Don’t Beam Me Up, Scotty

It's a new year, so let's get my stretch* goal of at least one blog post per year out of the way. A recent Bluesky post by the wonderful author Carrie Rubin regarding teleportation, reminded me of a thought experiment I proposed to some friends many decades ago. The discussion (circa 1985) was centered on …

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We Came All This Way…

(But We're Only Helping Your Royalty) Every so often, I hear a theory on TV or in a movie that makes me cringe. The specifics vary slightly but in essence it can summed up as, “It is impossible for humans of that period to have achieved this feat, indicating they were probably helped by extraterrestrials …

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Some notes from JR…

JR's guide to characters from The Devil and the Wolf Hey folks! JR here. Thought I'd give you a brief summary of the main characters in the book. Let's start off with the two most important: Me, JR Wolfe: Smart, funny, clever, good-looking and a jack of all trades. Basically, everybody's bestie and why not. …

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About that cow figurine…

Just a quick note, because I was asked a few times about it. Yes, it is real and was probably in existence during the time of Jehoel's flashback.  Here's a link to the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) where I believe it is currently on display. -R http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329074 (How cute is that?)