When I was an 8-year-old kid, my grandfather called and invited me to listen to his new record. It was a vinyl recording of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. I don’t remember which version was or what orchestra performed it, or which director was at the helm. All those details were meaningless for that 8-year-old […]
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The present
This story was inspired by a discussion thread in a sci-fi Facebook group.
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A mountaineer’s story
The Fitzroy massif features one of the most impressive challenges for rock climbers: The magnificent Cerro Torre. This impressive granite needle is 3133 m high, and you may think that it’s not so high when compared with either Mt. Everest or the K2. But its south face is quite remarkable because it’s a 2000 m […]
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Cool car of the week
“The machine of a dreamSuch a clean machineWith the pistons a pumpin’Аnd the hubcaps all gleam” Queen, I’m in love with my car, A night at the opera, 1975 A missing Stratos is found A few days ago, I found a story about the recovery of a Lancia Stratos HF rally car that had been […]
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My friend George
The first time I met my friend George was when we assisted Kindergarten. We always seemed to be the most unmatched couple of buddies that ever existed: I was small, thin, used glasses thanks to early myopia, the proto example of a nerd when nerddom wasn’t cool.He was cool, tall (always, even today, one head […]