Now Reading
Planned books:
- Dragonfly Falling (Shadows of the Apt 2) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice and Fire) by George R.R. Martin
Current books:
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After America by John Birmingham
Recent books:
- The King of the Crags: The Memory of Flames, Book II by Stephen Deas
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
- The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company (Chronicles of the Black Company) by Glen Cook
- Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook
- Neverwhere: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
Now Watching
Planned movies:
None
Current movies:
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![Let’s Kill Hitler [HD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51hESmStH-L._SL160_.jpg)
Let’s Kill Hitler [HD] by Unknown
Recent movies:
- Fringe: The Complete Third Season [Blu-ray] by Unknown
- Castle: Seasons 1 by Bill Roe, Bryan Spicer, David Barrett, Dwight H. Little, Helen Shaver
- Unstoppable [Blu-ray] by Tony Scott
- The Walking Dead: Season One [Blu-ray] by Frank Darabont
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Monthly Archives: July 2007
Local Professor Searches for Habitable Worlds
I was pleased to read in this morning’s Ft. Worth Star Telegram that a University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) professor is searching the cosmos for habitable worlds. Manfred Cuntz (and no, I’m not making his name up), UTA’s associate … Continue reading
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The Weekend Mailbag
Another slow week in the mailbag. I really need to stir up more controversy! The Online Lifestyle Grinktor writes: I play games and I go to bars. I can’t get laid in a video game…at least, not satisfactorily. Thank you … Continue reading
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Privateer – Chapter Eight
November 21, 2157 The main corridor of the colony was more subdued than I remembered. The hustle and bustle associated with people conducting their everyday business was quiet and muted, as if something was making people whisper. As I rounded … Continue reading
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Jim Butcher's Storm Front
In amongst my visits with family and some nice relaxation time, I’ve manged to finish the first book of the Dresden Files. This was obviously a very quick read for me. As I said earlier, this is a piece of … Continue reading
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The view from San Antonio leaves something…
…to be desired. It took me two hours to make the drive from Austin due to heavy rain and terrible Friday traffic. It is currently overcast and muggy. I concluded my business travel satisfactorily and have made my way to … Continue reading
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The view from Austin is nice…
I’m in a hotel overlooking the Austin town lake. Austin, TX is an interesting town. It is the state capitol of Texas, the home of the University of Texas, and an enclave of eccentricity in a state that otherwise conforms … Continue reading
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Nice Battlestar Galactica Tribute Video
I saw this while cruising around on YouTube: The music is a great song by Evanescence that I have not heard before. If you explore the comments below the video, this song is apparently either a demo or off of their … Continue reading
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No, I'm not that guy…
If you do a Google search for Peter Hodges, you come up with following interesting URL: http://www.peterhodges.org/ This is not me! This is not an alter ego. This is not a person that is related to me. This is not … Continue reading
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After reading one-third of Blindsight…
I realize now that I’ll never be half the scientist or writer that Peter Watts is. Compared to him, I suck at both vocations.
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Allen Steele's Spindrift
Allen Steele has returned to the Coyote universe to tell the story of the Galileo, a ship dispatched from Earth to investigate a mysterious, alien artifact. This is a first contact story written in the new, more accessible style of … Continue reading
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