JamesPBear, glad to hear you are well. What type of non-fiction are you writing?
Good luck with your proposal!

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Vibes, mate. I remember seeing the footage at the time and being appalled. To actually be doing search and recovery there? Wow. I can't even imagine.
My statement was a little misleading. After rereading it, I stated, "30 years ago was the Oklahoma City bombing." The bombing took place on 19 April 1995. 30 years ago, is when the bombers were indicted on 10 August 1995. Sorry for the mix-up. My brain wanders between thoughts sometimes. Reading an article about the indictment pushed my brain back to that terrible day in April of that year.
I am depressed. 30 years ago was the Oklahoma City bombing. I was a first responder on the scene. I was stationed at the Naval Reserve Center, and we sent several personnel with the proper experience and skills to the bombing scene to assist in search and recovery. It took me almost a decade to get over that, and even today it still haunts me.
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I loved her in the X-Files but have never got around to The Fall.
I had the hots for Gillian Anderson when the X-Files came out. (Along with 50% of the viewers)
I watched 'Major League' (1989) last night. It was not as good as I remembered it, but Bob Uecker was still great.
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This one looks like fun. Soldiers in Vietnam apparently end up in the Cretaceous or something. Dinosaurs galore and the effects look pretty good, at least in the trailer. And some of the dinos have feathers!! A known, demonstrated fact about dinosaurs that the Jurassic Park/World movies haven't really touched yet. It's low budget, so may not be exactly Jurassic Park level but give me some well done dinos (WITH FEATHERS!!!!), and I'll be in.
It is due out a week before my birthday, and I am looking forward to watching it.
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The buzz on rpg.net, where there are tons of comic books geeks, is generally positive. And the Surfer is apparently the best character for some of them. They're pretty happy with the FF, too, this time. And no one could possibly screw it up as badly as the 2007 Rise of the Silver Surfer.
It was very different from the original Fantastic Four mythology, but they covered it at the start of the movie by noting it was Earth-282. This is not the universe of the original FF.
The movie was good. I would rate it 7 of 10, and I tend to be a tough rater.
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Oo, thank you. Figured it would be a bit complicated given the size. It's interesting how many places are better to visit in Spring or Fall. Greece is like that. Summer is hot and crowded so a lot of people recommend May-June or Sept.-Oct. We're going in September.
It sounds like a great time! Please post some pictures.
I always marvel at how different things are today compared to my early life. Last night I came across an article from one hundred years ago. It reminded me of the huge advances are country and culture have made.
21 July 1925: The Scopes Trial ended with John Scopes being found guilty of violating the Butler Act.
I am going to see a movie tomorrow with my BIL and friend, Vernon. (He used to write stories on here)
Friday, I am expecting good news from my lawyer concerning my divorce.
I hope everyone is having a wonderful and blessed day