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Borders.com is offering free standard shipping on all orders to the 50 US states Feb 1-3.  Use promo code SNOWGO for standard shipping, SNOWBOX for shipping to P.O. Boxes.

I read The Call of Cthulhu today and it got me thinking, I really don't care for modern horror.  You ask someone today what are their favorite horror stories, and they'll likely say Friday the 13th, Nightmare on Elm Street, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Saw, or other gore-fests.  I don't like any of those movies.  I much prefer the horror stories of ( Read more... )

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I recently finished unpacking all my books. I have 4 large bookshelves, 26 inches wide and 6 shelves high; they are about 90% full. A few quick stats:

Oldest book: Civil Air Defense by Lt. Col. A. M. Prentiss, 1941
Next oldest: Victory Through Air Power by Maj. Alexander P. de Seversky, 1942
     Song and Service Book for Ship and Field, Army and ( Read more... )

Why do all aliens end up either being humans (weird forehead optional) or hideous bug/reptile/monster creatures?  Why don't we get more alien bunnies like Quozl or Redeeming Factors?