Houston Rockets ’07-’08: 1st Weekend
While everyone else in the American sports world was gearing up for Pats-Colts/Brady-Manning, most of us in Houston are gearing up for the early gauntlet the Rockets will run this second week of the...
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14 SF/F authors with the Highest Hugo and Nebula Novel Wins
John at SF Signal did a great post on “16 SF/F Authors with The Highest Number of Hugo and Nebula Award Wins“. John is reading, reviewing and generally fanboy-ing short story collections (way to...
Tomball Cougar Pride Band
A LARGE shout-out to the Tomball High School Cougar Pride Marching Band. They had a very successful October contest season, including: Related posts: No related posts.
Supressed college memories
It really is Louis’ fault…he brought it up. He took me back to the scene of many crimes and many bar exams, the Bombay Bicycle Club (near the corner of Mulberry and St. Marys,...
tunrev: Dave Mathews and Tim Reynolds at Radio City
The dynamic due put together a phenomenal acoustic album, for Dave and Tim fans, DMB fans and accessible to music lovers of all genres Yes, I’m a Dave Matthew’s fanboy. I purchased both the...
Rugby World Cup – South Africa!!!
South Africa beats reining champs England 15-6 to claim the 2007 RWC Championship. In pool play on September 14, South Africa had beaten England 36-0. After that game, Jonny Wilkinson returned to the team,...
bookrev: The Crocodile and The Crane by Arthur Rosenfeld
Ancient civilizations, martial arts, and a potential biological apocalypse. What more could you ask for in a novel? Don’t categorize it, just read it. I find Mr. Rosenfeld a kindred spirit: an author, a...
Rugby World Cup: England vs. South Africa in the Finals
Jonny Wilkinson almost went from hero to goat. After coming back from injury, missing the first two matches of pool play, the England flyhalf led his team through to the semi’s including an upset...
Michael Moorcock on Adventures in SciFi Publishing
Elric The Chronicles of Corum The Eternal Champion Von Bek Hawkmoon Gloryanna The Warlord of the Air All are sitting on my shelves, all enjoyable reads from the venerable Mr. Moorcock, the subject of...
bookrev: The Human, The Orchid and The Octopus by Jacques Cousteau and Susan Schiefelbein
My son is a well-read, well-informed world traveler at sixteen years old. His blank look when I told him I was reading an advanced copy of a new book by Jacques Cousteau and Susan...