I’ve been knitting again. Feels good to get back to the needles. Over the last week, I’ve managed to knit the back, front, two arms and one and a bit legs. Actually, I finished the second leg just now but I’d already taken to the picture so I’ll do a revised one tomorrow after I […]
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As more and more data comes back from our research vehicles on and about Mars, we learn that maybe Mars was once very much like home — Earth. Recently, scientists have learned from the data that Mars periodically has some of its existing atmosphere ripped away by solar winds. Mars’ magnetic field isn’t a bubble […]
I’m a sucker for a good love story and this sounded like that’s what it would be, with the added benefit of the ghost being in love and, since usually ghost are ephemeral, the love would probably be unrequited. What I got was a rip roaring adventure in love, metaphysics, and morality. Ben Gould and […]
Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan caught me by surprise. My first exposure to Shawn Tan’s work was his graphic story The Arrival which had no words. The story was conveyed by the drawings. In Tales From Outer Suburbia there are plenty of drawings and, if you’ve seen Shaun Tan’s work, you’ll recognize the […]
Today, I was leafing through a magazine and imagine my surprise to see that a Tylenol ad was actually informative and helpful. Not that I’m saying such ads are never either of these. But, usually they just say something on the order of “if you’re in pain or ill use our product”. So, what was […]
Today is November 14th, and it’s my birthday. Not a great event in the scheme of things but it is a time when I usually reflect on what I’ve done over the past year and think about what I plan to do in the coming year. To me birthdays are more like new beginnings than […]
Here it is days after the elections and I’m still wondering….why? Why do so many people want to take away a fundamental right from others? I’ve heard that allowing same-sex marriages takes away from the sanctity of marriage. I’ve truly pondered that one for a long, long time and I don’t get it. What does […]
Today what caught my eye was an article about the Maldives. It seems they can see the writing on the wall, so to speak, and are going to be saving a percentage of the islands’ tourist income towards buying themselves a new homeland. The problem is global warming. You see most of the islands are […]