Going Forward

OK, OBL DEAD. I’m not sad he is dead, murdered even, but I’ve written several emails this morning to different friends, friends heading to India and Australia, asking them not to go. My brother is in China. He is due home this weekend. I’ll be relieved when he returns, as …

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No Exit

Do we get what we strive for only to end up punished in the way of a Hotel California metaphor? I’ve think we reap what we sow. However, that sounds too biblical and I’m not much of a believer. Something my testing at belief net confirms. Categorizing me as %100 likely …

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Panamanian Sabbatical Ends

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While I was in Panama one of their hero’s died. The former V.P. Guillermo Ford, a long-time political activist known for his extreme opposition to the military government of Manuel Noriega, Vice President during the presidency of Endara Galimany, passed away. His state funeral was on Tuesday. Those with more …

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Monday Night Notes

A meeting in the morning, an hours drive away, and it’s snowing/sleeting like mad. Having witnessed the return of the Finches last week I was convinced winter was over. That supposition seems not to have been the case. I’m sitting here reading the real estate pages for various Florida locations. …

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Is There A Letter In Your Bag For Me

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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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