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Happy Birthday, Frank!

Monday, October 8, 2007

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, we haven’t had him with us since 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the other books in the series that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often refered to [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Herbert!

Sunday, October 8, 2006

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, we haven’t had him with us since 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the other books in the series that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often [...]

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Happy Birthday, God-Emperor

Saturday, October 8, 2005

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, we haven’t had him with us since 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the Dune books that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often refered to as [...]

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Herbert!

Friday, October 8, 2004

Today is Frank Herbert’s Birthday.
Of course, we haven’t had him with us since 1986, the year I graduated from high-school, but his work lives on. Mr. Herbert is primarily known for his seminal work, Dune, and the Dune books that followed. Though, interestingly enough, he never intended to write sequels.
Often refered to as [...]

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Is there Money in Art?

Saturday, December 27, 2003

Can an artist do more than survive?
I’ve often wondered if I could survive as an artist. Of course, I’ve often wondered if I am an artist at all. But, once upon a midnight dreary, I was a fairly good writer. I had a sense of the art that’s involved with writing. [...]

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Ornithopters a Reality?

Friday, September 26, 2003

Well, it looks like they might be soon!
According to this article on the Washington Post, there’s a working test model already. So far, it’s only a lab toy, but they’re working on making it a more viable reality. Of course, the goal is to make Predator-type robotic aircraft, but the possibilities are [...]

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Mentat Chant

Friday, March 14, 2003

I made a mistake!
I was going through my blog and noticed that I made a mistake in a reference to the Javacrucian Chant and where it originated. I said that it was based on the Litany Against Fear, but it’s not. It is, in fact, based on the little chant that the Mentats [...]

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Litany Against Fear

Saturday, February 22, 2003

For those of you who are wondering what that lovely parody from yesterday came from, here it is:
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little death the brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear. I [...]

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