I’m feeling very science-fictional this week, so before I slip into my holo-deck, let’s see what kind of goodies I have… Old Man’s War Movie! John Scalzi’s Hugo nominated “Old Man’s War,” a military romp through a crowded Milky Way, has been optioned by Paramount to be made into a feature film. Wolfgang Petersen is [...] Continue Reading»
TWTW: The Seven Week Itch
Here we are, seven weeks into the new year. By now, the newness of the year has just about worn off. The good news is that it’s about a month until the start of spring, which means summer won’t be far behind! Tooth Hurty I knew this tooth needed attention. “Let me just get though [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Six Of One
Super Sunday Congratulations to the Green Bay Packers, this year’s Super Bowl Champions. Sadly, I wasn’t in a mood to watch much of the game; we drove home from New England that day and stopped at a good friends Super Bowl party on the way. We were so wiped out that we left before the [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Take Five
This past week culminated in a road trip to New England through 350 miles of rain and cold and fog. The trip was worth it, though, as we enjoyed a wonderful evening of a cappella music. Performances by Boston Jazz Voices, Women of the World and Merrimack College’s own Mack-appella troupe made up for the [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Fourth And Inches
This has been a banner week here at the FDC compound. We were cursed with twelve inches of snow on Wednesday, and just for fun I was sidelined for 3 days by some nasty intestinal bugs. Fortunately I’m on my way back to feeling human again. Unfortunately, I really don’t have anything in the way [...] Continue Reading»
The Week That Was: Third Time’s The Charm
Welcome to week number three of TWTW. I’ve finally started catching up on my reading and film viewing, but I’m still limping along on my backup computers. But it shouldn’t be too long before the FedEx man starts leaving packages at my door… So Long And Thanks For All The Laundry… My son has been [...] Continue Reading»
Story Behind The Flyers Logo
I came across this story on the great local sports blog The 700 Level, who shared the story from the local Fox affiliate. A nice little piece of Flyers history: The History Of The Flyers ‘P’ Logo: MyFoxPHILLY.com Continue Reading»