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Category Archives: Astronomy
Total Eclipse, 2017 – Part 1 – The Science
Greetings and Salutations! . On August 21, 2017, I, along with millions of Americans, made an effort to be in the path of Totality of the Solar Eclipse. I have been witness to a number of partial eclipses, but, … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Cosmology, General Thoughts, Humanity, Observations, Ruminations, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged 2017, In-Laws, Science, Springfield, Total Eclipse, Totality
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Thoughts on this Fourth Of July
Greetings and Salutations; As the midnight hour passed this morning, and the 4th of July celebration began, it struck me that there was a huge amount of cognitive dissonance in this year’s celebration. Some aspects remain the same…There are … Continue reading
Dealing With the donald Cultists….A Bit of Humor!
Greetings and Salutations; Well, the donald cultists cannot get over their humiliating win, and so continue to attempt to attack anyone they can. The following example showed up on my FB page earlier today…. Carl … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Questionable decisions
Tagged Carl Bernstein, dildo, donald cultist, humor
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International Holocaust Day – A Memorial and Contemplation
Greetings and Salutations; Today, January 27th, is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we should spend a moment to cast our minds back to the atrocities that the Third Reich inflicted on a huge collection of people, focusing on the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants
Tagged Holocaust Day, memorial, President Obama, Rememberance, the donald
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The Storm Is Not Coming…IT IS HERE!
Greetings and Salutations; We are approaching the end of the first full week of the president-elect’s administration. Perhaps to the surprise of some, he is doing exactly what he said he was going to do in the inflamed … Continue reading
The Woman’s March; What It Said To Me
Greetings and Salutations; Some time before the inauguration, plans grew to hold a Woman’s March in protest against the new administration, on the 21st of January. This idea really caught on, not only in the United States, but all … Continue reading
Sifting Through The Ashes, Part Twelve – The Power has been Transferred
Greetings and Salutations; At Noon today, the deed was done. President-Elect donald was sworn into the office. This inauguration has been a reflection of the campaign and election. For example, the CLAIMS presented by the Donald, and his … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, General Thoughts, Nuttiness, Observations, Politics, Questionable decisions, Snake Oil
Tagged Donald Trump, inauguration, isolationism, president elect
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A Time to Pause; A time to Assess: Martin Luther King – Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Greetings and Salutations; The speech I posted about yesterday was hardly the last important legacy left us by Dr. King. He had seen a document, decrying his activities, and signed by a number of Religious Leaders. While he … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Observations, Politics, Ruminations
Tagged Birminham, Jail, Martin Luther King Jr., Oppression, Protesting
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Where have all the bee-girls gone? Long time passing…
Greetings and Salutations; Sigh….the world of the beekeeper is full of odd moments these days. The problems with bees being killed off by environmental pressures continues, and hives across the land are being exterminated. The stupidity of … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Cosmology, Ethics, Heath, Hive and Colony care, Humanity, Nuttiness, Questionable decisions
Tagged ccd, endangered species, Honey Bees, micro-robots
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Notes From The Sky!
Greetings and Salutations; Just a quick note to remind everyone that this month is the Orionid Meteor Shower. It is a lengthy stream of debris, so will continue on, gradually growing towards its peak around October 21st. … Continue reading
A Meditation on this Memorial Day Weekend
Greetings and Salutations; I have been poking around online, and, on the cable channels this weekend, and contemplating the state of the World in general, and America in specific. It is, I am … Continue reading
Ever Visited an Old Growth Redwood?
Greetings and Salutations; Some of the most amazing and majestic trees left in America are the old growth Redwoods, living out West. However, thanks to the issues brought on by Global Climate Change, these treasures … Continue reading
Posted in Cosmology, Ethics, General Thoughts, Humanity, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Snake Oil
Tagged death, drought, Dune, Frank, Global Climate Change, Redwoods
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Life is Complicated…Observations on Jackson Galaxy
Greetings and Salutations; Over the past year or so, I have started watching Jackson Galaxy’s Animal Planet program, “My Cat From Hell”. I have to say I like it a lot, as Jackson does a … Continue reading
Remembrance of Things Past…
Greetings and Salutations; Proust, in his famous tome “Remembrance Of Things Past”, spent something like a dozen pages describing the joys of having some Madeline cookies and Tea in the afternoon. Now, to a … Continue reading
I am feeling a little stuffed today….
Greetings and salutations; Once again, I am relieved to find that there are stranger people than me out there. I ran across this link about Walter Potter, who lived around the 1850-1890 time frame. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Ethics, General, Humanity, Misc, MultiMedia, Nuttiness, Observations, Questionable decisions, Sculpture, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged taxidermy, victorian, walter potter
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How do YOU deal with Stress?
Greetings and Salutations; After far too long as a Renter, we are moving into the Octagon on The Hill. Thanks to the economy, my health issues, and the difficulties that are a hallmark of two … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humanity, Observations, Questionable decisions, Ruminations, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged meditations, peace, soul, sunset, The Hill, The Octagon
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Why should someone have to die because some punk is “bored?”
Greetings and Salutations; Once again, my fellow Americans have shown that they have the capacity to amaze me and push the limits of how one should conduct oneself. In short, Christopher Lane was an Australian baseball player, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Humanity, Nuttiness, Observations, Political rants, Questionable decisions, Ruminations
Tagged christopher lane, gangsta, homicide, oklahoma
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Why the Space Program is SO worth it
Greetings and Salutations; There are so many amazing images that NASA is collecting, that I thought I would share one here. This is an image of two of Saturn’s moons (Mimas and Pandora) hanging in space … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomers, Astronomy, Cosmology, Ruminations, Something Good This Way Comes
Tagged Mimas, Pandora, rings, Saturn, scientific data
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Lovely pictures of Technology in Action
Greetings and Salutations; Hidden in the mass of terrible news of destructive weather, personal tragedy and general scumminess on the part of Mankind, there are some bright points. This, for example is a great photograph of … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Humanity, Observations
Tagged communications Satellite, launch, NASA, Space Network, TDRS
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