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Obsolete A Blast From The Past From October 2016

Obsolete A Blast From The Past From October 2016

One of the strangest, and most persistent excuses for the expansion of big government in the name of compassion is what is now being called “post necessity economy.”

Apparently in the future, robots will do everything, and we need this big re-distributive economy to make sure that all those people made redundant aren’t starving the gutter.

There are so many things wrong with this meme it’s no wonder it’s a favorite of intellectuals and those su...

Coherence Evades Me

Older son and lovely fiancee brought something akin to the black plague into the house.  I know it shocks all of you that I promptly caught it.  Which would be fine, if I didn’t have a story overdue that MUST be finished today.

For some reason, double ear infection that’s making my teeth hurt is making it hard to concentrate and I can’t word good.  Or as I told my editor at PJM yesterday “I feel like my brain is askew to language.”

So some scattered thoughts as we pass by, discuss and tell me...

Trekonomics 3 – Where’s the money? – by Amanda S. Green

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Trekonomics 3 – Where’s the money? – by Amanda S. Green

In the first real chapter of Trekonomics, Manu Saadia discusses the absence of money in Star Trek. Of course, as we discussed in an earlier post, that’s not quite true. We saw currency, or its equivalent, in the original Star Trek when Scotty and others gambled. We saw it on various posts – anyone remember The Trouble with Tribbles? But let’s wait and see where Saadia goes with this.

The author starts by discussing the movie, Star Trek:...

Not One More Word

 

I come not to defend Roseanne Barr nor to bury her.  I really don’t give a hang about what some actress says or thinks, and my only question is why is this world news, including being on BBC.  Why in hell is what some random American actress, not particularly well known overseas, said or what she meant a reason to create a hue and cry in England?  Except of course the left thinks it supports their narrative.

I really couldn’t care less about Roseanne.  In fact, I had to look up her last nam...

Rumors and Innuendo

 

Enter Rumor, painted all in tongues…

Like Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, I grew up in a village, which means I saw a lot of wickedness, but also of the inner workings not just of the human mind, but of human societies.  In small model, as it were, it’s more obvious what is going on than in our vast, loosely connected society, and it’s easier to see the workings of rumor better.

The village ran on rumors and whispers.  Not all of them malicious, mind.  I found myself at the center of several...

In Flanders Fields

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Some time ago I was talking to older son about some of my regrets.  As regrets go, mine aren’t massive.  I’m still married to the love of my life, I have two wonderful sons.

Are there things I could have done differently?  Many.  Some of them, of course, would require prescience, some only that we overcome the goofy fears of youth and take the plunge, such as moving to Colorado six or seven years earlier.  My heart told me that’s where we should be, but–  how were we to know?  Dan had never...

Book Promo by Sarah and Vignettes by Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike

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*Note these are books sent to us by readers/frequenters of this blog.  Our bringing them to your attention does not imply that we’ve read them and/or endorse them, unless we specifically say so.  As with all such purchases, we recommend you download a sample and make sure it’s to your taste.  If you wish to send us books for next week’s promo, please email to bookpimping at outlook dot com.  One book per author per week. Amazon links only.-SAH*

 

FROM MARTIN L. SHOEMAKER:...

Basing Characters on Real People by Amie Gibbons

*Hi guys, I’m up to my behind in alligators.  They’re little baby alligators, but all the same. Amie Gibbons gave me a post I couldn’t do since, except for some shorts, etc. I get my characters for free and they’re not based on anyone. – SAH*

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Basing Characters on Real People by Amie Gibbons

My usual disclaimer, none of this is meant to be legal advice. Do not take it as such. If you want specific legal advice, hire a lawyer. I am a lawyer. I am not your lawyer.

Okay, now for different discla...

When Your Eyes or Ears Lie to You

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This is not some great philosophical post.  I spent yesterday cleaning and I get a little loopy when I’m on my feet and carrying things for an entire day.

Unfortunately not quite done, and need to finish this morning, so I can catch up on the work for pj (and fiction) this afternoon.  Yes, my life is so exciting I clean house on my day off.  Actually I don’t mind it, as it’s exercise and it allows me to listen to audio books.  Not to say it won’t change in future when our sons fly solo monet...

Trekonomics: Now it all makes sense – by Amanda S. Green

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Trekonomics: Now it all makes sense – by Amanda S. Green

OMG, now it all makes sense. After so long, I see the error of my ways. Fandom (with a capital “F”) isn’t really trying to keep out those who aren’t a member of the cool club. They are simply trying to bring us all into the reality of Star Trek. They simply haven’t figured how to communicate that so-s-great message to the rest of us. (Yes, my tongue is firmly planted in my cheek even as I type this.)

Last week, I pointed out that part...