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October 18, 2018
Recent Reads: Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan
Robin Hood According to Spike Milligan From Amazon: This re-interpretation of Robin Hood finds Robin and his merry men dining out at McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and eating jam sandwiches. The band of outlaws include the immensely strong Big Dick and the insolent Groucho Marx. Goon Show alum. Outside of that I have no idea what […]
Recent reads: How Much For Just the Planet
How Much for Just the Planet A funny Star Trek book? From Amazon: Dilithium. In crystalline form, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy. It powers the Federation’s starships…and the Klingon Empire’s battlecruisers. Now on a small, out-of-the-way planet named Direidi, the greatest fortune in dilithium crystals ever seen has been found. Under the terms […]
September 16, 2018
September 3, 2018
This Week’s Read: How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
From Amazon: From a 5 Under 35 winner, comes a razor-sharp, hilarious, and touching story of a son searching for his father . . . through quantum space-time. Every day in Minor Universe 31 people get into time machines and try to change the past. That’s where Charles Yu, time travel technician, steps in. He helps […]
August 29, 2018
On Napping
There are all kinds of health benefits associated with napping. Probably. I can’t really see doctor’s being down on extra rest considering they’re always prescribing “plenty of rest” like it’s some kind of controlled substance grown only in the Golden Triangle with a smoking hot pharma rep. But, even if there aren’t any health benefits, […]
August 27, 2018
What I’m Reading: Roadmarks
I’ve been wanting to read Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny for quite some time now. Or maybe that was Callahans’ Crosstime Saloon. Either way, I’m reading this one now, I’ll get to the other one later. The Road runs from the unimaginable past to the far future, and those who travel it have access to the […]
August 25, 2018
What I’m Reading: Star Smashers and the Galaxy Rangers
Can’t remember where I came across this, but couldn’t pass it up due to the title and it being Harrison. Seems to be a straight up parody of all things space opera but more specifically the Lensman series. Lots of “Gee whiz” and “aw shucks.” From Amazon: The wild, galaxy-hopping adventures of brash young scientists […]
August 22, 2018
Graying Matter
I was watching a documentary the other day called The Other F Word. It’s about punk rockers who are now also fathers and have had to learn how to balance giving authority the middle finger while ensuring that their kids still respect bedtime. Another aspect it covered was of the musicians trying to keep their youthful […]
November 4, 2017
Gone to the Dogs
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