spider. But, that ending…I was blown away, … Continue reading →

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The people you run into

Posted on June 21, 2013 by admin

So, just strolling around the Winchester City walking mall after buying a pair of water shoes so I can wade the Shenandoah in search of the wily brown trout, when I came across these guys: The Presidents of the United … Continue reading →

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Does not the stone rebuke me?

Posted on June 15, 2013 by admin

Hied I, to the Shakespeare Theater in the District to see The Winter’s Tale, a play I knew nothing about and deliberately did not research because I wanted to see if Shakespeare could still be deciphered in this American Idol … Continue reading →

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My Top Five Favorite Books

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

I turned 58 years old the other day. The horror, the horror. So, I gots to thinkin’ about which of the millions of books I’ve read (and it depresses me that phrase doesn’t read the “millions of dollars I earned” … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Gracie the Wander Cat: Helpin’ out

Posted on May 31, 2013 by admin

That D. Krauss is some piece of work. Gets up early, reads the paper, goes off on some silly bicycle for awhile, then sits and bangs on a keyboard for no apparent reason. Get a job, dude. Obviously, the guy … Continue reading →

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Tomb Stories: Battlefields and Graveyards

Posted on May 27, 2013 by admin

National Cemetery, Winchester, Virginia. Creepiness: Non-existent. C’mon, it’s a national cemetery, Coolness: Five stars. C’mon, it’s a national cemetery. A fitting subject for Memorial Day, considering that this cemetery:       is also a battlefield:   So no fooling … Continue reading →

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The Return of Joffrey Charlemagne

Posted on May 10, 2013 by admin

Some of you (well, the 1 or 2 of you who actually come back to this blog) may be wondering what, exactly, has Jason Smith been up to after his succesful Indiegogo campaign. Well, wonder no more:   1. So, … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3: Attack of the Lava People

Posted on May 3, 2013 by admin

My son treated me to an early birthday present by getting me tickets to the Iron Man Marathon, prelude to Iron Man 3. Yeah, I’m a geek. Even won a poster and a cell phone sticker answering some trivia questions during … Continue reading →

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