A Moment in Time, A Year Gone By

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 […]

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Getting in to FPV Quadcopters

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 […]

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Smoothie 101

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 […]

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Degrading Orbits: Darkside Earther 2, Bradley Horner

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 […]

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The Measurements of Decay, K.K. Edin

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 […]

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Extracurricular Activities (The Machineries of Empire)

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 […]

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The Freeze-Frame Revolution

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 […]

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