I was very sad to learn that my favorite author, Anne McCaffrey, passed away on November 21, 2011. She’s the writer of my all-time favorite story, the Dragonriders of Pern. She was 85 years old and had been ill for some time. It was a stroke that at last sent her between. I will always [...]
I can hardly believe it’s been almost two years since I posted regularly. What has Spoop been doing all this time? Well, I’ve been immersed in the world of Sims 3, both playing and working. There have been some changes in the work aspect of it and I believe I’ll have more time on my [...]
Rachel left a funny little comment pointing out that I haven’t posted anything in 5 days and I must be in my Sims 3 world. Yes, I confess. I’m really enjoying the game and, frankly, there’s nothing good to write about here anyway. It’s just too damn hot and I’ll be glad to see summer [...]
The last video I featured was “Ant Music” which came from the album Kings of the Wild Frontier, a huge hit in the U.K. For this next Adam Ant experience, we’ll go to the next album, which was Prince Charming. You’ll get to see and hear “Stand and Deliver” and he will be dressed like [...]
Before I get started, let me just say that, while at The Rave theater to see Star Trek yesterday, I had the BEST. POPCORN. EVAR. It was hot and buttered perfectly and had some awesome ranch seasoning sprinkled on it. And by “some”, I mean “all of it” and it was like… OMNOMNOMNOM! Ok, here we [...]
I just want to gripe because I’m really pissed off right now. My computer is not even three months old. It’s a great computer. Fast, buttloads of storage, everything I need. It’s been running fine. No problems with the internet or anything. But then, Microsoft introduced Internet Explorer 8 and I started seeing it everywhere. [...]
Gilles and Cheryl danced the Lindy Hop last night. He is really outstanding with the Latin and sexy dances, and with the Lindy Hop, he proved that he is every bit as good with the fun and silly dances. I really love watching him dance. The second dance was a team tango. Of course, the [...]
I’m not just a cat person. I’m also a bird person… a cockatiel and two parakeets. Normally, birds aren’t much to write about (except when Niobe has a party on the table). All of my birds have been named after characters in the Matrix movies. Because I’m just a dork like that. The two current [...]
I have a total of six sprouts from my bluebonnet seeds. I had seven, but one has mysteriously disappeared. And there was a suspicious looking dent in the soil about the size of a cat’s paw. Bad kitteh!! Out of 100 seeds, this is all that has come up so far. But one of the [...]
This one is for my BIL, though I don’t think he reads my blog. Scientists detected a huge gamma-ray blast. This is just a smidgeon of all the science babble that mostly flew over my head (emphasis and mew! mine): WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US space agency’s Fermi telescope has detected a massive explosion in [...]
