Bookstores are on the way out . . .

2009-07-24 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
Another consequence: http://imgsrv.gocomics.com/dim/?fh=d5b234d89084c5c9120f5f6a0047f020&w=525.0 . . . ronn! :) I always knew that I would see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed that I would see the last. --Dr. Jerry Pournelle ___

Torchwood: Children of Earth

2009-07-24 Thread John Williams
I just watched the 3rd season of Torchwood, which was a 5 episode mini-series called "Children of Earth". What a disappointment. After the first two seasons, I was expecting decent but campy science-fiction (a la Doctor Who), but this turned out to be part laughable horror, part absurd political sa

Re: On the Occasion of a Seventeenth Birthday

2009-07-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jul 21, 2009, at 6:21 AM, Martin Lewis wrote: On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Warren Ockrassa wrote: Son of a friend is turning 17 Saturday. I think I've distilled my life's wisdom (for 17-yer-olds anyway) down to three things. 1. You're too young to drink and too young to vote. But y

Re: On the Occasion of a Seventeenth Birthday

2009-07-24 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:30 AM, Dave Land wrote: Allow me to offer some additional advice: You know, that's some very good content. Thanks for passing it along -- but I was being a little wry, and the thing is that this particular kid is doing pretty well for himself, at least so far. He's b