SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.

Another round of books just read.Some are from the same thrift store find but there are a few others in here too now.

John Boyd - The Rakehells Of Heaven (1969)
 

Robert Conquest - A World of Difference (1955)

Larry Niven - The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton (1976)

Frederik Pohl  - In The Problem Pit (1976)

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean ~ Arthur C Clarke

Round three of the sweetest gift the sweetest girl bought me.

A.E. Van Vogt ~ The Universe Maker (1953)

Edmond Hamilton ~ City at World's End (1951)

A. Bertram Chandler ~ The Way Back (1976)

There are always possibilities

Round two of the great Science-Fiction thrift store find.

Fred Hoyle ~ Element 79 (1967)

Philip K. Dick ~ The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965)

Edson McCann* ~ Preferred Risk (1955)
*Frederik Pohl & Lester del Rey

J. Hunter Holly ~ The Dark Planet (1971)

This week's caption contest picture is shown below

Picture I took this weekend at the Target near my house.

"They done got Raptured in the frigerator section at Target!"

Protecting the quality of your product, enhancing your brand's shelf appeal

Kinda appealing packaging I found at work while taking out the recycling.

pi-pump® with flexible pipette holding socket and special release valve. Many years of trouble-free use have made the pi-pump® one of the world's most popular pipetting aids.

Science fiction is the improbable made possible

Started tackling that Sci-Fi score that Kate made. First four down and it has definitely refreshed my appetite for Science Fiction. Thank you sweetie.

Brian Aldiss ~ The Dark Light Years (1964)

Philip José Farmer ~ Traitor To The Living (1973)

Robert Silverberg ~ Conquerors From The Darkness (1965)

Poul Anderson ~ The Night Face (1963)

Suddenly the world is not such a bad place.

Photo Dump time. Way Over Due!

Sheboygan Brand Bratwurst Grillers...

...made in California...

...for the New York Style Sausage Company?

Bears and Packers stadium chars cavorting together at the Vancouver, WA Bed, Bath & Beyond

Rolls-Royce at the Elmer's in Clackamas.
Elmer's is like a Denny's or Shoney's type restaurant.

This one is from a Wendy's parking lot in Portland. What is up with the fancy car/crap food connection?

Uh, wouldn't Lil' Beep Beep be a better name for a car seat toy?

Happy clasp dude on a container at Goodwill

Torino? Torin-yes!

Cannibal Marshmallow!

These guys were only 20 feet away. Sorry for the rainy-car window-zoom shot:(

There are more to come. Phone is full and I need to sort them.