Compared to the Christmas songbook when we were each young, there have been a lot of new songs. Some few better than others; possibly enduring among the classics. Some lot eminently forgettable, or that one might fervently desire to forget. Take care in what is wished for... (Surely someone can do b...

No, the bunny is not to blame for such political events.

In the GCES ("Global Council for Earth and Space", our thinly-veiled-SRD-themed politics subforum), opinions vary as to what actually happened, but rabbits are never mentioned in that regard.

What's it all about, Ralphie?
Is it just for the trivia win?

Ok, never mind trying to parody a Bacharach/David classic from six decades ago.
Dionne Warwick is still in my head, but I haz an old...

May you thrive here and contribute!

Yes, yes she did.

Since the thread has been exhumed...

They took the credit for your Second Symphony
Rewritten by machine and new technology
And now I understand the problems you can see…

The first video ever played on MTV...way back on August 1, 1981

So say we all.

Looking forward to what you thought...and if you happened to map out the geography of this story, would definitely want to see that!

Menolly brought home Hatch peppers and an ear of corn from Hopelink. I had a few roasted chicken drums left from a previous night's dinner, so I whipped up a Chili Relleno casserole that fed the three of us for two nights. As always, I took multiple liberties, but this is the base recipe: Chili Rell...

Yes, Soar was destroyed by Calm Horizons when that former vassal turned on them. At the time, Trumpet was occluded by asteroid debris and was not targetable. The spared vessel was Punisher , which had been pounding Calm Horizons as best it could. Once Calm Horizons fired on Soar , it needed time to ...

You are correct about that being a prior use of super-light proton cannon, but I think it was Soar that took The Lab out while Calm Horizons still lurked on the periphery of the Valdor swarm. I was thinking of another occasion when Calm Horizons ' weapon was used and there was a clear choice between...

Warden nixes the proposed kamikaze dive, so the proton cannon survives for now. I thought of asking what happens with that weapon later in the story, but... Let's look back instead. Earlier in the story, Calm Horizons used its super-light proton cannon. What did it destroy and what other potential t...

Just a little more specific... OK, I'll bite: the super-light proton cannon. That emitter is the weapon that most threatens the global seat-of-government. The shuttle Warden is taking to Calm Horizons *could* at the right moment divert from a course to the docking port and kamikaze into the emitter...

Dam-sel and I watched it this morning. I'm not sure "fun" would be my first choice of adjective, but it had plenty taking place and a lot at stake going into the next episode.

Congratulations, SB!

We have aggregated a correct answer. Well done.

StevieG and IrrationalSanity can work out between them who poses the next question.

Hint: Nick has an obsession that predates the Gap story arc.

Close enough on the eventual outcome. Tranquil Hegemony rather than Calm Horizons, the latter of which survives into the following two books.

Need a bit more specificity on what orders Nick gives Liete and expects her to follow. Why is Captain's Fancy not still docked at Billingate?

System clock definitely has issues.

As is my habit, I'm going to tug on loose threads left by prior questions... When Nick put Liete in command of Captain's Fancy , what was she supposed to accomplish? What did she do instead, and why? Not looking for the whole complicated story, just the central facts of what his orders to her were a...