Wednesday Wanderings: Hubble Images, Olympic Trivia, Star Wars Characters in High School, and Scifi/Fantasy Headgear

~ M.A. Kropp

A gallery of images from the Hubble space telescope. Some really gorgeous stuff here:

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/

Since we are in the midst of the Winter Olympics, here is some Olympic trivia:

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0771580.html

This week’s bit of silliness is one artist’s idea of what some of the Star Wars characters would have looked like if they were typical high school students. (My favorite? Has to be R2 and 3PO.):

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/11/star-wars-high-school_n_4767070.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment

Okay, so maybe some of these are sillier. Hats, headgear, and helmets from scifi and fantasy. Oh, and be sure to check out some of the ones posted in the comments, too:

http://io9.com/the-coolest-helmets-hats-and-headpieces-in-science-fic-1520513599

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Six of One

Six of One: A Collection of Short Fantasy by M.A. Kropp is a set of short fantasy stories. Meet wizards, imps, gangster angels, and frogs in this group of varied tales of magic and mischief. Escape from the everyday into worlds of fantasy with Six of One: A Collection of Short Fantasy.

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