I don’t think I’d give up Roanoke for Washington, DC; I’m definitely more of a country boy than a city boy these days.
But DC sure is nice.
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Concept art for Crew Exploration Vehicle, NASA.
Constellation Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Art design by John Frassanito & Associates.
The White House, February 2020
Cover to the Saturday Evening Post, Joseph Farrelly, October 13, 1923
“Tipping the Scales.”
More fun with scammers on Twitter:
Miss Becca: “Hello”
Me: “Hello, is it me you’re looking for?”
Miss Becca: “Oh yes”
Me: “I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile.”
Miss Becca: “How are you? Where are you from?”
Me: “You’re all I’ve ever wanted, and my arms are open wide.”
Miss Becca: “Wow baby what brings you to Twitter?”
Me: “‘Cause you know just what to say, and you know just what to do, and I want to tell you so much …
Miss Becca: [blocks me]
Me: “… I love you.”
Cover to “Beware Terror Tales” #5, Bernard Bailey, 1953
Fawcett. Via the Monster Brains blog.
“Yo quiero Taco Spell.”
No, spellcheck, I did not want to address my Mexican-American friend as “Chihuahua;” I indeed meant to call her “Chiquita.”
Thanks for having my back, though, because confusing those two words can really affect the tone of a message.
Spanish poster for “The Wolf Man” (1941)
Universal Pictures.
This is a totally real conversation I had on Twitter.
Obvious scammer on Twitter (disguised as sexy girl): “My name is Kaleta.”
Me: “My name is Luka. I live on the second floor.”
Scammer: “That’s nice to hear from you where are you from”
Me: “I live upstairs from you. Yes, I think you’ve seen me before.”
Scammer: “Oh really”
Me: “If you hear something late at night — some kind of trouble, some kind of fight — just don’t ask me what it was.”
Scammer: “Oh I see so can you send me pic of you If you don’t mind.”
Me: “I think it’s because I’m clumsy. I try not to talk too loud.”
Scammer: “Oh om Ok Can you send a pic of you This is me” [Sends picture again. I have been reliably informed by a friend that the picture is actually one of the Playboy Playmates. Which is curious, because “Kaleta’s” Twitter profile somewhat puzzlingly refers to her as an “Able God.”]
Me: “Maybe it’s because I’m crazy. I try not to act too proud.”
Scammer:
Me: “They only hit until you cry. After that you don’t ask why.”
Scammer:
Me: “You just don’t argue anymore.
You just don’t argue anymore.
You just don’t argue anymore.”
Poster for “Metropolis” (1927)
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 