If you read Science Fiction, undoubtedly you also watch sci-fi movies. I sure do, and some are really good. Some, not so much. Not long ago a friend challenged me to name my top ten all time sci-fi movies. I thought it would be easy, and started rattling off movies that came to mind. Quickly … Read More
This past weekend I went to the wake and funeral for a good friend. It reminded me that good friends are hard to come by and are truly gifts to be cherished. I will miss Bob, he was a gentleman, slow to anger, quick to forgive. The world is a better place because he was … Read More
In the early morning darkness for the last ten years or so, I had the pleasure of hearing the hoots of a Great Horned Owl that lived in the woods behind our home. It was a haunting sound, somehow majestic, regal, filling me with a sense of wonder that stirred the soul. On a recent … Read More
I took a trip to Finger Lakes region of New York state, specifically to Watkins Glen and the International race course. Cruising through rural areas (it was a road trip after all), we got turned around. Not having GPS the only thing I was sure of was that we were on the wrong road. So … Read More
If you go with the flow of the Universe you will end up exactly where you are supposed to be. If you go against the flow, you will end up broken on the beach like just one more piece of lost driftwood.
The USS Edson in tow on Lake Huron. Recently I made a trip to the “thumb” of Michigan. It was just a go-see-what’s-there kind of trip without any particular agenda or expectations. I spent a great afternoon and evening in Port Huron where I visited the headquarters for boatnerd.com (a great website to follow Great … Read More
Earlier this month we had a family pool party to celebrate the plethora of birthdays that all come near each other. Sitting on a bench in the shade, I was intrigued to watch a trio of young boys playing baseball in the 90+ heat. They hardly had enough players to make a game of it … Read More
Phillip K. Dick asked Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? With the tread in tech-talk, virtual city “realities,” texting and such instead of actually getting together face-to-face, I wonder if now we might ask if the next generation will have only virtual memories.
Still working on a new book while also working to get another book published. Right now I need a cover design.
A photo from my last trip to Jupiter – well, okay, not Jupiter. Actually this is a sunset on our last day in New Zealand. It has to be one of the most unusual skies I’ve seen and somehow brought to mind what I think a gas giant might be like.