Off doing research…

Getting geared up for the second in the new western series, so my visit up to Amarillo! Specifically to the panhandle plains historical museum. These are some of the original brands of Texas ranches that surround the main doors.   … Continue reading

70 laps…

Around the sun. Glad I made it this far, and I am thankful for the friends and family that have supported me on the trip. Daughters, ex-FIL, and me. And, as is typical with my family, the kids are standing … Continue reading

Dang it…

A long time favorite small restaurant I used to take the kids to for breakfast and lunch when they were little, up through 2 years ago is now closed. There was almost always a line for either meal, as the … Continue reading

Snortal Combat…

Koda and Karl at it again… Koda is faster than Karl, grabs the tennis ball first. And then ‘waits’ for Karl to come fight her for it… LOL Sometimes she lets him win… Like this one. Women… LOL 🙂 … Continue reading

Zinger!!!

Going to be out of pocket for a few days, visiting family. Go read the folks on the sidebar!!! And Ramirez hits another one out of the park! … Continue reading

Boom…

Here’s the clip of the boom… Lousy phone video, but you get the idea… 🙂 … Continue reading

Fun times…

No Internet, no TV, just sitting around shooting a few guns, and lots of lively conversation! I’m sure my blood pressure is down by at least 20 points after a few days! 🙂 And yes we are making things go … Continue reading

Out of pocket…

Light blogging and commenting the next few days, out in Big Sky Country… Go read the folks on the sidebar. … Continue reading

Monocular or…

Binocular view… Saturday night I sat in on a wide ranging panel by David Weber and D.J. Butler moderated by Dr. Rob Hampson at Fanta Sci. History, travel, the ‘lenses’ through which people view various things (movies and books for example), … Continue reading

Day 2 AAR…

Decent panels, only three rooms in use, so fairly easy to get to the presentations as they’re all in the hotel in close proximity. Since this is Baens home office, Tony Weiskoff did a roadshow for two hours this morning. … Continue reading