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I'll be traveling with a few "toys", so if there's any firearm you've been really wanting to shoot, let me know. If I don't own one (not too likely), I know somebody who does. The only one I can't travel with is my .50 cal., It's too big for the safe in my camper.
I recall a couple days ago you mentioned some historical workshop you did and if I recall correctly, some civil war sites were a part of it - I have a 1862 Colt Musket .58 cal. that I can bring. It was the M16 of the north and is a hoot to shoot.
http://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/
These guys are at the top of the mark in their fields and have come together in a very interesting show of reason.
Peace through Power --- Free Energy!
It's extremely disturbing to see how far along that path we as a nation have gone. And also how complacent most people are about how government has insinuated itself into every aspect of our lives. I find it reprehensible and terribly sad to see such a sharp decline in freedom, free will and the right to speak out without retribution.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOv_BSPO...
There are a LOT of references to science fiction and its fans in the book; it's actually dedicated to fandom.
Wade Curtis == Jerry Pournelle
Nat Reynolds == Larry Niven (I think)
Other famous writers and SF "celebrities" are referenced, but not being in fandom, I have no way of knowing who they are. At one point, though, they meet my namesake (minus the "gh") :)
So many lines from it that I like... among my favorites:
"We'll get them high with illegal droogs".
"The sister of misfortune is hope"
"Home is where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in"
And probably my absolute favorite...
"Ninety-nine out of a hundred dreams came crashing down around you. But if life always fell short of your expectations, that was no argument for lowering them. There was always the hundredth dream."
I keep wanting to do a movie trailer video for the book, as if it were going to be made into a movie (Pournelle and Niven would never allow that, after "Starshit Troupers"). But, I never have the time and resources. Mostly resources these days (sigh)
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