Author Archives: Dayton Ward

About Dayton Ward

Freelance word slinger, husband, daddy, Trekkie, Tampa Bay Bucs fan, Rush fan (the band), observer and derider of human behavior. I know where my towel is.

Star Trek: Topps Trading Cards tribute book!

Posted on May 22, 2013

Sherman! Set the Wayback Machine for 1976! Young Dayton is but nine years old, running around his neighborhood playing with his friends. Every so often, between this all-important activity and other, mundane pursuits like school, Dayton finds time to catch … Continue reading →

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Best of Classic Dave Barry 2013, May 11-17.

Posted on May 18, 2013

Buy Dave Barry’s Stuff! Visit Dave on the Web! This. So very much THIS. May 11th/12th When I was born, during the presidency of James K. Polk, baby showers were pretty basic. There was no registering. A group of women would … Continue reading →

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Your moment of TrekZen*.

Posted on May 16, 2013

A long time ago, in a comic far, far away…this happened:   Writer of Stuff Peter David, with the able assistance of artists Tom Sutton and Ricardo Villagran, conspired to bring us what arguably is the one of the greatest … Continue reading →

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Novel Spaces – “Tips for living with a writer? A list, deconstructed.”

Posted on May 15, 2013

My scheduled “day” in the rotation of writers who post to the Novel Spaces blog has been shifted from the 17th to the 15th, and….BAM! Look what day it is? This month, I decide to examine one of those “Top 10″ … Continue reading →

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Jack Bauer will “Live Another Day.”

Posted on May 14, 2013

Oh Hell. To the Yeah. With the cancellation of Kiefer Sutherland’s current TV series, Touch, Fox has decided to go back to something that was working well enough for them, and have signed on for another adventure with everybody’s favorite … Continue reading →

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“The Bionic Woman, Part One” on Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast!

Posted on May 14, 2013

I let this slip past me on Sunday, but hey! It’s been two weeks, and that means it’s time for another exciting episode of Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast! Hosts John S. Drew and Paul K. Bisson continue their bi-weekly retrospective … Continue reading →

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Happy 30th Anniversary, Blue Thunder!

Posted on May 13, 2013

“This ship is equipped with a forward-mounted, twenty-millimeter electric cannon. Its six barrels are capable of firing four thousand rounds of ammunition per minute. And that, gentlemen, is one hell of a shit-storm in anybody’s language!” Frank Murphy, helicopter pilot for … Continue reading →

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Ask Dayton #72 on the G&T Show: “Spock vs. Picard?”

Posted on May 12, 2013

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Yep, it’s Sunday, and with that another episode of the Sunday G&T Show, hosted by friends Nick Minecci and Terry Lynn Shull, with tech dude Mike Medeiros keeping all the bits and bytes … Continue reading →

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Best of Classic Dave Barry 2013, May 4-10.

Posted on May 12, 2013

Buy Dave Barry’s Stuff! Visit Dave on the Web! Hmm….could be. I mean, I’ve spoken on this very topic, myself. May 9th: I am eager for my daughter to reach a more mature age–say, three or four–so that I can explain … Continue reading →

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Your moment of TrekZen*.

Posted on May 10, 2013

Yeoman Barrows is pissed. This is what happens when McCoy peeks. Coming soon to a theater near us?  (Click to Biggie Size) I’ve checked, but so far I’m unable to confirm whether this might be presented in IMAX and/or 3-D. … Continue reading →

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