... There are also references to High School friends, mainly kids who liked to play pranks. Whether these are friends Tom Jr. and the others had while...
I was watching "Iron Man" on Tuesday, and watched the scene where Stark was beginning his work on the 2nd generation of the suit. It made me think about Tom at...
Just letting all of you know I've been enjoying this thread. In fact, it's been giving me some inspiration me in regards to the fourth Sandra Swift novel...
... his ... be like. ... Same thing happened at my end. In fact, I was going to ask if we had any of the film design crew lurking in the group, but realized...
I will send them to you next week, after their exam tomorrow. Meanwhile, they are turning in 9-12 by hand. But I will get them to talk to you so they can do...
... to ... We are never given a clue as to when and how Tom met, or what educational background Bud had, or how it came to be that he was a working pilot at...
... 1) In "Repelatron Skyway" Tom and Bud are lured to house with a fake dinosaur. IIRC the leader was some sort of jock. 2) Tom, et all, were at a dance and...
Electronic Hydrolung. James _____ grep -iC15 squeal TSJR18.txt "I guess some practical joker clicked off the switch." Bud suddenly caught sight of a stout ...
Greg, James--thanks for the reminders. Good grief and gravy, I not only blipped over real evidence of, at least, Bud having attended a local high school--but...
Absolutely fantastic!--and so Tom-Swiftian it hurts! The thing is even called the Challenger. Sure, obvious name, and there's the Challenger Deep (as well as...
James, I'd just like to say that that could be considered weak proof of any mention of Tom Jr being in High School, since the way the remark is made it sounds...
Chapter Fifteen: The Test Pilot. "So," Sandy remarked. "It looks as if we'll have company." "Oh good," Bud added. "And I'm in a mood to go over and meet the ...
Since Tom and Bud are "18", do they have to be in High School. I graduated at 17 - being a summer baby. It is possible that 18 was selected so that Bud and Tom...
Michael, I'm glad to see this one. I'm sorry you had trouble getting it right, but it seemed really "right" to me. I tell you there is some "right" about...
... define 'smallish'? 8)>> I'm worth a lot less, financially, when i hit the road for vacation, I had about that in my wallet: never can tell when an ATM...
it deserves to be finished! Absolutely fantastic!--Absolutely fantastic!--<WBR>and Thanks, Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC See the Museum's Web Site at...
Home schooling did not take place until the 70's. Perhaps since Tom was a genius, he completed high school early (say 15 years old) which allowed him to be...
... little ... I guess I'm going by the news photo, which seemed to show quite a few bundles of cash lined up. Me, I don't feel secure carrying that much in...
... I always thought that Bud was a native of San Francisco, referring to it as "home." For example, in "Ultrasonic Cycloplane" he says "I flew home to...
... I also felt that ... I agree with Tom completing High School early. In "Visitor from Planet X" Bud makes a comment about how the earthquake didn't hurt him...
... Many thanks. Maybe I'm a perfectionist or something, but this chapter still doesn't "flow" for me. I think it's a matter of too much talk and not enough...
This article refers to a project to build a flying submersible. Like some of the other recent achievements and ideas (pedal-powered airship, Fossett's one-man...