It’s Time to Bleed
Every eight weeks I am eligible to donate blood. Yesterday’s donation brings me halfway to my 14th gallon. If I stay on schedule, I should get there by January of next year. My lifetime goal is to reach at least …
Every eight weeks I am eligible to donate blood. Yesterday’s donation brings me halfway to my 14th gallon. If I stay on schedule, I should get there by January of next year. My lifetime goal is to reach at least …
Loscon is seven months away, but the committee is actively working on programming. I was asked to do a write up for the Blood Drive. Here it is… It’s Loscon’s 50th anniversary – which is the golden anniversary, hence the …
Last year, Kris and I volunteered to set up the Friday night Ice Cream Social. This year we did it again. I think this is going to be an ongoing thing. Once you volunteer for something and you’re good at …
Hard to believe we’ve got less than a week to go. Kris and I are still getting ready for the Blood Drive and the Ice Cream Social. You can still come and join us by going here: https://events.membersolutions.com/event_register.asp?content_id=88469 Or better …
Part of the Loscon blood drive has always been buttons. This goes back to our dealers’ room days with the U.S.S. Alliance when we first got the button maker. Sometimes I’ve done the artwork when it’s of a more graphic …
Kris and I used to have a dealer’s table, both of us were in the art show and working the blood drive. And once at Phil and Ed’s Excellent Convention I also did camerawork at the masquerade. Now, without the …
Yesterday was the final on-site meeting of the Loscon 49 committee. This is where we make the final preparations and make sure everything is running smoothly. Most of the department heads were in attendance. There was also a Zoom link …
It may be two months early to review my goals, but as I was marking my progress for the month, I realized how much I accomplished. Some of it, like trying new recipes, I wasn’t even trying. I just love …
It’s been eight weeks since my last donation at Loscon, so it’s time to do it again. That’s me giving the blood drive salute. If you give whole blood, you can give every eight weeks. I was thinking about the …
Kris and I have been doing the Loscon blood drive for 32 years, but it’s been a long time since we were able to do another con like Worldcon or Westercon. This year, Westercon will be in Anaheim and we …