https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knp9-GY6fHE Sunday, May 21st was our 34th wedding anniversary. Like we did for many years, usually the weekend before our anniversary, we went the California Strawberry Festival in Oxnard. http://castrawberryfestival.org/ This was the first time the Strawberry Festival has been …
It was time for the 39th annual “L. Ron Hubbard Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards Dinner”. I had heard much of this event, and this year Dennis invited me to be his guest along with Kris. The decorations …
Happy Easter, everyone! Three days before we celebrated Easter, my church, Calvary Bible Church in Burbank, held a Seder, the traditional Jewish celebration of Passover. Why celebrate Passover? Because as Christians, it’s part of our heritage as well. We have …
THE ORDINARY WORLD As promised, here is a review of last week’s Gallifrey One 33 1/3, Long Live the Revolution. As Sci Fi nerds, we have to escape the ordinary world every once in a while. Our favorite fan get …
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 …
About four or five years ago, I became aware of a remake of the original Gerry and Sylvia Anderson series, “The Thunderbirds”. I’ve been a fan of the show since it aired in America when I was in the 6th …
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 …
Around here we have several traditions for the Christmas season. One of them is baking cookies! I have collected several cookie recipes over the years. Some are favorites that I always make, like the Hershey’s Kiss cookies. Sometimes I tinker …
Well, one of them turned into this – It’s finally time to harvest some fruit. These were the first two to pop. They became chili last night. Not a new recipe, but one of our favorites. We harvested a …
Years ago, when I fell in love with cooking, I got most of my recipes from the Taste of Home and Taste of Home Quick Cooking magazines. Every month I would wait for my two magazines and peruse through them …