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Just read the brief blog of Hiroko Tabuchi – a NY Times environmental and pollution reporter – outlining numerous examples of former lobbyists for environmentally destructive industries, or practices within industries, being installed to positions of responsibility for those areas … Continue reading →

While doing some yardwork I came across this nice, fat, juicy cicada sitting calmly on my porch step. He/she did not mind when I sat down beside him/her/it. In fact, it was very complacent and allowed me to snap a … Continue reading →

Why do I love Moo? Last Sunday Marie’s work colleague Greg texted her to celebrate his soccer team’s clinch of second place. During the tennis tournaments Marie gets texts from her work hero Virginia. She routinely got Wednesday night texts … Continue reading →

I heard Frank DeFord recite Casey today… it brought back memories of my Father and Grandfather – both of whom loved the poem and loved me for loving it too.   Part of coming to grips with this whiff tale … Continue reading →

How do we cope with the unbelievable miracle of our world’s complexity? I sit at my desk and browse the web and cannot stop pinballing from thing to thing… Climbers killed in volcanic explosion OK – that is not a “miracle” but … Continue reading →

Jeff and Peter invited us to tag along on their marathon adventure. It was a dismal, 50 degree steady rain for the entire four-plus hours, but it was glorious!

Alfred Anaya got 24 years in prison for building traps. The traffickers who used his traps got sentences half as long. It doesn’t make sense. WIRED Magazine article by Brendan I. Koerner This is the way federal prosecutors dispense justice?

Mars Gigapixel Panorama – Curiosity rover: Martian solar days 136-149 in Out of this World