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February 11, 2014
Blog Birthday Winner!
It’s time to announce the winner of my Blog Birthday Giveaway! The commenter who will receive free e-copies of both anthologies, Substitution Cipher and Winter Well, is… karengadient! Hey, Karen! Drop me a line at mfennvt [at] yahoo [dot] com, and I’ll get your prizes on their way! Thanks to everyone for commenting! There’ll be […]
Mister October – A Review
LibraryThing gave me free e-copies of Mister October Volumes I and II: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala as part of their Early Reviewer program. I had never heard of Rick Hautala (even though he’s published dozens of novels and short stories), but I had heard of several of the authors included in this […]
February 10, 2014
Monday Morning Music
As I was driving into work this morning, I was listening to Ani’s To The Teeth. It hasn’t been one of my favorites of hers, but for some reason it’s hitting all the right buttons the last few days it’s been playing in the car. One song in particular, reminds me of the main character […]
February 7, 2014
Happy Blog Birthday! Part 2!
My blog is two years old today! Happy Birthday to the blog! Yes. Two years! It’s been another fun year. The Blade Runner post and the Wizard of Oz post still seem to be everyone’s favorites. Although, my post on the film Descent has become quite popular. You really don’t want to know the search […]
February 3, 2014
Monday Morning Music – Pete Seeger RIP
Pete Seeger was a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I don’t mean to say I ever met the man. Unfortunately, I never got that chance. But he was a fellow traveler on this planet since long before I was born, and, I kind of assumed, he would be there […]
January 27, 2014
Monday Afternoon Music
I was thinking this morning that I should post something Grammy-related today. Since the Grammy Awards happened yesterday. Seems relevant. But then I remembered that I really don’t give a fig about the Grammies (which my fingers insist on spelling as Grannies–there’s meaning there. No offense to grandmothers anywhere). Haven’t in years. So, why should […]
January 22, 2014
Roger Corman – Accidental Feminist
So, I’ve been pondering the Bechdel Test lately. You know the Bechdel Test, correct? Like it says in that link there, it’s a set of rules created by Alison Bechdel (and Liz Wallace) to determine gender bias in a film. Those rules? 1. The film has to have at least two [named] women in it, […]
January 20, 2014
Monday Morning Music – Martin Luther King Day
It’s Martin Luther King Day here in the U.S. Happy birthday (belated-he was actually born on Jan. 15) to one of the greatest people of the twentieth century! It’s a sad, sad shame that he didn’t make it to the twenty-first. He would have been 84 this year. In honor of the day, I’m going […]
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something.”
Monday Morning Music will be up in a little bit. But first, I wanted to let you all know that I have a guest post up at Snobbery today. I go on about Tolkien. Check it out if you like. Filed under: Uncategorized
January 17, 2014
Russell Johnson – RIP
I’ve always had a thing for Russell Johnson. As a kid, of course, I knew him as the professor. Fortunately, I outgrew Gilligan’s Islandreally fast, but I never lost my crush on the professor. Thank goodness for his b-movie acting career which gave us: Joe Gamble (for whom I can’t find a pic to save […]
