Osgood, U.N.I.T. Scientist and in-show Whovian

doctor who osgoodA-Z Challenge Badge OOsgood is a semi-regular character on the show who works as a scientist for U.N.I.T.—I’ll get to them later, but let’s just say they’re the Men in Black of the Whoniverse.

Her first episode was The Day of the Doctor where she helped in thwarting a Zygon invasion. Also the day that a Zygon took her form. From that point forward, there were two Osgoods, each refusing to admit who was the human and who was the Zygon.

Until one of them was killed, by Missy, a.k.a. the Master. And we still don’t know if it was the human or the Zygon. There have been some developments in this area, but since I stated I wouldn’t spoil anything from the latest season, I’ll have to keep my mouth shut on that.

osgood-death-in-heaven-stWhat’s interesting about Osgood is she kind of represents a lot of us sitting at home watching the show. She’s a fan of the Doctor.

On her first meeting with the Doctor she was falling over herself and could hardly speak. She knows everything a human could know about the Doctor and usually finds herself desperate to help in some way, even though she’s not the action type.

osgood-zygon-inversion-end-570x322She’s so much of a fan that she’s always seen with a little Doctor flair, whether it’s a colorful scarf, a particular cardigan, a pair of sneakers, a shirt with question marks on the collar, or a bow tie—bow ties are cool.

Can you pick out which Doctors are referenced by Osgood’s fashion choices?

B is for Banovsky’s Weird Cars

weirdCarsWeird Cars by Michael Banovsky is a fantastic trip into the most obscure alleyways the automotive industry has ever created and, in some cases, covered up. This isn’t a book that reveals a few odd facts about cars we all know, this is a book that introduces a lengthy line-up of cars you’ve probably never even heard of.This book talks about cars with 4 wheels, 3 wheels, 6 wheels, no wheels. Interiors that seat four, a dozen or only one.

You’ll learn about cars like Simca Fulgar which could have been the inspiration for “The Homer.”

If you built a small screened in porch and then put it on wheels you’d have something very close to the Quasar Unipower.

Then there’s the Taylor Aerocar, which is exactly like it sounds: a car with wings.

The best part of Weird Cars is it’s delivery. It’s much more than a dry download of information. Banovsky mixes fact and wit to deliver a read that entertains as it informs. Like having a school teacher who’s more concerned with getting laughs than following a curriculum, and no homework.

Okay, I lied about that being the best part. There’s something even better.

The book is available through Amazon, both in print and digital, but it’s also available for free in the form of Michael Banovsky’s daily blog. The book has 77 cars, his blog has hundreds.

neweditor-01Head over to www.banovsky.com and read about every car from the book along with hundreds more. Subscribe to it, and Banovsky’s car of the day will be delivered to your inbox every day.Author Michael Banovsky plans on publishing follow-ups to this book but, if you want to get in on the ground floor, every car shows up on his blog long before it finds its way into a book.

Michael Banovsky has been in the car industry for most of his working life. Currently, he’s the Content Manager for one of the coolest automotive content generators on the internet: Petrolicious.

This is day two of my A to Z Blogging Challenge. Check in again tomorrow to C what I write about. (Told ya. Puns all month long.)