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End Caller ID Spoofing Forever
You’ve probably received phone calls like these. Caller, brightly: “Oh, sorry! I was having trouble with my headset.” Caller, helpfully: “We’re calling because you requested information about lower-back or knee pain.” Caller, sternly: “Don’t hang up! This is not a sales call.” These are indeed sales calls. You never...
About Trending, A Man Story
by Ray N. Franklin Spoiler Alert: this article is about “Trending, A Man Story” the SF short story. It reveals important details about the original. If you haven’t read the story, click here to read it now. Rating: PG13 Adult Themes Like most of my story ideas, the concept...
Trending, A Man Story
by Ray N. Franklin Rating: PG13 Adult Themes Charlie rolled out of bed and staggered to his bathroom. Sarina was already showering in hers. He wasn’t really a morning person, but when her day started, his day started. He had never mastered sleeping-in after Sarina got up and began...
About Twisted Kiss
My ideas about Twisted Kiss originated with a 60 Minutes story about the Circus Trees of Santa Cruz, California. Farmer Axel Erlandson began shaping trees around 1925, for his own pleasure. He bought land near Santa Cruz in 1945 and created more trees with the goal of establishing an...
Twisted Kiss
by Ray N. Franklin I saw Mori one morning in early summer when I first opened my eyes. I had made camp in the dark the night before, taking this place to be a protected hollow surrounded by dense shrubs. One of those shrubs was not as it had...
Water Distiller Better Than Filters
After battling for months with slow Brita filters I stopped using them entirely. A water distiller is far better than any brand of water filter in my opinion. Distillation removes more contaminants and minerals in tap water than any filter can. A good water distiller will remove chlorine and...
Nature’s Pinhole Camera Shade of a Locust
I stayed in Fort Collins, Colorado for the 2017 total eclipse of the sun. I didn’t feel at all deprived by missing totality. In fact, I found it to be a truly marvelous experience. For better viewing of the ninety-two percent partial eclipse I setup a simple Bushnell sixty...
Galaxy Field Guide For Kids Age 4-8
With 25 brilliant color images and simple text “Galaxy Field Guide For Kids Age 4-8” teaches kids to quickly identify galaxies as astronomers do. Stunning images from the Hubble Space Telescope show the wide diversity of galaxies in the universe. Astronomy facts, science history tidbits and a gentle, questioning...
Galaxy Field Guide For Kids Ages 4-8 Credits
All images in ‘Galaxy Field Guide For Kids Ages 4-8’ came from NASA/ESA and the Hubble Space Telescope. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is the government space agency of the United States. The (ESA) is the organization in Europe that conducts space exploration. NASA and the ESA...