Flew in Thrusday and Jonna was good enough to pick up. a bunch of us at the CHA airport. When we got to the hotel, I was amazed at how many people were already there! It seems more and more … Continue reading
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Woof… Draggin’ ass, but I’m home in one piece. AAR to come tomorrow, but a combo of bad beds, lousy conference chairs (EVERY #$#@#% convention), and forgetting my muscle relaxers (again!) just wore me out. TL;DR LibertyCon was good! Busy, … Continue reading
Playing my song again… Off to LibertyCon in Chattanooga for a few days. Here’s my schedule, and this year I can actually get to see some panels ‘I’ am interested in! Blogging etc. will be light until next week! Go … Continue reading
Raconteur Press is out with antho #30! Alien Family Values Click on the cover for the Amazon link! The blurb- In this volume, you’ll see humans or other species take in orphans, abandoned infants, or even conquered subjects and struggle … Continue reading
This is ‘my’ approach to writing short stories, take it for what it’s worth… e.g. $0… Seven little items I use… A character In context (e.g. what genre) With a problem Try/fail cycle by the character (fail) Try/fail cycle by … Continue reading
To start the week… Here is the latest from our newly ordained Pope Francis. Pope Francis recently finished his sermon, ending it with the Latin phrase, “Benedicto Tuti Homini” – Blessed be Mankind. A Women’s Rights Group approached the Pope … Continue reading
After eight months, all is well, again! NASA announced Friday that its Voyager 1 spacecraft, which is over 15 billion miles away from Earth, is again fully operational following technical issues that arose in November 2023. The agency said it partially resolved an … Continue reading
It seems the past has critical information on Antarctica… A study using a whaler’s forgotten aerial photos from 1937 shows East Antarctica’s ice has been stable and even grown, despite some early signs of weakening. Extreme weather, melting glaciers, and … Continue reading
Isn’t a slap in the face of our troops, I don’t know what is… The Biden Administration is facing intense criticism after shooting down a proposal to give U.S. military troops a pay raise. The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) … Continue reading
This came up yesterday at our work day at the Legion. Imagine if you will, a bunch of grumpy old men taking a break and sitting drinking Navy coffee… 🙂 Talking about the ‘old days’ before everything got transmitted via … Continue reading