An adobe church with the Pleiades star cluster as a backdrop (Thank you NASA)
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Spiral
December 15, 2016Spirals are found naturally on our planet earth and also in outer space.
Evrybody’s Talkin’ ‘Bout Dose E-books
March 9, 2011This Sunday night. I had a chance to watch 60 Minutes and listen to Christopher Hitchens philosophize about life and general and his desperate fight with cancer. I even stayed tuned until Andy Rooney came on a screen, which is something I don’t always do. And guess what; he was talking about e-books. Here’s a […]
Orson Scott Card On Writing
January 7, 2011I have a confession to make. I love to read books on writing, especially those penned by successful authors. Orson Scott Card, author of the award winning sci-fi tale, “Ender’s Game”, is one of my favorites. Recently, I just came across a copy of “Characters & Viewpoints” in the local library and at present I […]
Rogue Satellite
May 12, 2010There’s a rogue satellite on the loose. It’s called the Galaxy 15 and it was launched at Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in October 2005. The launch was performed by Arianespace SA a French company. According to Associated Press the satellite was knocked out of commission by a solar storm, but it still […]
Earth Day
April 23, 2010Today is earth day, (yesterday actually since it’s past midnight )but now that the volcano has finally quieted down (at least for the present) I figured i can turn my attention to something else. So I thought I celebrate the good things on our planet, like the sunshine. And that requires that we notice the […]