The Hall of Fire

The only Pern book I thoroughly enjoyed was pretty much the last one with AIVIS - the standard 'life is not as you know it, there is much more, and I am your mentor' story.

Strangely enough, the US were one of the latter countries to get both movies. The Da Vinci Code was released worldwide between 18-19 May (the US on the 19th). The only later exceptions are/were Japan (20th) and Bahrain and Kuwait (June). Three countries had a release date of the 17th, two days befor...

It's been out only 10 days and it's already the 56th highest grossing film of all time worldwide with USD 462m (USD 144m US).

Protests against Life Of Brian were organised based on its perceived blasphemy, not the least of which because the film ends with a comical song sung by the victims of a mass crucifixion ("Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"). Ironically, this song was later re-released with great succ...

Fantasy, even fantasizing whilst having sex with your partner, is a very human thing. It's something we do because sex frees the soul and the libido. Consciousness drifting whilst awake. Very Frank Herbert. It is the sweetest of releases from ourselves. However, if those fantasies are from an underl...

Reading through this thread, it strikes me that for those of us who do not have a prescribed religion, who do not have a published faith, we note that the similarities between DVC and the Bible, Edda, Koran, whatever, are more commonplace than one might suppose. For example, although it has been pro...

Still thinking of New Orleans, I see.

Thx Guys. Missed ya, and many names here too.

I would kiss Estel, but alas I'm still on Anguilla. Should be back at M00t Point on Saturday, after being away for seven very, very long weeks.