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Here’s what’s on Top of my Christmas Tree – what’s on Yours?
Hugh, over at Hugh’s Views and News, is sponsoring a Christmas charity event–for every person who blogs a photo of what’s on top of their Christmas tree he will donate £1–up to £250. That’s about $390 bucks in US Dollars–a significant amount. So, all you need to do is to snap a shot of…
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Star Wars Day: May The Fourth Be With You
I’m a Trek guy myself, but I just found out about the “Star Wars Day” thing and I think it’s a real hoot. Star Wars has always been a problem for me–from plot points and set pieces clearly calculated to sell merchandise, to the whiniest hero in the history of movies, I liked the stories…
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I (heart) Neko Case
I just re-read an old magazine interview with my very favorite singer, Neko Case, and felt the need to express to all of you the incredible depth and revelry of my love for her. Don’t sweat it, my wife knows. In fact, she’s pretty damned bemused by the whole thing, and thinks it’s “cute.” I’m…
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What’s This Blog About?
Conception As I close in on 200 posts–far and away the longest, most voluminous and sustained blogging I’ve ever managed–I thought it might be interesting to consider what this blog has been about, as compared to what it was intended to be about. The initial plan was twofold–first, to stick some poetry on the web,…
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U.F.O.–My Gateway Science Fiction Drug
I can remember playing Star Trek when I was awfully small, maybe 6 or 7, with my friend Dan, who was Spock to my Kirk. Every once in a while, this weird kid named Jimmy McKelvy visited his grandparents on the next block over and he would play Bones–he had this awesome Phaser toy that…
Old Road Apples 