Battle of Rorke’s Drift
Today and tomorrow marks the 130th anniversary of the Battle of Rorke's Drift. This was a landmark engagement between 139 British soldiers against over 4,000 Zulu warriors during the opening…
Majel Barrett Roddenberry Moves to Sto-Vo-Kor
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, wife of Gene Roddenberry, passed away yesterday. The news is proliferating around the 'net. Majel Barrett was best known for her role as Nurse Chapel on the…
OryCon, Pt. 2
Saturday is done and over. It was a wild evening, as well as a fun filled day. Steampunk is big here. Let me rephrase: it's BIG! There is a very…
OryCon 30, Part 1
We made it! Sue, Anna and I made it to OryCon. We're now into the second day, and this is proving to be one heckuva good con. Registration said they…
Doc Savage #13-#15
I now have twelve of the Nostalgia Ventures Doc Savage reprints, and have read three of them. That means nine more to go, which is a fair amount of reading.…
Veteran’s Day 2008
Happy Veteran's Day to all those who have donned the uniform of the United States Military. Without your courage and sacrifice, we would not be the nation that we are…
Bug Buster
Normally I wouldn't do a review of a movie that came out 10 years ago, but, sometimes, there has to be exceptions. And this is one of them. You see,…
Zucker’s An American Carol
David Zucker's new film, "An American Carol" is a look at the life a liberal documentary film-maker who is visited by a series of American Spirits who teach him what…
Fallcon 2008
FallCon 2008 - this was a kloaked event FallCon is an annual comic book and toy convention sponsored by the Midwest Comic Book Association. Although this is predominantly a comic…
Big Island Rendezvous, 2008
Big Island Rendezvous in Albert Lea, MN- this was a kloaked event. This is an event I've heard about from my good friend and fellow Klin, Kosh. Talking Sue'la into…