Friday Review: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett

Friday, July 12, 2013Friday, September 13, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp ~ 2 Comments

My rating: 4 stars I've been a fan of Buffett's music for a long time. Some of it is just pure fun, and others cut a bit closer to Life. I have tried to make Changes in Lattitudes, Changes in Attitudes an anthem for myself, and Trying to Reason With Huurricane Season is another I find inspiring. … Continue reading Friday Review: A Pirate Looks at Fifty by Jimmy Buffett

Wednesday Wanderings: Legos, Geek Books, Predicting Aging, and Dr. Who Companion Poll

Wednesday, July 10, 2013Wednesday, July 10, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

I am constantly amazed by the things people build with Legos, probably because I can barely make a simple tower. Here's a set of pictures of some cool stuff people have built with Lego blocks: http://www.topdesignmag.com/20-really-awesome-lego-sculptures/ A list of 25 geek books you must read (according to Gear Fuse, anyway). How many have you read? … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Legos, Geek Books, Predicting Aging, and Dr. Who Companion Poll

Wednesday Wanderings: Churches renovated to secular spaces, and some lists of 10

Wednesday, July 3, 2013Wednesday, July 3, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

What happens to abandoned churches? For these, they were renovated to become homes or businesses. And all kept the beauty of the original church: http://io9.com/beautiful-churches-that-have-been-converted-into-secula-583156045 And now a few lists of 10: Ten Words that Need to Die Now (I agree with most of these): http://bit.ly/12GAGwH Ten Words that People Get Wrong: http://bit.ly/12lHUar And, finally, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Churches renovated to secular spaces, and some lists of 10

Monday Musings: Who Controls Your Writing?

Monday, July 1, 2013Sunday, June 30, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp ~ 1 Comment

This is a writing related post, and a bit of a rant, so if that is not your reason for reading here, you can stop now. Fair warning given. I hang out in several writer's forum and groups. I don't post much, but I do read, and occasionally chime in on a discussion. I see … Continue reading Monday Musings: Who Controls Your Writing?

Friday Review: Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (Audio) Written and Narrated by Neil Gaiman

Friday, June 28, 2013Friday, September 13, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

Rating: 5 stars I don't usually listen to audio books. I lose the concentration, and my mind starts to wander. I find I've missed minutes worth of the narrative, and have to backtrack. But I love Gaiman's work, and this was offered as a free download with a preview of his new novel, The Ocean at … Continue reading Friday Review: Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar (Audio) Written and Narrated by Neil Gaiman

Wednesday Wanderings: 80’s Tech Ads, Book Cakes, Abandoned Places, and Moving Statues

Wednesday, June 26, 2013Tuesday, June 25, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

The first link today is to some rather amusing (in retrospect) tech advertisements from the 1980's. Some predicted the future well. Others are just- funny: http://on.mash.to/14iI9Vt Next up are pictures of some book inspired cakes. There is some really nice work here. Amazing what can be done with cake, fondant, and frosting: http://walyou.com/cakes-inspired-by-books/ And now, … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 80’s Tech Ads, Book Cakes, Abandoned Places, and Moving Statues

Monday Musings: Traveling, Perks, and Chili Recipes

Monday, June 24, 2013Sunday, June 23, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

We were away again this weekend. Well, just Friday night. We were running the judging area at the ARF/DARE cook off in Woodbury, CT. It benefited the Animal Rescue Fund and the police department's DARE program. It's a new cook off, so it was listed as a District, but we got our 20 cooks, so … Continue reading Monday Musings: Traveling, Perks, and Chili Recipes

Friday Followup (It’s Wednesday!): with SciFi bars, Smart People Drink, and Japan’s Cat Island

Friday, June 21, 2013Friday, September 13, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

I apologize for the lack of a Wednesday Wanderings post. We had no internet access for a couple days. A bit of a dust up, and it took far longer than it should have to get us back. So, here we are, a few days late but I'm posting this week's internet findings today. Some … Continue reading Friday Followup (It’s Wednesday!): with SciFi bars, Smart People Drink, and Japan’s Cat Island

Monday Musings: Father’s Day, New Homes, Maine, and the Great Outdoors

Monday, June 17, 2013Sunday, June 16, 2013 ~ M.A. Kropp

First, I hope every Dad out there had a really nice Father's Day, and got to spend it with family and loved ones. We had a good day here. I made breakfast for the BaldMan: homemade biscuits and sausage gravy (with homemade sausage) with fried eggs, and a Bloody Mary. I think I pretty much … Continue reading Monday Musings: Father’s Day, New Homes, Maine, and the Great Outdoors