Things Skippy Can’t Do
Actually, to be more specific, 213 Things Skippy Is No Longer Allowed To Do In The U.S. Army. I cannot believe I’ve never posted this as a Friday Fun Link. This is a list of 213 things that a soldier...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, “Papa”!
Today is Ernest “Papa” Hemingway’s birthday. He was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899. Hemingway snuck off to fight in World War I when he was just 17. He had bad eyesight, so he volunteered as an...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Birthdays
Today is the birthday of two very important science-fiction writers. The first is science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, who was born in Chicago in 1928. He wrote many novels that pushed the edge of...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. Burroughs!
Today is William S. Burroughs‘ birthday. Born in St. Louis, Missouri on this day in 1914, he is best known for having written Naked Lunch, which was later turned into a movie that starred Peter Weller....
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. Herbert!
Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday. Of course, he passed away in 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the...
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