2005.187 (July 6, 2005)

Party Count Down: Five Weeks To Go

Over the next month you'll be hearing more about our Seventh Birthday Party. In exactly five weeks we'll be meeting online in #Wingnut for our annual super celebration. It'll take place Wednesday evening in the US, so people in other time zones might want to make arrangements now. Getting together with dozens and dozens of fellow fans at the same time is a lot of fun. We also plan to show off a few neat CIC features and give away various prizes. Feel free to check out the venue in advance. First time visitors can visit #Wingut via the java interface. We have logs of past events online if you'd like to see how things went at our other parties.

News From the Front

My dad and I had occasion to visit the annual Battle of Gettysburg Re-Enactment this past weekend. Much to my surprise, Wing Commander author William R. Forstchen (and co-author Newt Gingrich) were signing copies of their latest alternate-history Civil War novel, Never Call Retreat. Dr. Forstchen was kind enough to pose for a photo... and we also saw he and Mr. Gingrich participate in a mortar firing demontration. A very cool experience! Pictures below: