Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi My rating: 4 of 5 stars Fuzzy Nation is a re-working of H. Beam Piper's Little Fuzzy, a wonderful first contact story. Jack Holloway is an independent surveyor for ZaraCorp, exploring the planet looking for resources that can be mined. He causes a large scale cliff collapse, and ZaraCorp is … Continue reading Friday Review: Fuzzy Nation by John Scalzi
Wednesday Wanderings: Age of Ultron 3rd Trailer, Where Lightning Flashes Most, Saturn’s Rings, and Creativity
Another trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron has been released. We get a bit more of a look at Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, as well as commentary from Joss Wheedon, Chris Evans, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Elizabeth Olsen: Age of Ultron Trailer 3 Want to know where in the world lightning will … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Age of Ultron 3rd Trailer, Where Lightning Flashes Most, Saturn’s Rings, and Creativity
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Friday Review: Jesus Christ in the Underworld by Simon Christopher
Jesus Christ in the Underworld by Simon Christopher My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is hard to describe, and certainly hard to pigeonhole. As it starts, we meet Jesus, newly dead and arriving in Sheol, where he fully expects to be greeted by God. Instead, he's treated like any other dead soul, which … Continue reading Friday Review: Jesus Christ in the Underworld by Simon Christopher
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Monday Musings: On the IR List, Winter Is Still Here, and Maple Syrup Time
Somewhere, somehow in the last couple of weeks, I either badly sprained or tore a deep muscle in my back. I actually had to go to the doctor with it. I was on a course of prednisone, and am on clyclobenzprine (Flexeril), which is a muscle relaxant. I had a few not very pleasant days … Continue reading Monday Musings: On the IR List, Winter Is Still Here, and Maple Syrup Time
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Friday Review: Sound and Fury: Shakespeare Goes Punk by Various Authors
Sound & Fury: Shakespeare Goes Punk by Jeffrey Cook My rating: 4 of 5 stars I interviewed Jeffrey Cook about this book for my Monday Blog Post He provided me with the Kindle edition and that is what I am reviewing here.Let me start by saying I am a fan of Shakespeare- all of Shakespeare: … Continue reading Friday Review: Sound and Fury: Shakespeare Goes Punk by Various Authors
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Wednesday Wanderings: Lessons from Into the Woods, Lighthouse v. Waves, Owning a PitBull Changes You, & Poster Fails
I love "Into the Woods." I've seen the movie, but still prefer the original stage play. Wrapped up in the fairy tales and music are some good life lessons. This post lists many of them. (Yes, there are errors, but the writer is a teenager. It's quite good despite those.): Into the Woods Lighthouses have … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: Lessons from Into the Woods, Lighthouse v. Waves, Owning a PitBull Changes You, & Poster Fails
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Monday Meeting: Interview with Jeffrey Cook of Writerpunk Press
This week I am doing an interview with Jeffrey Cook, who is part of Writerpunk Press, a group of authors who write in the various 'punk genres. They have just released "Sound and Fury: Shakespeare Goes Punk", an anthology of stories based on William Shakespeare's works. None of the authors, editors, artists or others who … Continue reading Monday Meeting: Interview with Jeffrey Cook of Writerpunk Press
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Wednesday Wanderings: 17 Cool Space Photos, Fairy Doors, Coulson, and Writing Tips
Seventeen pretty cool space photos: Space Photos Fairy Doors in Somerset, England: Fairy Doors For fans of Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., here is a nice character analysis of Phil Coulson. "It's always the quiet ones.": Coulson And the writing link of the week is these two tips on plotting that I think are valuable to … Continue reading Wednesday Wanderings: 17 Cool Space Photos, Fairy Doors, Coulson, and Writing Tips
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Monday Musings: The Sap is Running!
For those wondering if Spring is ever coming, I can now say: Yes! Not only are some of the birds beginning to sing their Spring songs, the sparrows have been revisiting their nesting sites under our air conditioning units. One more sign: the sap is running in the trees. We have sugar maples on our … Continue reading Monday Musings: The Sap is Running!
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Friday Review: (TV) Agent Carter
My rating: 5 stars This Marvel spin-off centers on Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell), who was an active agent with the Stragegic Scientific Reserve during WWII. Now that the war is over, she finds herself relegated to little more than the office secretary, filing and taking lunch orders. When Howard Stark is accused of treason after … Continue reading Friday Review: (TV) Agent Carter
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