it's my island

A year ago today was the last real time I’d gather with some of my family. My mother, Cathy, and step-father Ray. Christmas Eve dinner was something I had taken over in previous years and it was a time to enjoy a bit of the old and bring some real meat to the table so […]

This is for those wanting to take their first steps into the hobby. It is not intended to be an end-all-be-all as the domain for it all is quite expansive. With that, ready to strap your consciousness in a robot that can fly? Let’s have a chat about FPV (first-person-view) multicopters (multiple rotors that lift […]

Smoothies! Easy as can be. Quick for a meal-replacement (MRP), a way to buffer your macros, and can be taken on the go. I’ve been asked by numerous people to put what I do for MRP/smoothie making as I’ve been making them since my 20’s. Having them available instead of garbage fillers will keep you […]

I was just talking about how much of a slog I had in a prior book. This book was not like that. I had to tell myself to slow down.. Slow down Andy, it’s going to end, you need to enjoy it.. NOOOO.. flipflipflipflip.. NOOOOOO…. WHAT DO YOU MEAN ITS ENDING HERE? Yea. I got […]

This is a book of seasons. It had good seasons, smart seasons, tough seasons, and just hard to comprehend ones.. I really couldn’t stay submerged in this book. I tried. I desperately tried, but it told me early on that I couldn’t read this at bedtime because it required more neurons to process and then […]

Shuos Jedao, the Fox in his youth. This quick tale showcases a light element into his past. It’s a very 007-Eske romp and should take you a lunch or two to complete the journey. I enjoyed it, but I feel we lost some of the universes it lives in. Lee’s first foray into this universe […]

Peter Watts has written some pretty interesting tales, and this one has the hallmarks of something amazing, and by the looks of it, it’s the start. Let’s rewind. We have a working kind of generation ship that’s goal is to leave Earth and set up an interstellar highway. The crew, engineered since birth for the […]