Monthly Archives: January 2015

Greg Van Eekhout at Copperfield’s, Petaluma

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Marion

Greg Van Eekhout, who wrote last year’s urban fantasy California Bones, is on a “mini tour” as part of the release of Pacific Fire, a sequel. Copperfield’s in Petaluma was one of his stops. He said he had been happy … Continue reading →

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“A Safe and Entertaining Environment;” LumaCON’s Policy

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Marion

I said I would write more about Luma-Con’s prominently posted Inclusion and Anti-Harassment policy. It may be a far less interesting topic than costumes, whether Marvel or DC has the best heroes, or which space opera game is the best, … Continue reading →

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Luma-Con a Stellar Event

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Marion

The first Luma-Con, Petaluma’s Comic Book Convention, was a huge success. They had such a turnout (“thousands of people” per the local paper) that they overflowed their venue. The guest artists were friendly and interesting, cosplay was great, and there … Continue reading →

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The Imitation Game

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Marion

This holiday season’s biopic, The Imitation Game, gives a good overview of the lives of one of the 20th century’s most interesting people, Alan Turing. Turing was a computer scientist and mathematician, computer inventor and pretty much the man who … Continue reading →

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The Bay Model; a Cool Thing

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Marion

The San Francisco Bay Model isn’t a best-kept secret. I’m just ignorant. I knew there was a Bay Model somewhere in the area because I saw a film about it years ago on PBS, and because the Mythbusters used in … Continue reading →

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Seeing Sausalito

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Marion

We had lunch at the Lighthouse Cafe — more accurately, we had breakfast about 1:30, sitting at the counter of this tiny, packed diner, watching while the cooks made scrumptious food. The Ultimate Breakfast includes eggs, sausage or bacon, hash … Continue reading →

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