Is There A Letter In Your Bag For Me

anthrax-nation

August of 2008 I wrote a post about the Bruce Ivins anthrax investigation and his subsequent suicide, Who Ya Gonna Call When There’s Anthrax in The Hall. My interest stemmed from living local to Fort Detrick during the time of anthrax poisonings that succeeded 9/11. The allegations sounded suspect to …

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Total Lunar Eclipse Who’s Up For It

Wren Keller, Just West of Tucson, Az, USA This was taken through a 10 inch Dobsonian with a cannon digital Elf.

I ask that literally, as a total lunar eclipse on winter solstice is rare, and it’s happening tonight. The eclipse begins 1:33 am EST — Monday, Dec. 20th, at 10:33 pm PST. Totality commences at 02:41 am EST — 11:41 pm PST. It lasts for 72 minutes. NASA science news …

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Colbert on GMA

Great set this morning on GMA. Colbert talks to George Stephanopoulos about his rally/”march to keep fear alive“. Comments off, mid-day coffee break video. Got to love it.

The Man From Ipanema

I love it when a leader, any leader, thinks critically. “I find myself imagining what would happen if one day there was a country in the world that would stone a man because he was cheating. Nothing justifies the state taking someone’s life. Only God gives life and only He …

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Make No Mistake, Accessories Count

The  Black and the Blue

I stopped dead in my scrolling tracks when, while perusing my feed-reader, I saw an article titled Elena Kagan v. Sonia Sotomayor: Who Wore It Better? I kid you not. An article on whether Sonia or Elena wore the blue jacket black shirt ensemble with more panache. I was appalled. …

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Colbert With Israeli Ambassador To The US

Colbert with Michael Oren, the Israeli ambassador to the US, from earlier in the week. I’ve only recently viewed it thanks to The Fury in Me. I don’t get to see much Comedy Central these days, unless it’s placed directly in front of me on the internet. The ambassador was …

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