Al Jackson, Joe Pumilia and I [about June of 2010] came up with this list of significant Science Fiction novels, anthologies, autobiographies and surveys [first posted on July 27th of 2010]. I came up with the description/agenda "Canonical Titles" which was a broad stroke of going for general importance, spanning different kinds of publications ( ( Read more... )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMS4DFx47hs

Mike Masse and Jeff Hall, in a pizza joint in Salt Lake city. Great job, guys.

Attach license sticker and update calendar (done ( Read more... )

"All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us... they can't get away this time."

Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller at Guadalcanal

Many of my favorites are NOT here; this list concerns technical greatness
judging by script, acting, production or some mix thereof.

D.O.A. (Edmund O'Brien ( Read more... )

The song: "She Is Not Thinking Of Me"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDhqhSrvp8s&NR=1

A recent AP story about the upcoming elections characterized Republicans as recommending the reduction of 4 things: taxes, spending, debt and regulation. I don't necessarily vote Republican but agree that those are all bad things. However, the story didn't indicate the relative importance of the four, or in what order they should be reduced, if ( Read more... )

Well, lots has happened in these recent months. Facebook has replaced MySpace as the social site with the least obtrusive ads (at the moment), I took a great trip to lower Manhattan and saw wonderful fiends, um, friends (one of which is back in town in a few days, I think), I've redoubled efforts to get hired at a less stupid place than that in ( Read more... )

Here's a story about Photoshopping historical photos...

Also, here's the return of POETRY CORNER!!"Well, it won't be but a week or two ( Read more... )

Iran's nearness to manufacturing fissile material suitable for nuclear bombs is a bigger and bigger matter. Within the last two weeks, both Obama and the UN have gone on record as being alarmed (and neither of them are hawkish on international military matters). Now, the Times of London has this story about preparations for an air strike or ( Read more... )