Saying Goodbye to an Old Friend
This week, I had to say goodbye to my 1997 Mustang, Megas. Back on August 4th, I was in a car accident. I was going south on DeSoto when I crossed through an intersection. I had the right of way, …
Category: Friends
Happy Birthday Star Trek
If you are a Trekker (or “Trekkie” in the early days) you know that September 8th, 1966 is the official birthday of Star Trek. I still don’t understand how things I grew up with are over 50 years old. How …
USS Angeles Pool Party
Today was our Star Trek club’s pool party. Which means I got to grill for my friends. On Sunday over the fires of hell. We found a shady spot in our apartment complex. It wasn’t close to the pool, but …
U.S.S. Angeles Meeting
This weekend was the monthly meeting of the Start Trek Fan Club, the U.S.S. Angeles https://ussangeles.org/ We met at the home of one of our newest members, Cheryl. She has a lovely home in the San Fernando Vally with a …
Comic Con Revolution Ontario!
I’m still getting use to calling CCR, CCRO, but that’s what co-founder Drew Seldin calls it. We had a lot of fun, but we did get there late on Saturday for various reasons. But as always, even before you get …
LA Times Festival of Books – Sort of
I spent the weekend at the LA Times Festival of Books, and it rained throughout Saturday. But it did clear up on Sunday. But it’s late and I have to go to work tomorrow. So, I’ll tell you next week …
We Took the Train to Perris
We didn’t find the Eiffel Tower in Perris, but we did find the Southern California Railway Museum. It sits on a larger chunk of land – and there is a lot of open land out there – much larger than …
Loscon 50 Day One
Okay, so I’m finally not dead tired from Loscon, so here a review from day one. New Hotel, new experience. There is only one bad thing I have to say about the LAX Hilton, and it’s the same bad thing …
A Little Help from our Friends
If you know my wife (and IT Department) Kris, and I personally, you know things have been financially stressful for us for the past year to year-and-a-half. And recently we’ve had too many hits at once. That’s why we’ve started …
It’s a Dead Man’s Party
Yesterday we went to a Halloween party hosted by the U.S.S. Angeles https://ussangeles.org/ , the local Star Trek Fan Club. As I stated in the title, I was a music pirate and I was under “a rest”. I even won …