Santa brought me a pair of Outland X 8×25 binoculars because I was such a good boy this year. I will be traveling in January and wanted a small pair of binoculars so I can go birdwatching even though nature is not the primary goal of my trips. I have gotten them out twice inContinue reading “Initial Impressions: Celestron Outland X 8×25 binoculars”
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The Usual Santas – Mick Herron
Eight mall Santas walk into a buffet. It sounds like the set-up to a joke and it isn’t too far off. The Usual Santas by Mick Herron is a funny short story about the Christmas Eve adventure of eight mall Santas who have sat down for dinner to exchange holiday stories from the mall. IContinue reading “The Usual Santas – Mick Herron”
A Very Belter Christmas – The Expanse/Christmas Mashup You didn’t Know You Wanted
In December 2021, Jim Jones and A. Ron Hubbard wrote and commissioned their own very own fanfic audio-drama, A Very Belter Christmas. Set in The Expanse universe, it is a professional production with talented voice actors and is a must-listen for all fans of The Expanse. Very little knowledge about the books or show isContinue reading “A Very Belter Christmas – The Expanse/Christmas Mashup You didn’t Know You Wanted”
A Very Tolkien Christmas
In this spirit of the season, I am rereading Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien. If anyone needs gift ideas for Tolkien fans in their life, they’ll appreciate this. It’s a beautiful book full of handwritten letters and illustrations all done by Tolkien. For more than twenty years, he wrote individualized letters to hisContinue reading “A Very Tolkien Christmas”
Celtic Christmas Cheer
The Celtic Christmas Podcast hosted by Marc Gunn is one of my favorite holiday traditions. Every year I download a bunch of episodes to play while setting up decorations and wrapping presents. I’ve got nothing else to say other than anyone who enjoys Christmas and isn’t listening to the Celtic Christmas Podcast is missing out.Continue reading “Celtic Christmas Cheer”
Chri$tma$ Tree$
One of the all-time best episodes of Planet Money is when the hosts decided to buy a few trees at auction and try to sell in NYC. Episodes like this make Planet Money so great. How often has anyone really thought about how Christmas trees get from tree farms to living rooms? Planet Money isContinue reading “Chri$tma$ Tree$”
The Keasy Depot 