Category Archives: Life, the Universe and Everything

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I just noticed how many toys I have on my desk: a Marvin Martian (holding an exploded space modulator in front of his charred self), an Ooglie (it makes cool noises to scare away people), a boiling pen, two Alpha … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Ah, what a lovely Sunday. The weather was beautiful–much cooler than of late. I woke to find that the Mrs. had already made coffee, so I settled in to watch highlights of Pedro whooping the Twins, followed by a couple … Continue reading → Continue reading →

This weekend marks the first monthly MOHAA session. Sgt. Grump is hosting the game, while Cableman is setting up two Roger Wilco servers (one per team) to handle the chatter. I can’t wait to frag some NAZI’s…or Allies…depending on what … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There is no doubt that I am from Maine. This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come from the story I am going to relate. I can’t recall where the Dickens I heard that…oh, yeah! Gonzo the Great. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

As I have pointed out, Mrs. R works at Barnes and Noble. This offers us the opportunity to get a good crack at the books in the $1 bin. So, when she picked up the Fannie Farmer Original 1896 Boston … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We lost a very dear person this afternoon. She had been fighting ALS for the past few months. She was an artist and one of the sweetest people I ever met. It’s a sad afternoon. Continue reading →

My wife knows me too darned well. She works at Barnes & Noble, where they get advanced reading copies of books. (drool…drool…) As soon as she picked up “The Measure of All Things” by Ken Adler, she knew it was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

While I was out galavanting, I got the chance to read a couple of books. Granted, they were not Dostoevsky, but compared to what I have been reading lately (i.e., nothing)… Anyway, the first book was Summer of ’49 by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Well, I’m back from Dallas. Holy crap was it hot! (100-deg hot). I am ever so thankful to be back in humid Florida, where it’s only in the 80’s. Plus, I didn’t have Internet access (to speak of), and I … Continue reading → Continue reading →