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Praise for Fat Kid Rules The World
Matthew Lillard, best known as Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies, has made his directorial debut with a thoughtful and touching tale of misfit teens, Fat Kid Rules The World. My recommendation? See it. Better yet, help fund it. Continue reading
Tagged Fat Kid Rules The World, kickstarter, Matthew Lillard, movie, Scooby-Doo, Seattle
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Mudball Mars
Someday when astronauts begin terraforming Mars to make it habitable for people, they won’t be troubled by dust so much as by mud. Continue reading
Posted in From Outta Space, Real Science
Tagged Mars, mud, Mudball Mars, terraforming
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My stories of space colonists
In my own way, I hope to increase public interest in space exploration by adding the exotic spices of mystery, murder, questing after power and wealth, and the attendant conflicts that characterize human societies wherever they may be. Read on! Continue reading
Posted in Author, From Outta Space
Tagged Dinosaur Wars, Mars base, moon base, mystery, Purgatory Crater, science fiction
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War Stories
There are a few things you ought to know about me and my life experience before you judge my fitness to tell tales of war. Continue reading
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Tagged 1943, aviators, Dinosaur Wars, Guadalcanal Aviators, herbert hopp, military, novel, Stonewall Jackson, Uncle Herb, uss copahee
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Certain inevitabilities of life just can’t be postponed forever. Continue reading
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What’s wrong with this picture?
Now that real science has caught up to my fiction writing, I think the time is right for a new Hollywood screen image of the dinosaur. Sorry Jurassic Park, but your T rex is obsolete. Continue reading
Posted in Real Science
Tagged Dinosaur Country, Dinosaur Wars, dinosaurs, furry, tyrannosaur
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Kra Phylogeny
As time has progressed, fictional dinosaurs have gotten less slimy, less scaly, less cold blooded, and more feathery, more intelligent, and more dangerous in turn, up to and including wielding world-destroying power. Continue reading
Praise for John Carter
Never in any film until now, have I felt myself getting a little dewy eyed during a battle scene — but this movie got that reaction. Continue reading
Where have all the cities gone?
Let’s take a look at the question of how a 65 million year old civilization could vanish leaving no detectable trace. Continue reading
Anatomy of a Killer Hormone
At my company, CGT, we’re developing a vaccine that can block the function of a cancer hormone, giving patients a better fighting chance to resist and destroy the tumors that are trying to destroy them. Continue reading
