Monthly Archives: May 2018

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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