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Monthly Archives: July 2022
First “perfect” month in half a year!
A job well done for the month of July! Closed all three rings 31 days in a row. I wish I could say I succeeded in them being achieved by cycling 17 miles every time. Today was the exception because … Continue reading
Mileage goal achieved at gym! Five thousand!
Success! I now have 5000 miles logged on this particular type/brand of exercise bike which is what I’ve done about two thirds of my worldwide journey on. I didn’t stick around to see which number/target followed. I had plans, namely … Continue reading
1932: Hoover orders MacArthur to finish off the Bonus Army
I know my birthday is a time for joy but I wanted to bring up the 90th anniversary of this horrendous event which demonstrates how little the American government, especially the Republicans, cares about its war vets. So whenever you … Continue reading
Fifty-four trips around the Sun today
Hard to believe I’ve made it this far! Over 40 years ago, many in Generation X figured the world would be destroyed in a nuclear holocaust as per many Sci-Fi chronologies, even the optimistic Star Trek predicted one by the … Continue reading
RIP Tony Dow
Tony had a pretty good run/life and managed to avoid the post-child-actor tragedy we all hear about. Sure he was often remembered as Wally, the older brother from Leave it to Beaver, a SitCom I never hated yet I could never … Continue reading
Posted in TV
Tagged Babylon 5, Celebrity Obituary, Fifties, Science Fiction, SitCom, Special Effects, Star Trek
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Star Wars meets Rashomon
It wouldn’t be the first time George Lucas used the plot of a Kurosawa movie to tell his own “original” story! What the Bith musician Figrin Da’n (I know, after 45 years, every character ever shown in the movies have … Continue reading
Two great goals today!
As you can see from the virtual little prize above, I have closed all three of my rings 26 times in a row but the Challenge was to just pull it off within 31 days so I guess you’d get … Continue reading
RIP Paul Sorvino
Another great actor who played villains and not just gangsters as per Goodfellas; he was Kissinger in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, head of the Capulet family in the horrible 1996 take on Romeo & Juliet, The Stuff and The Rocketeer. He even did cartoon voice work via Duckman and Hey … Continue reading
RIP David Warner
Such a shame to see David go! Another great Shakespeare-trained actor who went on to have an incredible Sci-Fi resume: two Star Trek movies (V and VI – Klingon Chancellor Gorkon is the most memorable), Star Trek: the Next Generation (Gul Madrid), Babylon … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, TV
Tagged Animation, Babylon 5, Celebrity Obituary, Eighties, Horror, Nineties, Science Fiction, Star Trek, Voice Acting
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Chess robot breaks kid’s finger…
…and then it beat up Deep Blue and Watson for their lunch money! Well, the real story can be found here in The Guardian. I fear that the horrors of Skynet might be closer than we thought and it won’t come … Continue reading
A little post-GACC nostalgia with Xmas ’79
Before I head out to Austin’s 15th Classic Game Fest, I thought I would keep up some good feelings (or vibes, which is getting as overused as Kate Bush’s 1985 hit). When I was at the Greater Austin Comic (Book) … Continue reading
RIP Alan Grant
Sad to read the news about this comic book writer passing who oddly had the same name as Sam Neill’s character in Jurassic Park. He was part of DC Comics’ influx of UK-based writers and artists who made comics and superheroes … Continue reading
Posted in Comic Books
Tagged Celebrity Obituary, DC Comics, Eighties, Judge Dredd, Nighties, Scotland
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Solo living through a long weekend
Yesterday, I dropped off Jennifer and her friend Shannon at the new Terminal Two at Austin’s clusterfuck called our airport. They were flying to San Diego and then driving over to Tijuana today. Shannon is getting some surgery which is … Continue reading
Introducing my friend Marian!
Yesterday, my friend Marian was officially recognized by the state by her current and correct identity and I wanted to let the world to know because I want to share the mudita expressed in the celebration and photo.