Tag: random musings
group name: scifi
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December 03, 2006 06:38 PM EST --
It seems to me that, everytime we get a good Sci-Fi show on TV, it has to fight for its continued existance. Why is that? I have seen far to many good to excellent shows, fall to the whim of . . . more
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January 15, 2008 10:33 PM EST --
The ole Colonel received the most wonderful New Year's Day present from mona d. when he arrived home from a recent trip to the Eureka OHC, Nevada. On the porch was a UPS box and inside a Portable . . . more
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February 19, 2008 11:56 AM EST --
I'm not sure what I did before the Internet existed. Read a lot, I think. And jogged. I was both smarter and healthier back then. But I did not know about a lot of things that only exist because . . . more
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June 29, 2008 11:09 PM EDT --
It is indeed a sad day at the Old Hippie's Corner (OHC). At 11:15 AM today, the Colonel pulled the plug on his beloved 26 year-old Lady Kenmore refrigerator. Suffering from a failing compressor, . . . more
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November 14, 2007 01:51 PM EST --
I was listening to On A Pale Horse by Piers Anthony, a book-on-tape (only it's a book-on-iPod, now.) The book is about a guy who becomes the Incarnation of Death, one of the Five Incarnations, . . . more
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June 18, 2007 01:46 AM EDT --
If you are a contrarian by nature and view this world as a bit ass-backwards, you might enjoy a trip to the anti-universe. Physicists make a big scary deal about the power of this dark nether world with . . . more
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July 10, 2008 01:47 AM EDT --
The ole Colonel has written quite a few stories about Lady Kenmore appliances for Gather (see below). They generally lack much practical information but have expanded on a range of issues including love, . . . more
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July 16, 2007 01:03 AM EDT --
Previous Episode: Beyond the Edge of the Universe with Bob and Eus (Part I)
In our previous episode we discovered that hunots, the inhabitants of the anti-universe, have been pilfering our lost . . . more
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January 06, 2007 03:47 PM EST --
Children of Men is both a stunning tehcnical and storytelling achievement. Even so, it is likely to leave American audiences, who have certain expectations when it comes to film style and trajectory . . . more
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January 30, 2007 08:58 PM EST --
As a child, and I was an only and lonely one, books of every imaginable type were often my closest companions. I . . . more
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February 21, 2007 01:48 PM EST --
Jon Marr had just turned 24 years old and stood a little over 5 feet 6 inches tall. Slightly overweight at 160 lbs he was still fit enough to jog 5 miles each morning. Jon had all ready lived a life time . . . more
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August 27, 2007 02:59 PM EDT --
I miss Frank Herbert.
From my earliest memories, various versions of his original novel, Dune were on the spinning paperback carousel at the library. The original cover art had this sandy landscape with . . . more
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June 27, 2007 11:52 PM EDT --
It is time to party down! You are invited to Gather's Second Annual Fourth of July Picnic hosted by the Old Hippie’s Corner (OHC). Ooooh-Weee!
For new Gather members or those that missed the . . . more
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May 18, 2006 02:24 PM EDT --
"For the next question, please tell us which color you prefer, orange or purple, and why." Professor Winston said, sitting back from the microphone.
His fellow panelists on the Turing Committee . . . more
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August 07, 2006 09:24 PM EDT --
The wood surrounding Hurston Acres was dense with green, like hugely overgrown blades of grass. The trees grew so close together that, in places, Lance and his friends were unable to squeeze their wirey . . . more
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August 16, 2006 03:41 AM EDT --
I'm a member of the Memphis Writers, a group that meets every second Saturday of every month from 10AM to 12PM at the Memphis Literacy Council. Every meeting, we try to do a writing exercise to hone . . . more
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November 30, 2007 10:20 AM EST --
This is a real bone of contention in our house, I have to tell you. The Boy is a Batman fanatic. Nobody else will do. He's watched all the Batman movies, even the boring re-run with Christian Bale . . . more
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February 01, 2007 09:49 PM EST --
Melusine, the fantasy novel from Sarah Monette, is, despite many positive qualities, in some ways a blueprint on how not to write a fantasy novel. . . . more
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January 27, 2007 06:40 PM EST --
Chapter One
Jon Marr sat next to his father’s bedside and bowed his head in prayer. He sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity and then rose to his feet. Picking up his father’s sword . . . more
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August 13, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
Novel:
Lisey's Story, Stephen King
The Privilege of the Sword, Ellen Kushner
The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch
The Orphan's Tales: . . . more
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