Monthly Archives: August 2009

Neumann Model KU 100

I collect old microphones and I came across this interesting stereo mic on a collector’s website. It is designed to give accurate stereo recordings by making the mic into the form of a human head with realistically shaped ears for the receiving sections. Of course, it is a dumb idea, but beautifully implemented “The KU […]

Roller Derby Tryouts in Yonkers

Erica spent a good chunk of her childhood on roller skates cruising the sidewalks of the New York’s East Village. She was very disappointed when they moved up to the burbs and there were no sidewalks and the roads were covered with tarred gravel. I bet there was a time when I could have talked […]

Nyack psychedelic artist gets 60 days to change storefront

There are a bunch of funny stories about the art on this North Broadway storefront. John B. met the artist in a bar in Nyack and wanted her to come to poker. She was all for it, except Jim didn’t want any 20 somethings at the poker table. My mother had some strong opinions about […]

Bleak History by John Shirley (2009)

John Shirley is one of my favorite writers. I just finished his latest book Bleak History. Bleak History is a fantasy novel that has its roots in SF type fantasy such a Fritz Leiber’s Conjure Wife and Heinlein’s Magic Incorporated. Bleak History has quite a bit in common Poul Anderson’s Operation Chaos books. It has […]

Template Problems

I am now aware that the current dropdown menu has issues where the underlying elements bleed through and prevent the menu from being clicked. It works great in firefox, but is deadly in IE7. I am tempted to upgrade to IE8, but that is not a good solution. I apologize to visitors who are having […]

Testing a new blog template

This is the unfinished layout and art for my blog. Testing a new blog template

John Ottinger: SF/F/H Reviewer Linkup Meme, 2nd Edition

My Wandering blog made John Ottinger’s Spec-Fic reviewer list. I am required by law to post the whole list: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Romanian French Chinese Danish Portuguese German A 7 Foot Shelves […]

Reasons to oppose health care reform

I have a Google alert on my name. Every time Keith Graham comes up in the news I get an email. There are rugby players, hairdressers, even a web page designer that share my name. One Keith Graham writes for newspapers in and around Atlanta. I saw the title Reasons to Oppose Health Care Reform […]