Open Thread: Now I am Sixty Yes, today is sixty circles around the sun for me, which is pretty amazing since I sometimes never thought I’d make it to thirty. My brother came by and treated me to lunch at Brit’s Pub in Minneapolis (we had Cornish pasties) and then we went to a Thai… Continue reading Open Thread: Now I am Sixty.
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Open Thread: Landmark Birthday Coming Up!
Open Thread: Landmark Birthday Coming Up! As of June 26, I will be sixty years old! I’ve tried to keep this blog ad-free as much as possible, and it’s been a few years since I had a fundraiser, but to keep the reviews coming, it helps to have a steady flow of things to review.… Continue reading Open Thread: Landmark Birthday Coming Up!
Open Thread: Top Tens for 2020!
Open Thread: Top Tens for 2020! I sincerely hope most of you who were readers of my blog in 2019 survived 2020! And welcome to any new readers who have joined us! As is my custom, it’s time to look at the year’s Top Ten lists! Top Ten Posts for 2020 Book Review: King Arthur… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Tens for 2020!
Open Thread: YARPP Stats
One of the widgets I have installed on this blog is YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plug-in), which gives a list at the end of each post of other posts on the blog that may be relevant to the reader’s interests if they liked this post. Now that I have well over a thousand review… Continue reading Open Thread: YARPP Stats
Open Post: Rummage Sale Finds
Open Post: Rummage Sale Finds It turns out that with more spare time since I am working at home and not having to spend 3-4 hours a day commuting, I have largely caught up on my backlog of reviews. So, for the first time in several months, it’s time for an open post for you… Continue reading Open Post: Rummage Sale Finds
Open Thread: Top Ten Lists for 2019!
Another year ends, and it’s time for top ten lists! Top Ten Posts of 2019! Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Book Review: The Financial Expert Book Review: The Sea-Wolf Book Review: The Black Tulip Manga Review: Vagabond Volume 2 Anime Review: Dororo (2019) Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2018)… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Ten Lists for 2019!
Open Thread: Minicon 54
Open Thread: Minicon 54 My involvement with Minicon started early this annum, as I was approached by one of the co-chairs about becoming head of Programming. Citing my entire lack of managerial experience and continued inability to organize, I declined. But I did agree to help the Programming department out. I pitched a bunch of… Continue reading Open Thread: Minicon 54
Open Thread: Top Posts of 2018
Open Thread: Top Posts of 2018 Another year has ended, so let’s look at what you, the readers, have decided to click on! Top Ten Overall Posts of 2018 Book Review: The Financial Expert Book Review: The Black Tulip Book Review: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Book Review: The Sea-Wolf Book Review: Penny Dreadfuls: Sensational Tales of Terror Book Review: Peter… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Posts of 2018
Open Thread: Minicon 53
Open Thread: Minicon 53 As noted in my previous con reports, Minicon is a yearly science fiction convention set on Easter weekend. While Minicon 50 was a few years ago, this year is the closest to the Fiftieth Anniversary of the first Minicon, so it had the subtitle of “The Pedantic One.” This year the… Continue reading Open Thread: Minicon 53
Open Thread: 2017 Wrap-Up
Open Thread: 2017 Wrap-Up That was a rough year, but I read a lot of books and made many posts! As usual with these annual wrap-ups, let’s start with the top tens! Top Ten Posts of 2017 Book Review: The Financial Expert Book Review: The Woman Who Breathed Two Worlds Book Review: The Black Tulip… Continue reading Open Thread: 2017 Wrap-Up