Watch the Skies: Free books from Tor

I signed up a couple of weeks ago for Tor’s “Watch the Skies” promotion, where they send you a dozen of their books, once a week, in PDF format. I’m always on the look for more books to put on my Sony Reader, but PDF files are usually formatted to a much larger page than … Read more

Oh dear… our Xbox is blogging about us…

Scurvsnicker’s Xbox – 2/13/2008 Scurvsnicker showed up yesterday and we were like a superhero team together. I make a great sidekick! Gamerscore stands at 770. Up up and away right? She played Rock Band, Call of Duty 4, Marvel Ult. Alliance, LOST PLANET, and then… oh wait… no and then!! See what your 360 has … Read more

Rock Band — time to move on, but am I ready?

Played Rock Band last night, I seem locked at “True Skill” 32. I’d lost only one match the night before, and THAT was to those stupid freeform outros that reward those with the fastest kicks instead of those who can play musically. Rock Band keeps duels close so even if you’re way ahead, someone can … Read more

Jean Shepherd’s WOR radio hours

When I was a kid growing up in New Hampshire, there was this show on PBS called “Jean Shepherd’s America”, which was this guy’s “Travels with Charlie”-esque journey through contemporary 70’s America. He was hilarious, a wonderful speaker and raconteur, and my Dad loved his show. A few years later, he would narrate a movie … Read more