Go buy my dad's book, BARSTOW BONES!

My dad, in addition to being a pretty great dad, is also a pretty great writer. His latest book, Barstow Bones, is a pulse-pounding mystery set in the Barstow of the 1980s. It's a time and a place I know well, and in addition to writing a compelling mystery I think my dad has really captured the era and setting. Perhaps I'm a tad biased by my dad being my dad and all, but I think this book is terrific and I'd suggest that you buy a few dozen copies immediately. (And hey, you don't have to just take my word for it that my old man's got the goods. Publisher's Weekly described the book as having "real depth" and said the plot was "smooth paced.")

You can click on over to the official website to learn more about the book and buy yourself a copy in paperback or as a Kindle edition.

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The really big stained glass crab at Baltimore-Washington International Airport

This handsome fellow is a 500-pound stained glass crab on display at Baltimore-Washington International Airport. In 1984 the state of Maryland commissioned Baltimore artist Jackie Leatherbury Douglass and her husband John to create a tourist attraction celebrating the Chesapeake blue crab, and the Douglass' spent a reported 5,500 hours assembling this unforgettable display. After John Waters and The Wire, this guy has my vote as the third greatest thing that ever came out of Baltimore.

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The Full Scale Millennium Falcon Project

The Full Scale Millennium Falcon Project is just what it sounds like. A group of Star Wars fanatics is planning to recreate a full-size replica on the Millennium Falcon, exact in every detail. (Well, other than the ability to make the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs, presumably.)

You'll be amazed to see just how far they've gone toward making this thing a reality. This isn't a corporation doing this, it's not a new prop for a theme park someplace. These are just geeks, on a mission from God. And as unlikely as it sounds, I suspect they may actually get this done. May the force be with them!

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