Look at this! I am a stranger to my own blog. Should I re-introduce myself somehow? Yes, it’s been about ten years I see. That’s like a whole lifetime ago isn’t it? So much has changed. Living in another state far, far from my old stomping grounds on the west coast is quite shocking, even…
Leelah Alcorn, a normal 17 year old transgender teen wanting to blossom into the fuller human being and adult she had every potential to become, yet she was cut down by suicidal depression. Her gender anxiety combined with a cloistered existence within the small world and box she had been stuffed into as a member…
Is Islam a religion of war or peace? Mojtaba Masood investigates extremism and ISIS. What threats do they pose to the world? ISIS – “Islamic” Extremism? | Full Documentary
The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, launched on June 13, 2012, and is the first telescope to focus high energy X-ray light. Compared to the previous generation of non-focusing observatories working in this energy band, this change in technology provides NuSTAR with 10x sharper images and 100x improved sensitivity. High energy X-ray light provides…
Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in this six-minute timelapse video from space. Combining 12 500 images taken by Alexander during his six-month Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station this Ultra High Definition video shows the best our beautiful planet has to offer.
Another favorite Christmas experience has become the observance of the annual migration of the Snow Goose. Here outside of Williams, CA can be seen this ancient movement of an entire community of birds whose survival is increasingly dependent on the better wisdom of the human race. To hear the collective sounds made by these amazing…
Along the N. California flyway, these Tundra Swans were taking a break for an early evening feeding when I came along to capture their digital image. Cornell Lab of Ornithology – All About Birds Sounds:Tundra Swan
Along the I5 Corridor just north of Williams, CA, I decided to deploy the I5 Cam for a moment to check in on fellow drivers this Christmas Eve, 2014. As I suspected, the mood was generally tense with a mixed response. A steady flow of traffic, but nothing too frustrating on this stretch of road.…
This world we live in, with its many complications, occasionally gives rise to the most extreme response. Whether you can appreciate it or not, you must hand it to those pioneers who continue their unending search for challenge and excellence, for their many attempts to entertain and for their eye for beauty and precision amid…
Much can be said about previously hidden CIA secrets involving enhanced interrogation practices. Certainly Where strong arguments and opinions abound, it can take what seems like an exhausting and overwhelming period, plus a bundle of energy to work out a personal understanding. Toward this end, I offer you a concise statement made by John McCain.…
The cheesiness of GOP mud slinging just crashed through its own ceiling with Elizabeth Lauten’s searing Facebook attack on the First Couple’s kids, Sasha and Malia Obama. The girls have been criticized for their fashionista dress before but nothing like this! Ms. Lauten pulled out all the stops by causing social media to rear its…
Just when I think the last really, really, really good grove has been cut, along comes another! Enjoy people…
Does it matter to you that you have adequate information to select a healthy choice when shopping for a prepared meal? If you want to avoid stroke, heart attack, cancer, diabetes and many, many other serious health issues it should indeed matter. A healthier choice does not have to mean a tasteless or unsatisfying meal.…
Social revolutions DO NOT have to be violent. There are many instances in US history when an individual or a group sponsored a cause that went absolutely viral and stirred up monumental change across American society and beyond. One could argue that the violent brands of public protest have actually delayed progress, reinforced bigotry and…
Before there was Vimeo, before Youtube filled nearly a billion homes with free media content, there was, ‘The Red Balloon.’ This short film and story captured the hearts and minds of third and fourth graders everywhere. Kids (like myself) and adults who knew nothing of the Internet or the world to come, for many of…
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