Fun and refreshments along the way.
We spent yesterday, October 18th, at the Orange County Fair Grounds for the OC Japan Fair. https://www.oc-japanfair.com/#info This is a yearly event, but it was our first time there. This was the first thing we saw going in. This was …
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 …
Yesterday Kris and I went over to CSUN, California State University, Northridge. We like to go over there occasionally to visit their dragonfly pond. They probably call it their duck pond, but we think of it as the dragonfly pond. …
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 …
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 …
It’s the middle of July. You know what that means? Yes, it’s time for all the Halloween and Christmas decorations to come out. Forget about Labor Day, Let’s go straight to Halloween! Yes, there is some red, white and blue …
He started as a cutting from another plant, just like his neighbor in the red cup. Kris put him in water, just like his neighbor, and when he sprouted roots, Kirs planted him in his pot. Leif hung in there, …
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 …
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 …
It occurred to me that water and paper don’t go well together, but the LA Times Festival of Books went on anyway. This was back on the weekend of April 26th and 27th. But we did start getting a good …