by Hyram Voltage | Jan 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve read too many stories lately about steampunk inventors that have no life, social or otherwise, are independently wealthy, and live in a vacuum (or on an island in the middle of the ocean). An inventor does not have the time to mine, smelt, cast and then... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
On new year’s day there was a comic that said that it was the first of 52 Mondays. Something set off an alarm in the back of my mind. I went to the calendar and counted. Yes, there are 53 Mondays this year. The good news is that two of those Mondays are holidays, the... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
Happy New Year. It’s 60 degrees outside and there is rain in the forecast. Why would I be happy about rain? Well, it doesn’t get cold enough, well very often, to freeze the rain, and we haven’t have a good rain yet and the rainy season is half over.... by Hyram Voltage | Jan 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
In a Gray Lensman story by E. E. “Doc” Smith the main characters attend a Year End Day celebration. I like the idea. The idea of celebrating the good things of the past year. We seem to focus on the bad things in life. We should also recognize and...