If the statute of limitations for trespassing is six years (and yes, I looked it up for the sake of accuracy), it is probably okay for me to tell this story nearly fifty years after t…

     October looks to be an excellent month for planetary viewing.  Just to make sure our lunar companion does not get short shrift, we will start this AstroCal with a little about the Hunter’…

    What more can be said about the year 1971 that I have not already covered?  As a 1971 Marquette Senior High School graduate, I remain fond of that particular year.  It would take a full page…

       Model Rocketry became our hobby when my brother and I witnessed one of our Norway Avenue neighbors launch a Centuri brand model rocket in the field across from our house.  We dove in…

       At the end of Part 1, we found Steve Martin winding down a three year job at Knott’s Berry Farm where he performed in melodramas with a small troupe at the Bird Cage Theatre.  He a…

From the Vaults:  That Wild and Crazy Guy        Elvis hit the nail on the head back in 1971.  He told Steve Martin, “Son, you have an ob-leek sense of humor.”  Oblique can be added t…