Category Archives: Geek Stuff

TopatoCon 2015!

Posted on September 28, 2015 by

This weekend was TopatoCon, a convention started by the good folks at TopatoCo, a sort of consortium of webcomics (and other) creators. What’s more, it took place right here in my area code! I went by on Saturday and saw … Continue reading →

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I Have No Shame

Posted on July 1, 2015 by

Here’s a shirt you can not buy.

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I Had That! #46: Trig Star Award

Posted on January 4, 2015 by

I was not a good student in school. Though I was considered “gifted and talented” nobody was courting me when it came time for college, nor did they have a reason to. And it wasn’t because I was intellectually bored, … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #45: Star Wars Trading Cards

Posted on December 28, 2014 by

As is blatantly obvious, Star Wars hit me in exactly the right way. It was my first real fandom, and I couldn’t get enough of it. Before the advent of DVDs or even videotapes (though, more on that later) we … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #41: Radio Shack 150 in One Electronic Projects Kit

Posted on November 30, 2014 by

It’s possible that folks of the current generation can’t even parse this thing. Today’s electronics don’t open up, even for a fleeting glance at a circuit board while replacing a battery. No one takes apart their TV or radio or … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #36: Star Wars Lunchbox

Posted on October 26, 2014 by

(Your correspondent is under the weather, so for today’s “I Had That”, I’m reposting a blog post from a few years ago.) Heading out to school in the fall of 1977, I of course wanted a Star Wars lunchbox. I … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #24: Mork and Mindy Suspenders

Posted on July 27, 2014 by

This is going to be a short one because even I don’t want to dwell too much on this. Mork and Mindy hit in 1978, when I was in 4th grade. I was a huge fan, and when I saw … Continue reading →

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I Had That! #14: The Story of Star Wars/Star Wars Storybook

Posted on May 4, 2014 by

Fine, May 4th, Star Wars Day, whatever. Let’s do this thing. A running theme of this series is that you kids these days have no idea how good you have it. If your favorite movie is The Avengers or Wall-E … Continue reading →

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