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Pentagon to Shoot Down Dead Satellite
"<...> the decision involves several U.S. agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department."But not NASA, folks who might actually have a clue to how best go about it ( Read more... ) -
"Pentagon to Shoot Down Dead Satellite"
"<...> the decision involves several U.S. agencies, including the National Security Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the State Department."But not NASA, folks who might actually have a clue to how best go about it ( Read more... ) -
Trouble Magnet, Alan Dean Foster
I used to be a big Flinx & Pip fan. I must still be, considering that what Foster's been putting out in the series lately is poor, I know it, and I buy the books anyway (needed reading for a last minute flight).
When I read the Harry Potter novel Order of the Phoenix, I remember thinking 'damn, Harry's gotten to be a whiny bastard.' I got that ( Read more... ) -
Kiln People, David Brin
My husband was amazed by how long it took me to finish the book. He was mostly being sarcastic - it's 576 pages long ( Read more... ) -
Primary Madness
Virginia doesn't register voters by their party affiliation (I consider myself an independent). As such, I'm not only allowed to participate in the primaries, I get to vote in whichever one I choose (but only one, not both ( Read more... ) -
Bits
I'm overjoyed to find that the parsley I planted last year is growing again this year, with a vengeance! It even beat out the weeds. My strawberries, on the other hand, didn't make it ( Read more... ) -
On Sleeping In...
Me: "With my sister's passing, it falls to me to assume her mantle*-"
Hubby: "Oh, hell no!"
:)
For those unacquainted with my late sister's personal habits, Heff was a prodigious sleeper. If sleeping was an Olympic sport, she woulda been a contender. -
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How I know when I game too much:
http://weregeek.comicgenesis.com/d/20080201.html
