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This one goes out to a collector in South Carolina.

Curly Pate called today to say he loved his skinner. It did turn out nice.

A very patient fellow in Arkansas ordered this one. Nice fellow. I hope he enjoys it, I think it turned out well.

Can this be real?

Think your commute is bad. Think again.

Star Trek fans have reason to rejoice because the best Star Trek ornaments ever is now available, the TOS Communicator, an excellent miniaturized version of the communicator from the early days of Kirk, Spock, Scotty, and Uhura. The ornament is authentic in appearance with three lights and a number of phrases from the show when either of the two buttons are pressed. My only disappointment is that the ornament is not 1:1 (presumably because a full size communicator would have been ungainly on a tree) but is about half size.

It is also a nice reminder that the new Star Trek Movie is out in May. If it lives up to it’s press, it will be the best one yet, and let’s be honest there have been some dogs.

Easily my favorite Christmas song of all time.

Here’s an Irish Christmas Blessing for you and yours:

The light of the Christmas star upon you.
The warmth of home and hearth upon you.
The cheer and good will of friends upon you.
May the road always rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.
May your home always be too small to hold your friends.
And for those who aren’t your friends,
May God turn their hearts.
And if he can not turn their hearts,
May he turn their ankles,
So you may know them by their limping.

Have a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year.

I went to see The Day the Earth Stood Still today, the one with Keanu Reeves, not Michael Rennie. It is of course a way cool remake of the 1951 classic sci-fi film about a benevolent alien visitor (named Klaatu), and his giant not-so-benevolent super robot, who comes to Earth with a warning. The film is close enough to the original to satisfy, while including enough new twists and angles that it remained interesting. The effects are all very good, not cheesy at all.

Highly recommended.

Let’s celebrate with some of our favorite videos. I dare you not to like her.

That’s right free, and not the pirated stuff either.

Baen Free Library

The Online Books Page.

Strange Horizons

Freehold can be found under the Baen Free Library link.

You can’t go wrong with Baen.

More as I find them.