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Princes of the Loonyverse
 
Highlander done the Loony Tunes way.

Here's my set of COBRA miniatures
 
Let me know if you have trouble viewing the photos. I had some difficulty sharing the album earlier, as Flickr is no longer as user-friendly to nonmembers as it used to be.

"We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance."
--- John Wheeler

This is easy for me to say, because I don't like sports in the first place, but I would like to see a future where people--even professional athletes--refuse to harm themselves for other people's profits and entertainment.

With everything we learn, new mysteries will be found. And I love that. On the one hand, it reminds us how little we truly understand. On the other, that reminder spurs us to keep striving to discover.

LIGO may have spotted a black hole merging with a neutron star

LIGO may have spotted a black hole merging with a neutron star

We are in the invidious position of outliving those we admire and counting them off. The casts of all the Star Trek shows for example and the cast of Star Wars.
 
May he rest in peace

For the first day of Star Wars Month I wish to rectify an oversight. It has come to my attention that not everyone remembers the names of the main characters of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Allow me then, to remind all of you of who these brave beings were--
 
Jyn Erso--Daughter of Galen Erso and habitual criminal turned Rebel agent. Gave everything to acquire the plans for the Empire's ultimate weapon.
 
Cassian Andor--Rebellion intelligence officer. Together with Jyn Erso they were able to acquire the Death Star plans.
 
K-2S0--Reprogrammed enforcement droid. Sacrificed himself to give Andor and Erso the time they needed to secure the plans.
 
Bodhi Rook--Imperial defector who transmitted the plans to the Rebellion in orbit around Scarif.
 
Chirrut Imwe--Guardian of the Kyber Temple. Although blind, he is as deadly with his staff as a Jedi with a lightsaber.
 
Baze Malbus--Partner with Chirrut Imwe as a Guardian. Wields a heavy blaster rifle.
 
Saw Gerrera--Left the main Rebellion to fight his own war against the Empire. Killed in the attack on Jedha.
 
All these and many, many more laid down their lives, gave their last full measure of devotion, to defeat the Empire and restore freedom to the galaxy. They deserve to be remembered.
 
Long Live The Rebellion.
 
 
 

RIP Peter Mayhew
This wasn't the sort of thing I'd hoped to post about Star Wars Month, but Mr. Mayhew was a tremendous part of the original trilogy's success.  He will be dearly missed.

Nature's best of the month

Fallen cherry blossoms?

A re-enactment of the Battle of Sekigahara?

All of the above, plus sickness and having to help prepare for Easter.

Cherry blossom season in Japan.
 
 
 

Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Author

It looks like I am wrong. I could have sworn I have seen this as an illustration of time passing for the Time Traveller
CES

I don't know if you guys are fooling with me or what, but it is the time machine, and the vehicle is in the center of the picture. I admit it would be more obvious if the time machine was a TARDIS
CES

O noes! The Space Madness has you too!