For Star Trek’s 50th Anniversary
I grew up watching Star Trek with my parents, and it played a particular role in…
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Nerd
Rank on Tron machine at Comic-Con: 1 Drew a small crowd at the recreation of Flynn’s…
Halloween Homecoming
Nothing made me feel so awesome as people spotting me in the ‘Ambush’ costume, calling out…
Vintage Halloween Costumes, 1865-1955
http://mashable.com/2014/10/24/vintage-halloween-costumes/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link
The Only Mark Twain Film
1909 footage digitally restored in 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqaSOw1WhjI
Ray Bradbury’s Groupie from the Future
I met a man from the future at one of Ray Bradbury’s talks. Around ten years…
Fourth of July: Ground Bloom Flowers
This was the core of our annual firework arsenal. We’d often have a brick of these…
Fourth of July: Suburban Antiaircraft
Some years would see a block party with neighbors combining firework arsenals. The Dagnalls never kicked…