On the fifth of October, while travelling in Upper Penninsula Michigan, the windows box we use to steer the satellite dish and handle our internet access died. It died hard. And we dropped off the edge of the world. Normally while travelling in our RV, we have two internet systems. One is the Motosat system.… Continue reading Travelling off the Net
The Excellent Phantom Panel Discussion
Today at 2PM at Archon, I was scheduled to sit on the “Can’t Stop the Music” panel. As is usually the case with these events, all the preparation I was given was the title. You sit in front of the audience and wing it. Well, on this panel, the three of us, Vic Milan, Doug… Continue reading The Excellent Phantom Panel Discussion
Pre-Dawn Before the Arch
It is first light, and Mary Ann and I have driven down to the Mississippi River from the Illinois side. A little paved road follows the train tracks along the riverside, and just between the Casino Queen and the grain elevator is a off-limits dirt road that crosses the tracks, goes over the levee and… Continue reading Pre-Dawn Before the Arch