So, I haven't been posting much lately. I've been very busy with several projects and just can't seem to find the time. Unfortunately, since I've been so inattentive, the site was invaded by evil alien spammers from China. Some of your witty, incisive comments may have become casualties in the battle. If that's the case, then I apologize and invite you to come back. In any case, my web guy, Rich has gotten the Death Star on station so we're finally protected from them. Hopefully, I'll be able to get back to posting more often and the Elf won't have to worry about his security.

I am really trying to keep this thing up to date, but I'm really finding that I can find more time for reading than I can for blogging. I suspect this is true of most bibliophiles so I'm really not that concerned with it. Since my last post, I left Asimov behind, (Technically, I read the entire Foundation series, 3 books even though there are many continuations of the series). I know this is supposed to be a Science Fiction & Fantasy blog, but I got hold of "The Dogs of War" by Frederick Forsyth, in ebook format, and I got hooked. I don't know if Frederick's picture is close to reality or not, but he certainly portrays a convincing portrait of the world of mercenaries. From "Dogs" I went straight to "Day of the Jackal" which details a plot by a French terrorist organization to assassinate Charles de'Gaulle. Really good stuff, although if you're a fan of Tom Clancy, you may find it a bit simple-minded. Still, for the mid 60's this is real techno-thriller. I found myself laughing at some of the tech stuff even though the suspense just kept me in thrall. In any case, I think I'll probably read "The Odessa File" before leaving Forsyth and getting back to the cyborg elf's world.

Oh yeah, I saw a t-shirt that I loved the other day, so I'm introducing a new feature to the blog: The Spoiler of the Day! Here's the inaugural Spoiler:

Snape kills Dumbledore!