Vets For Freedom at the Fort Snelling Officers Club
"Let them win," was how Master Gunner Tom Parks put it last night at the Fort Snelling Officer's Club. These three simple words sum up the overall feeling of the…
Arthur C. Clarke – He Will Be Greatly Missed
Arthur C. Clarke, author of many great SF novels and stories, including Childhood's End and Rendezvous With Rama, which won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel, has…
MarsCon 2008 and the British Invasion
MarsCon 2008 took place over the Leap Year Weekend of February 29th through March 2nd at the Holiday Inn Select in Bloomington, MN. MarsCon is mid-sized event with an attendance…
Katya, Now Running In The Big Iditarod In The Sky
The last 36 hours have been a sad time for me. Yesterday morning, while we were getting ready to head for home from the extended weekend at MarsCon, I received…
Lunar Eclipse 2008
Last night was a full lunar eclipse. Needless to say, it was a stunning event to behold. It also presented an opportunity to test out the camcorder. Lesson learned: do…
Fast Jets and Sonic Booms
A buddy of mine sent me the link to this video and I thought I would share it. [flash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia2OE2Amvj0&NR=1] Tags:Sonic Boom Jets
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is an interesting discourse on politics and revolution. Heinlein paints an interesting saga of a revolt on the moon against the Terran authorities who…