NOTE: This article is spread out over 8 pages.  It used to be one, but it grew too large – WordPress doesn’t like single articles that are over 30,000 words long.  There are navigation arrows at the bottom of each of the pages of this story.  Make sure and check ’em all out. Those who […]

I’ve known about George Takei for probably my entire life, as I was watching Star Trek as far back as the 60’s (in a playpen, but still)…  As the years went by I learned he was way more than just an actor, he was an activist for any number of things, including gay rights, but […]

Today I installed a totally new theme on my blog.  I did something I’ve wanted to do for ages, was install a dark theme blog. Problem is that most new themes for WordPress don’t have plain blog themes.  They’re all eCommerce this, or publishing that.  The good ol fashioned blog format has kind of fallen […]

Just a quick note that I’ve enabled SSL on here.  My blog is now an https site.

Those of you who have followed my stories about my days at Apogee/3DR will know one of my friends then was the late William Scarboro.  He died of an asthma attack at age 31.  That was really sad, and whenever I turn my thoughts to the past, I’m sad about that. I wish my old […]

Here’s a music anniversary post that will mean more to me than pretty much anyone else.  My parents split when I was young – they divorced in 79, and separated a little before that – I was 12 when they first split up.. I have very few memories of my family unit with both my […]