Thursday, July 29, 2010
The Pain of Addiction
As far back as I can remember I have found a need to escape my feelings and myself. As a child, I lived with an alcoholic father, a highly-strung mother and three siblings.
Catch a Speeding Bullet Trick
To make a good trick, you must show to your audience that you're going to use a real live gun. And the best way to convince them is by letting them to know! Ask one of the crowds to mark the tip of bullet for later identification.
Back in Time to Create Your Maker - A Sci Fi Short Story Shaker
European and American scientists have discovered a way to send information back in time. In fact, they have perfected their technologies through almost an unlimited source of research and development funds coming from two great sources; the military's black projects fund and Wall Street. What they've done is worked with an investment banking firm which has hired out some of the "quants" (personal friends of the scientists) working in the high-speed trading rooms in Manhattan buildings which sit on top of Internet hubs, and they place their trades just prior to major news events which end up shaking the markets, having future knowledge of such events guarantees an endless stream of cash.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The Lark in Shakespeare
Chaucer, Spenser, Milton, Shelley and Wordsworth all shared with Shakespeare's adoration for the skylark. In A Winter's Tale: "The lark that tirra-Iirra chants"; in Romeo and Juliet: "It was the lark, the herald of the morn"; in Cymbeline: Hark! Hark! The lark in "Lawn as white as driven snow; Cyprus black as e'er was crow."
The Year is 2033 and the Place is MIT - Short Story and Potential Movie
The story takes place in the future, a little more than two decades from today. So let me set the stage for you. Two individuals very similar to Bill Gates and Paul Allen have created a virtual reality living room, that is so real, it's hard to tell whether you are in real life or immersed within the game. This virtual reality gaming center incorporates;
Alien Attacks on Deep Sea Human Oil Rigs Continue - Sci Fi Short Story
In his science fiction short story we will discuss an alien species that is more advanced than human civilizations, which lives underground, and under the ocean in the deepest depths. Their species is very similar to humans, but they cannot interbreed with humans without genetic manipulation. This other race has life-spans in excess of 800-years, or as long as they choose within that time frame.
The Year is 2433 and the Place Once Again is MIT
This is a Science Fiction Short Story, so let me set the stage. The year is 2433 and the instructor is Professor L. Winthrop XIV, who is the professor of the Advanced BioScience Graduate Studies and head of the Bio Lab in the "Crick Building" and he is about to address the new graduate class here at MIT.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Greek Mythology - A Treasure Trove of Intrigue, Drama, and Passion
Ancient Greek mythology has always fascinated me. Ever since I was a teenager I have been drawn to the stories and lore associated with Greek mythology. In my eyes, there's no other history, culture, or back-story that is as complete and classical as that found within Greek mythology.
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