Author Archives: Patrick Connors

A Brief Announcement

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Patrick Connors

I will be Fan Guest of Honor and my wife Chris Dickenson will be Music Guest of Honor at CopperCon this Labor Day weekend.

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Jewelry, Magical, Disposal Of

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Patrick Connors

I think we’re gonna join the rest of Merrica and spend a few hours eating pizza in front of the telly and watching two teams of armored folks battle over yards of territory. Then the prologue to Lord of the … Continue reading →

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They Fight Crime!

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Patrick Connors

A blast from the past has resurfaced: He’s an otherworldly guitar-strumming cat burglar trapped in a world he never made. She’s a disco-crazy thirtysomething detective living on borrowed time. They fight crime! They Fight Crime!

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Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Patrick Connors

One of the many things I admire about British television is its ability to do a little good. Case in point: the comedy versions of shows done as part of charity events. You never see these in American TV. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Irene

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Patrick Connors

This comment thread is open for anything you might have on Hurricane Irene. Comments with over 3 links will be held for moderation. Links: Google Crisis Response home page Google: 2011 Hurricane Maps American Red Cross Safe and Well program. … Continue reading →

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Will the Vikings save us from the coming zombie apocalypse?

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Patrick Connors

I like ships of all kinds – airships, steamships, cruise ships, you name it – so I read Wooden Boat magazine, among others. So it was with interest that I noticed that in the current issue – July/August 2011 – … Continue reading →

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Cleaning

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Patrick Connors

I’m going through and deleting dead or Horribly Mutated links. (Horribly Mutated: like the one that used to point at a science-fiction quarterly (which I support and recommend) and now points at a place that builds custom-tuned Loud Exhaust Pipes … Continue reading →

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Brain Drain (or lack thereof)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Patrick Connors

I have (people tell me) a first-class mind. Which shares a skull with a world-class snot factory. Which drains into channels in that skull that drain badly. I dare say my stupidest cat, with only 47 brain cells and no … Continue reading →

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Post-Vacation Round-Up

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Patrick Connors

We just returned from a two-week driving vacation, in which I escaped the Day Job, which is based in the Bay Area – though we ourselves are elsewhere – by cleverly going to the Bay Area. We also visited friends … Continue reading →

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Post Super-Bowl Round Up, From One Who Cares Not

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Patrick Connors

Four Shillings Short was in town, as Mr Tuerff reported to us – almost too late – so we went to see them, because they are amazing musicians, and great people as well.  Afterward we retired to Seamus McCaffrey’s for … Continue reading →

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