Since this touches on two of my favorite obsessions, travel and Halloween, I thought I’d share here for those who might be interested.
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Monster, Monster – A Halloween Celebration!
In honor of the coming of my second favorite secular celebration of a religious holiday, (sorry, Santa Claus will always beat out the Great Pumpkin in my book) the next 31 days will be a celebration of all things cheesy and monster-related in the music universe. Because there is some great stuff out there. Between […]
Read more "Monster, Monster – A Halloween Celebration!"EVENT REVIEW: 2015 SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL
Ah, Richmond on NASCAR weekend, what’s a car-bored girl to do? Turns out that for the past ten years a great alternative event has been taking place about 30 minutes west of the city The South African Food and Wine Festival is the brainchild of the folks at Greyhaven Winery, one of the many vineyards […]
Read more "EVENT REVIEW: 2015 SOUTH AFRICAN FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL"I aten’t dead!
Sorry folks, last few weeks have been crazy with starting our homeschooling journey once again for the year. Normally this would give me dedicated “gotta be at the computer anyway” time to get some posts together, but I’ve instead spent those hours working on an Emergency Medicine CME correspondence course that is eating up my […]
Read more "I aten’t dead!"Yvonne Craig – RIP
All I can say is that there were not enough kick-ass action girls to look up to during my childhood and Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl was right up there with Lynda Carter and Pam Grier in my personal pantheon. I’ve had so much fun introducing the nerdlings to her adventures on MeTV these last few years. […]
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Because I promised to share this story one day… NOTE: This article was originally written in 2010 for inclusion in the historical records of my then National Guard unit. I was a newly minted (and anciently cynical, having spent a number of years in the NCO corps) Medical Officer whose first assignment from the BC […]
Read more "Adventures in a Tajik Whorehouse"Alice Cooper Dedicates His ‘Legend’ Award To Sir Christopher Lee
I am nearly back from my latest misadventure and this was one of the first things I saw when I came back to internetland. I thought it was worth a quick share. The actual interview is worth the watch. Alice Cooper Dedicates His ‘Legend’ Award To Sir Christopher Lee – Blabbermouth.net. Glad to be back […]
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Horror icon Sir Christopher Lee passed away June 7, 2015 at age 93. I am unfortunately unable to do his full legacy justice today (out of town with limited cell access and no internet for the next week), but here is a link to a profile I recently posted. Nerd Metal Fridays: Sir Christopher Lee […]
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Check this out. A new six part, Kickstarter-funded SF webseries with Doctor Who’s Davros himself, Terry Molloy. The story itself appears to be nothing new, research-scientist-must-enter-his-wife’s-dreams-to-save-her, the catch is all in the presentation. To unlock each episode, a minimum number of independent viewers must watch the previous one. So far only the trailer is available […]
Read more "Series One Teaser | kosmos"Event Review-Virginia Renaissance Faire 2015
The Virginia Renaissance Faire (VARF) is a fabulous family-oriented festival, now in its 14th season. The “little faire that could” has grown from a small traveling show to a spring mainstay at Lake Anna Winery in Spotsylvania, where they now draw upwards of 20,000 patrons over their 5 week run. The first thing you will […]
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