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Orycon starts in just a few hours. i haven't started packing yet. Just organizing stuff in piles. And we have an hour drive to get there. Sigh.

Guess I'd better sign off and go do something useful. If I have connectivity and time to catch my breath I may check in. But don't plan on it.

for all the good wishes on our anniversary.

Little did we think 39 years ago when we marched back down the aisle with bagpipes -- T wore his kilt -- that we would have such a long roller coaster ride!

The day after Schorschbraer, a German beer with 31% alcohol, was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's strongest beer, a Scottish brewery comes out with Tactical Nuclear Penguin Beer, with thirty-two percent alcohol.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2748348/Worlds-strongest-beer-sparks-fury.html

Yesterday was a good day. Peter made a lovely chocolate cake on Wednesday for our dessert and then took point on the turkey. My job was knocking the Dining Room into shape and the side dishes which were mashed potatoes, yams, stuffing, gravy, and green beans. We sat down about 5, said grace, and then ate until we were full. We retired to the living room and played a game of Disney Scene-It to let dinner settle. After the game we had dessert which was very yummy.

And that was our day. Today we are going to see Fantastic Mr. Fox and then Ariel and I are going to Joann’s Fabrics to look at some stuff. We have an idea for the Farpoint Costume Contest and I want to see if it would be feasible.

Tomorrow will be another quiet day. It will also be one week to Caroline’s Birthday Party. I still have cleaning and shopping to do for that.

I am grateful for the nice dinner we had yesterday.

http://www.peterdavid.net/index.php/2009/11/27/ken-krueger/

Ken Krueger, one of the co-founders of the San Diego Comic Con, has passed away. Between losing him and Shel Dorf just a few weeks ago, the reading of the list of people in the industry who have passed away that's typically read by Maggie Thompson at the Eisner ...

Thanksgiving day is over, the turkey has been consumed, the leftovers are nestled in the fridge and everyone has waken from the tryptophan induced malaise.

The Christmas season is in full swing - like it or not. The Black Friday shoppers have already stood in line for hours and have snapped up the "bargains" and done their best Arnold Schwarzenegger imitation trying to score this year's Turboman. Personally I never shop on Black Friday because I value my sleep time more than saving a few bucks buying something that may or may not be a bargain. I say this because a lot of the deals are not on the most current models or merchandise, often they are closeouts or other such things that would be going on sale in a few months anyway. This is especially true on tech stuff like BlueRay players and computers. Some are good deals and if you manage to score the very limited number of these then you get one attagirl (or attaboy)

Also the few holdouts that actually wait until the day after Thanksgiving to haul out the decorations and other accouterments will have them out now, the all Christmas music stations are pumping out the same Christmas songs you hear every year and that person (you know who you are) at the office will be wearing holiday stuff everyday at work.

Am I cynical - DUH! I am not Bah - Humbug but I do find that the commercialization of Christmas is tiresome and unfortunate. I understand that retailers are trying to make up for a dismal year all in one month and I understand the spirit of giving and making people happy, but it can be done so much simpler without the pressure of Christmas lists or finding the "perfect gift."

So I am making a suggestion for the holiday this year and every year; first remember why we have the season and make that the driving force behind your celebration of Christmas, second focus on your family and friends and re-connect and show them how much you value them over the ticky-tacky, and finally relax and just enjoy the season.

Feel free to forward this PSA.

Random thought of the day:
People vote every day with their time and money.

Also, don't forget about the Bride of Tranquility holiday promotion.

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My adventures in carbohydrates (i.e., sweet potatoes, rice, stuffing, mac and cheese) combined with my love of the large bird have combined to leave me wiped today.

And I'm about to hit the stores.

See ya later.
- O.

In a TrekBBS post:

"Forgive my ignorance but I don't recognise the name and am too lazy to google him."

So it's Black Friday
With so many bargains but
What of Thanksgiving?

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The Aether Age anthology

Hadley Rille Books will publish The Aether Age, edited by m-brane sf's Chris Fletcher, and author Brandon Bell, to be released in 2010.

Guidelines.

Suppose that the course of human history had been different. Suppose that over five thousand years ago, something happened in the Mediterranean basin, and perhaps all over the planet, that took all of human progress on a radically different path. Suppose, also, that something was different with nature itself and the Earth moved through space, shrouded in a vast life-sustaining cloud of unknown origin. This is a world where the printing press was used to propagate the philosophies of ancient Greece, where Pharaohs sailed in airships as Egyptian imperial grandeur reached its height, where mechanized armies clashed on the battlefields of Mesopotamia, and where interplanetary space itself came within the reach of brilliant, struggling humans all those centuries ago.

m-brane sf
Hadley Rille Books | ericreynolds

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY to destabee!

I hope today and every day in the coming year adds something wonderful to your adventures in living artfully while ALWAYS giving you something to be thankful for.

Be happy.

Be well.

Peace and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!