I read the reports about how awful piracy is for the the artists who create the intellectual properties that are downloaded or copied. Then there’s the “Don’t steal our property” commercials and the lawsuits by RIAA and MPAA and similar or related international agencies. However, I’ve long suspected the numbers that these groups float around […]
My father was in the Army during WWII. My grandfather was in the Navy. One of my uncles was in the Marines and I think the other was in the Army but he didn’t live in the same state and I hardly know him, so I’m not sure. When I lived in Mexico, Maine we’d […]
I’ve been rushing to finish up the second sock that I’ve been knitting. Well, actually I want to finish up a number of projects that have just a bit left to go because I want to start several new ones. So, I thought I’ll finish this sock then the sweater, then the next three things […]
I’ve been going through my spam again and I started to wonder about the world as spam sees it: No one will respect me if I don’t have the perfect watch to match my ensemble. Heck, I don’t even match my ensemble — well, maybe I do … everything works with jeans. Besides I don’t […]
As many of you know, I’m a fan of science fiction and fantasy among other forms of entertainment and enjoyment. Usually, hubby and I attend the World Science Fiction Convention which this year will be held in Montreal and is called (this year) Anticipation. Members of the convention get to nominate and vote for the […]
Today, I saw the news that the SciFi channel was changing its name to SyFy. Okay… but what were they thinking to do this? Then came the reason… “The name Sci Fi has been associated with geeks and dysfunctional, antisocial boys in their basements with video games and stuff like that, as opposed to the […]
All day today I’ve felt sort of off. By they time we had supper ready, I realized I had a headache — took some Tylenol. Two hours later I realized it was a whopping migraine. After taking one of my bazooka pain pills (of which I’m getting really, really low) it seems like the edge […]
An article reports that scientists have mapped a first draft of the Neanderthal genome. Highlights of the article: Researchers used DNA fragments extracted from three Croatian fossils to map out more than 60 percent of the entire Neanderthal genome by sequencing three billion bases of DNA. The analysis showed it is highly unlikely that much […]