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Star Wars: Frames
Note: Our audio review of the Podcast was on Show # 8, if you want to hear us discuss Star Wars: Frames. Star Wars: Frames is a visual masterpiece of images collected by George Lucas, who personally took two years to go through over 1 million...
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Melinda's Brew : It's A Slippery Slope...
I just got back from running a few errands,* and on this rare, sure-to-be-short-lived, 40-degree day when the piles of snow are experiencing a rapid melting – causing a good amount of wetness to be sprayed across my windshield – I couldn’t...
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Melinda's Brew : Fire Up Those Thrusters, It's A New Year!
HAPPY 2014! A new year is upon us. A clean slate. Make your resolutions yet? Me neither. To be perfectly honest, I gave up on doing that a few years ago. But that's neither here nor there. Thinking about New Year's resolutions, however, got...
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Melinda's Brew : Where Are You Now?
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn aboard Nute Gunray’s ship... Obi-Wan: I have a bad feeling about this. Qui-Gon: I don’t sense anything. Obi-Wan: It’s not about the mission, Master, it’s something ... elsewhere ... elusive...
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Melinda's Brew : Drum Roll Please...
The winners -- yes, I said "winnerS" -- for my CWK Holiday Raffle are ... are you ready? ... (1) Becca!!! and (2) Bethany!!! Congratulations to you both! And thank you to everyone who wanted to be included in what I hope will be the...
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Melinda's Brew : 'Tis The Season
I am a Luke Skywalker junkie. There. I said it. I admit it. I just can't get enough of anything "Luke Skywalker". Action figures. Posters. Magnets. Bobbleheads. Puzzles. Lego pens. Mimobots. If something features Luke -- and I can afford it -- I...
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Melinda's Brew : Counting My Blessings
Quite a while ago in a galaxy not all that far from me... I was invited to meet an individual for lunch one chilly, Sunday afternoon during the holiday season. We had been internet friends for a little while, meeting through the now...
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Book Review: Death Star Owner's Technical Manual
Death Star Owner’s Technical Manual by Ryder Windham, Chris Reiff, and Chris Trevas is a fascinating look at the Death Star through the lens of a Haynes manual. For the uninitiated, Haynes manuals feature technical details and information about...
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Melinda's Brew : Who's Your Alter Ego?
Yesterday was Halloween. Which meant witches and goblins and monsters (oh my!) came ringing the doorbell in quest of some sweet treat. What fun! It was wonderful to see boys and girls of many an age dressed up. (Luckily, it was temperate enough...
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