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[Warning: Contains Spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery] It is an old philosophical concept, and later a theory in quantum mechanics, that every choice creates another universe in which the alternative possibility is true. Not a very practical idea, but it does tend to let the imagination loose. This was relatively new science in 1967 when […]
My hunting trip was successful. On my fifth day out there, I found a spot that was so ideal for attracting deer, it was like shooting fish in a barrel. I took a doe, shot through the heart, leaving a Quintin Tarantino blood trail. Next year, if I hunt that spot, I think I will […]
I read The Paladin, by C. J. Cherryh. I generally liked it, but it certainly wasn’t her best work. It was published in 1988, and it is 2017 now, so her idea of a love interest just came off as harassment to me. Maybe I’m not like other guys, but when a girl repeatedly says […]
Book trailers are short videos intended to market a novel in much the same way that movie trailers market a film. They seem to have been a short-lived fad, but the idea still intrigues me. I find myself wondering what makes a good book trailer. I’ve watched several, and they vary widely. (One of my […]
While casting about for other television series to watch, I’ve been reminded that I own both seasons of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, but I have only watched the first. It has been a while, so I should probably re-watch the last couple of episodes of the first season before starting the second season. Also, […]
Well, my earlier misgivings about Longmire have been surpassed by the unfolding story and its depth. The build-up of season two was quite good in setting up several layers of suspense, and the finale was excellent. Each season after that contained a wonderfully evolving story. They’ve still made a gaping mistake here and there (don’t […]
I have watched the last episode of ST:TOS. This means I have watched all of Star Trek. I am fully prepared to begin watching ST:DIS when it begins. Well, prepared except for access to it. I have discontinued my cable television service. I assume I pay to subscribe to CBS All Access, and I assume […]
Perhaps two decades ago, when I was still married, I was a subscriber to National Geographic Magazine. I occasionally succumbed to other purchases from the National Geographic Society, mostly maps, which were very good, but we once ordered a book of all the national parks in the US. It was a coffee table book, with […]
On the reading front, I’ve been trying to stick to pulp by known authors, things I know I’ll be able to get through quickly. I’ve read Field Gray, which wasn’t the best Bernie Gunther novel, but it catches me up to Prague Fatale, the first novel I read in the series. I also read The […]
In 2008, I ordered and purchased a Kimber rifle. I wanted a compact, lightweight rifle in a caliber suited to slightly smaller southern deer. I agonized over the choice between .260 Remington and 7mm-08, and I ultimately chose .260 Remington. The Kimber 84M Classic is a beautiful rifle, and with a 2-7x33mm scope, it handles […]
