Family crack. That's what Ancestry.com has become to me. I've always been a history buff, but always other people's history, particularly pre-WWI. My own family dealt with enough drama without me digging up things about past relatives. However, I decided to give Ancestry.com a try a few years ago and wasn't a fan. Sure, there …
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Another FandomFest is in the books and I'm exhausted. I had a blast hanging with Stuart Thaman, Rebekah McAullife, Rachael Rawlings and Dave Creek at the Hydra Publicatioms table. Stephen Zimmer and Robin Blankenship once again did a fantastic job with the literary track. Lee Martindale is the MC extraordinaire and a wonderful table mate. …
Fantastic day one at the Hydra Publications table with Rebekah McAuliffe and Stuart Thaman. And the Cos Players. I
Tales from a Rural Route are some of my memories growing up in rural Kentucky. It was near the end of my junior year, circa 1980, and I met a girl. And like any red blooded American male should do, I asked her out on a date. Thankfully, she said yes. We made arrangements to …
Some may come to FandomFest to see Carrie Fisher. I mean, who doesn't love Princess Leia? Or maybe you're a Jay and Silent Bob fan and want to get laid back with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. Hell, you might even be coming to meet the people who play the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Maybe. …
The fun continued on day three with more panels and getting to know the great people of Arkansas. My thanks to Claire Ashgrove and Tommy Hancock and all the GlitchCon volunteers for making our stay enjoyable. This is the first Comic Con my twins have attended and Katy and Lauren already want to go to …
Today was a blast. From the panels to the people, GlitchCon 2015 delivered. The Mad-Lib panel was a riot and earned it's own post from earlier today. The Badges and Books panel brought a great discussion of cops in literature and great insight from Saranna De Wylde about life as a prison guard (Dear, Saranna, …
One of the fun things about going go comic book conventions is taking part in panels. One in particular brought tears to my eyes. The panel is called Mad-Lib. An author takes a scene from their book, removes strategic nouns, verbs and adjectives. Then you ask the audience to provide the missing words, without them …
Great start to GlitchCon 2015 in Springdale, Arkansas. Thanks to Tommy Hancock and Claire Ashgrove for taking such good care of us. And of course there are Cos Player pictures.
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