Daily Archives: February 22, 2010

Old Man Winter will take one more swipe at us

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

According to the forecast for tomorrow, Central Texas will receive freezing temperatures with a strong possibility of snow and/or freezing rain by 10 AM. How I can’t wait. Not over the conditions making our commute stink. Not over the co-workers … Continue reading →

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My bookbag of (with)holding…

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

…or it’s a broken TARDIS. Over a week ago, I couldn’t find my checkbook. Yeah, checks, quaint in this era of debit/credit cards and online banking yet there’s no other way I will pay the mortgage (Wells Fargo charges for … Continue reading →

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Star Trek already “answered” this in the Sixties

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

Physicist William Edelstein and his son Arthur recently published a report on how FTL travel via Warp Speed (Star Trek), KK Drive (Alan Dean Foster’s Commonwealth novels) and Stutterwarp (GDW’s 2300 AD game) would kill the starship’s crew immediately. Other … Continue reading →

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1980: Miracle on Ice

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Steve

How fitting that the US won last night against Canada (5-3) in hockey, the game our northern neighbors practically own at every level (from the NHL down to Mites), on the eve of America’s last Olympic triumph in my opinion. … Continue reading →

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