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July 27, 2017
Old Friends and Disneyland – 2017 Summer Holiday
Friday June 30 Friday morning was destined to be a travel day. First up was having breakfast in nearby Oceanside with an old friend, Mike Wallis. I first Mike some 25 years ago when he was my instructor at a comedy traffic school and we ended up having a discussion about Satanism…as you do. Back […]
July 26, 2017
Family: Food and Fun – 2017 Summer Holiday
Thursday June 29 Thursday was again planned to be a family day. And again, due to jet lag, we were up early. Fortunately, mom and dad also got up early so we could spend some time with them. Faye, her boyfriend Matt and the three kids were all still sleeping, having stayed up late the […]
July 25, 2017
Animals and Sunscreen – 2017 Summer Holiday
Wednesday June 28 We woke up bright and early – to be fair, we had no choice. Monki was up at 3:30 or so and that meant we were as well. When she fell back asleep we caught a few more minutes ourselves and then we were up and, with the whole family, ready to […]
July 24, 2017
Sun and Sand – 2017 Summer Holiday
Tuesday June 27 After the crazy adventure getting in, our first night was a wash. We ate, said hello, then quickly collapsed. Monki experienced jetlag and was up at 1:30am, ready for the day to start. We were kept active with her until 5:30 when we were finally able to get a couple more hours […]
July 23, 2017
Coming to America – 2017 Summer Holiday
Sunday-Monday June 25-26 I’ve said it before, but traveling from Lithuania is not easy. At least not by plane. Very few places are accessible directly, and those that are, are usually through the low cost airlines (let’s never forget Flights for 50p, shall we) and get you someplace near your destination (For example, going to Paris, Ryan […]
Reaching Far and Wide…
I know I don’t have the time for this, but anyone wanna go in on a semi-regular podcast?
July 18, 2017
One of the greatest science fiction magazines is now available for free online – The Verge
I love that all these great magazines are finding new homes online (that said, I do own several of the original copies, including the three part series of Bester’s The Demolished Man). I’ve even noted it before,specifically when IF magazine, Galaxy’s sister publication, went live online and when Omni hit the digital archives. So now, most of […]
July 2, 2017
In a World of Exotic Creatures | David Magazine
It’s always fun when I get to combine my friends with my work. This month, for David, I get to do just that and interview two amazing people – Maria Gara and Steven Lee August. We talked about all sorts of great stuff and some of that even made it into the article!
June 24, 2017
The Man Behind Herman Munster Wrote Some Puntastic Children’s Books – Atlas Obscura
Fred Gwynne left a wonderfully goofy literary legacy. And now that I know about it, I’m definitely going to have get some for Monki’s library! Source: The Man Behind Herman Munster Wrote Some Puntastic Children’s Books – Atlas Obscura
June 22, 2017
Commencement 2017
So I did this thing. I was asked to give a speech at the commencement ceremony for the Political Science faculty, something between 5-7 minutes. I went on for 8 1/2. Honestly, a bit intimidating speaking before a graduating class. And then you sit there, on the stage, with your fellow presenters, while all the […]
