Road Warrior Weekend
From the realm of "man, that sounds like fun", I received a message on the MacDude list about an event called "Road Warrior Weekend". Costumes, cars and gyrocopters, all in…
Pearl Harbor 68 Years After
It was 68 years ago today that the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, bringing the United States into World War 2. The Empire of Japan planned and executed the surprise attack;…
Happy Birthday Pappy Boyington
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was born on this day in 1912. Pappy was a Marine Corps fighter pilot during World War 2, being awarded our nation's highest medal, the Congressional Medal…
Barking Tribble
Captain's Log, Stardate, oh, wait, that's pajama boy stuff. I was at my usual spot at the bar in Quark's Place when Quark came up with my first round of…
Czars, Czars, Everywhere Czars
Captain's Log, Stardate…oh, wait, that's Pajama Boy stuff. I was over at Quark's for Happy Hour and catching up on the news. As always, the main screen was tuned to…
The Great Decision
The Great Decision by Cliff Sloan and David McKean is a highly engaging book about the early days of the United States and the Supreme Court. It is more than…
Tasha, Now running the Great Iditarod in the Sky
I laid Tasha to rest on Saturday. She had been suffering from arthritis for some time, but we didn't know to what extent. Early last month, the folks at the…
Purple: The New Red
Stardate, oh wait, that's pajama boy talk. It had been a while since I last visited Quark's Place, and I was definitely overdue for some Guinness and Tribble Sweat. The…
40 Years After the Eagle Landed
Forty years ago today, the Eagle landed on the Moon, marking one of the most exciting events in the exploration of space. Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong made the landing,…
Charles N. Brown of Locus Magazine Passed Away
Charles N. Brown, publisher and editor-in-chief of Locus Magazine passed away on July 12th, 2009. Locus is the major journal of SF news, and has been in publication since 1968,…