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The Dad of Frankenstein

Posted on July 23, 2018 by admin

I saw the movie Mary Shelley  a little while back. Pretty good. Enjoyed it. Elle Fanning   was far more ingenue than Mary Shelley ever was but, fine, she has the look. Thought it gave a very accurate portrayal of … Continue reading →

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Nick of Time

Posted on July 1, 2018 by admin

I was sitting around doing nothing this past Friday when my son called and said, “Hey, would you like to meet Nick Foles?” Seems the Nickster has written a book and was signing copies at a bookstore in Harrisburg. Harrisburg? … Continue reading →

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Picture Books Writ Larger

Posted on June 20, 2018 by admin

A couple of days ago I finished Caliban’s War, the second book of James. S. A. Corey’s The Expanse series, an event  duly noted and then reported by Goodreads. Without my input. Sheesh. If they know when I finish a … Continue reading →

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Escape Velocity 2018 Part 2: Brin and Bear It

Posted on June 10, 2018 by admin

Alright, alright, no more puns. Upun my word. The next event after Greg Bear was David Brin talking about the future. Wow, a double header and I was all a twitter but, I messed up the time because I was … Continue reading →

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Escape Velocity 2018: Bear With US

Posted on May 31, 2018 by admin

Harked I to the Gaylord Convention Center this past Saturday for the Museum of Science Fiction’s Escape Velocity, their annual convention of all things science fiction, emphasis on the science. Nice place. They were happy to see me. Security was … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day, 2018. Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Winchester VA

Posted on May 29, 2018 by admin

                                                      

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Old Boy’s Life

Posted on May 23, 2018 by admin

We of a certain age tend to wax nostalgic about those fabulous 60s. What, you don’t remember those fabulous 60s? Well, that’s because you’re not of a certain age or, as the old joke goes, you did the 60s right. … Continue reading →

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Star Struck

Posted on May 8, 2018 by admin

  I don’t usually review non-fiction books because I’m there to learn, not criticize, unless the book is obviously wrong (I’m looking at you, Hillary). But I must sing the praises of Govert Schilling’s Ripples in Spacetime, which concerns gravitational … Continue reading →

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A Continuous Episode of Episodes

Posted on April 29, 2018 by admin

Netflix has started running one of the top five comedies of all times, Episodes…yeah, yeah, I know, I already picked the top five comedies ever and made nary a mention of it but, hey, it’s one of the best comedies … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Jungle

Posted on March 20, 2018 by admin

A series of unfortunate events had kept me from seeing Black Panther until last Tuesday. I was attempting to coordinate four tickets and discovered the nigh impossibility of getting two people on the same sheet of music, much less four, … Continue reading →

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