I didn't know much about Kylie when Brianna said Hey, Kylie's playing in Boston! Let's go! All I knew was three Kylie songs Bri plays incessantly and that she had to stand on a box to kiss David Tennant in Dr Who. But I looked up a set list and made a playlist from it/2

And listened to it nonstop before the concert. Then when Bri was in Israel I cycled through ALL of Kylie's albums in the order Bri thinks they are best. Marriage should be fun. Maybe if your partner likes X but you don't try it out. Maybe it'll be fun/3

Next thing --- shh don't tell Brianna --- is I buy a bag of candy and quiz her on Kylie trivia. She gets candy if she answers right. Otherwise I do. We both win! Hurrah!/4

Oh god. Our peach tree looks like this. Is this... Too much water? Not enough water? Too much lime? Or plant food or not enough? I gave it some lime n plant food three weeks ago and have been watering it regularly (though I stupidly haven't looked closely recently). Suggestions?

Bri brought back from actual LP records of Kylie Minogue from Israel. We picked up a record player. How fun! I just happened to have a pile of 45's - some with rare picture sleeves I've been carrying around move-to-move for decades.

The first song I played? Elton John's version of Pinball Wizard. But only bc it was a British pressing with built-in 45 spindle adapter. I had to 3D print an adapter for the other 45's - and used a USB-C-rechargeable air gun to clean them. 1975 meets 2025 technology!

Bri and I are going to a record store later. I want to hunt down the Who's Live at Leeds with a full set of inserts. Or Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti w/ the windows cut out. (If you flip it around other things apear in the windows.) what other LPs are cool physical artifacts?

What could I be doing on my Sunday? Church? Lawn? Writing a novel? Re-watching Rogue One to see how it jives with Andor? Nope. Since my first Space:1999 laser tank is essentially done (except reprinting entire cockpit bc chair is 1/4" outta place) now on to the next laser tank!

Happy 80th birthday, Pete Townshend! Screenshots from a 1980 TV ad for radio station WPLJ - 95.5 in New York!

Our IAM Union family is proud to walk alongside CBTU at their 54th Convention – united in purpose, committed to progress. #UnionProud #cbtuUnstoppable

Welcome to today's edition of: What's Frank 3D printing now. Any guesses?

Another clue to Frank's mysterious new 3D project!

This is the way

Two more days!!! Two!!! And then my latest novella with Jay Werkheiser comes out in Analog Fiction&Fact !!! "Under the Moons of Venus"!!! Exciting, fun, adventure!

It's finally here! My novella "UNDER THE MOONS OF VENUS: A TALE OF A PRINCESS ALTIVOLANT" (high-flying) in the July-Aug 2025 Analog, co-written w Jay Werkheiser !!! A frolicsome adventure w flying suits, cities in the sky, and monsters! Get the Analog SF app or go to a bookstore!