Happy 250th!
My fourth of July celebration started the day before. On July 3rd, I went down to the American Red Cross in Woodland Hill, CA to give my third donation of the year. They often have special promos and this month …
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Mad Scientist Time
I try a lot of new recipes, but I don’t often come up with one of my own. I was inspired by a friend’s recipe, so I created my own version of… TACO BURGERS!!!!! First, I needed some ground beef, …
The Blood Drive Where Everything Went Wrong
On Saturday, November 29th, we held the Loscon Blood Drive. It was called, “The Blood Drive at the end of the Hallway”. This was the second year Loscon was held at the LAX Hilton, and we’re still getting used to …
My Award-Winning Wife
In addition to running the Loscon Blood Drive, Kris and I have also have run the Ice Cream Social for the past few years. But with the change of hotels, came changes to the Ice Cream Social. The Marriott would …
Getting Ready for Loscon
Next weekend is Loscon. Kris isn’t in the art show this year, but we still have to get ready for the Blood Drive. I’ve already got the flyer made, and it’s been up on the Loscon website for weeks. You …
Loscon 51 is Coming
Today we had a Zoom Loscon 51 Committee meeting. We are about ten weeks away. This will be our second year at the LAX Hilton. Last year being the first, no one knew where anything was – and the place …
It’s that Bloody Time Again
It’s time to work on my 16th gallon. And I broke my record. I bled out in 5:00! Previously, the fastest I ever made a donation was 6:18. The more relaxed you are and the better hydrated you are, the …
Bleeding With a Friend
Today was a rare conjunction when both me, The AFOL Husband, and the Mad Woman With a Box could give blood. So, we headed on down to the Woodland Hills American Red Cross to do so. We both got appointments …
15 Gallons!
I try to give blood ever eight weeks, but my May 3rd donation was special. It completed my 15th gallon donated. About a week later, I received my 15-gallon pin. I had most of my gallon pins in my desk, …
Gallifrey One for Realzies This Time
Gallifrey One In 35 millimetre started on the Friday of President’s Day Weekend. The first thing we did was to set up Kris in the Art Show. She had a total of 11 beaded pieces… Including her “All Hail the …