But…the battery is mostly flat… My ass is dragging! Great con, but I’m tired. I’ll try to get an AAR up tomorrow night. I ‘think’ most folks are either home or close, but I do want to thank those who … Continue reading
Category Archives: random travel
Again… I’m at LibertyCon, HERE, until Monday. Blogging/commenting will be light to non-existant due to being busy. I should be back in battery on Tuesday morning, I hope! … Continue reading
2 pm Friday- Books They Don’t Want You to Read (and Why You Should) 7 pm Friday- Conestoga’s In Space: Is there a point to making MilSF logistics realistic-ish? I get to moderate this one with Dave Weber and Chuck … Continue reading
Welp, the truth is getting out there… About 250 years ago, America cast a spell on Europe and the rest of the world. That magic compelled 15-18 million people to uproot themselves and escape war, poverty, crop failures, and political … Continue reading
Our high school group supper last night was a combination of a get together and a wake, remembering one of our classmates who died earlier this week. It was great to åsee the 30+ people it turned out, but at … Continue reading
30 plus years of existence wiped out… This is a copy with attribution to house of Yoogi said about Spirit Airlines going under. Not the first one I’ve seen go away. Braniff, PSA, TWA, Eastern, Piedmont (merged with US Air, … Continue reading
Welp, they made it back 1707 PDT! I think a lot of us holding our breath can now breathe! Now comes the debrief and the technical look at the systems… Whew… … Continue reading
Again… NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for its Artemis II mission around the moon, marking the first crewed lunar flight since Apollo in 1972. Officials said Thursday they completed a flight readiness review (FRR) and are set to roll the … Continue reading
Retro??? How about actual food!!! American Airlines is marking its upcoming 100th anniversary with a nostalgic nod to its past. Capitalizing on today’s popular retro food trend, the airline is introducing luxury menu offerings inspired by the Roaring Twenties. Beginning Feb. 9, travelers … Continue reading
Sorry folks, the scheduler hiccuped… Iran is now 13 days into ‘protests’ that started over the devaluation of the currency and a water crisis in Tehran among other places. The original protest was NOT students, but shopkeepers… Now, almost two … Continue reading