Monthly Archives: May 2009

The Russian Edition of my book, The Bible’s Most Fascinating People, is now available apparently. I googled myself: my name plus .ru; a search for my name plus .jp came up empty, so the Japanese edition is apparently still not … Continue reading →

The launch this morning of the Soyuz, taking 3 astronauts to the International Space Station, went without a hitch. Come Friday, they will dock with the station, increasing its crew size from three to six. Send to Kindle

SpaceDaily.com reports: A Belgian, a Canadian and a Russian blast off for the International Space Station on Wednesday as Russia steps up its rocket launches to support a doubling of the station’s crew. The astronauts will lift off aboard a … Continue reading →

Arthur Conan Doyle, the author who created Sherlock Holms, was born 150 years ago today, on May 22, 1859. Send to Kindle

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor. – Neil Gaiman Send to Kindle

According to UniverseToday.com, Paramount sent a copy of the latest Star Trek movie to NASA, which then uploaded it to the International Space Station for the astronauts there to enjoy. Send to Kindle

Trekkies Bash New Star Trek Film As ‘Fun, Watchable’ Send to Kindle