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Uncle Mike


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  • 9 weeks
    Personal Problems...

    I didn't want to share this when it happened, for a lot of reasons. Some of the reasons are related to divorcing my online persona from the real-world me. A somewhat larger part would be what you;d call tough-guy bullshit

    I had the Widowmaker heart attack more-or-less two years ago.

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  • 66 weeks
    Remember the Silly Idea with Earthside Horses Becoming Intelligent?

    So, I had a silly idea involving a First Contact where Fluttershy talked Twilight into casting a spell to make our equines sapient. Someone else apparently remembered an old-school SF story about a London tailor commissioned to create proper dress for an equinoid alien, and had fun with it...

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  • 84 weeks
    Engineering vs. Management (or, "The Balloon Story")

    A fellow rented a hot air balloon for the morning. He's having a wonderful time, drifting around, enjoying the beautiful scenery and the gentle spring weather, when the wind dies down, and he realizes that he's lost. He sees a guy walking across a field below, so he eases down into a hover and calls out to him.

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  • 107 weeks
    From the Silly Ideas Bin (but only barely gelled)

    So, we know that Sunset Shimmer, in canon, jumped through the mirror into the Equestrian Girls universe, set herself up as Queen Bee in Canterlot High's social hierarchy, et cetera, et cetera... And fandom gets rather lurid about how she got there (let's NOT go through the recitations of blackmail, extortion, and sexual favors surrounding that, mmmkay?)

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  • 115 weeks
    A Tall Tale, Half-Remembered

    Apparently, I've reached the age where one starts indulging in nostalgia. This particular reminiscence was sparked by Pineta's short, "This Is How a Unicorn Talks", wherein Izzy, Sunny, Zipp, and Hitch must defend a high-energy particle accelerator project. (BTW,

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Nov
30th
2014

So, would anybody be interested in... · 5:29am Nov 30th, 2014

... A story consultant?

I've got no particular chops as a writer - I've noodled out a few unsuccessful fragments that I consider unworthy of seeing the light of day, and I'm not even remotely trying to present myself as an editor or proofreader. (Axiom for myself: "Until and unless I'm able to develop an idea into a halfway-decent story, and am in in a position to expend the enormous amount of time, energy, and effort to learn how to do that, I'm not going to post the half-assed attempts I rattle off in my limited spare time. There are enough crapfics out there that I don't need to put out another one...")

BUT: I've a pretty broad range of experience, with education and training in fields that aren't widely known to the general public. I've been an ordnance technician and a tank crewman. I've worked Central Booking on Saturday Night. I'm a forensic scientist, and I hold internationally-recognized certification in my particular discipline of concentration. I know which end of the gun the bang comes out of, and I even know which end of the bow goes on the strings of the violin and when (thanks to a mother who valued music lessons and teachers who went beyond providing bands for pep rallies!)

So, umm, I guess that what I'm offering is this: Fandom has Loved and Tolerated (tm) me quite generously. I feel obliged to pay Fandom back for the kindness. So, if anybrony wants a Subject Matter Expert, I'm available.... Contact me with your problem, and I'll give you my best answer...

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If any of that ever comes up, I'll be trying to remember this post :pinkiesmile:

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