By now my regular readers, all three of them, must have noticed a precipitous drop in both the quantity and quality of my output here. I certainly have and it bothers me, but there seems to be very little I can do about it for the moment. The ideas still flow on an almost daily basis, but I don’t even have time to log them in as shorthand notes to myself. Continue reading Why Don’t He Write?
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Among the people I have admired are many astronauts, those bravest of man- and womankind who push the limits of machines and humanity while reaching for the stars. Space flight related accidents have killed 22 astronauts since the inception of the American space program, and an even larger number of ground crew members have given their lives to the cause. We should never forget any of them or the contributions their sacrifices made to the advancement of science and our understanding of the cosmos. Continue reading The Final Frontier Last week’s Supreme Court decision, effectively giving Monsanto and other megacorporations the power to buy our senators and representatives in Congress really threw me into a tailspin. I’ve seen this thing coming for months now, but I don’t think I ever really allowed myself to consider this outcome a possibility. After all, even my nine year old knows the difference between living things and those that aren’t. The whole fiasco was simply inconceivable until it actually happened. The idiots who applauded this decision were quick to point out that labor unions were included in this ruling, but seriously, when was the last time organized labor actually stood on equal footing with big business? That’s like sending Pee Wee Herman into a boxing ring to fight Mike Tyson; no contest. Continue reading America, This Is Your Wake Up Call I had every intention of writing up a new, extensive, thought provoking post tonight regarding news of the week; especially the latest Supreme Court insult to democracy, but with my new responsibilities at work and the effort it takes for such a limited intellect as mine to make sense of current events, I simply needed a bit of down time to decompress. So today I spent my time splitting firewood (always a good no-mind pass time) and watching television. I rarely watch the boob tube anymore, but a few years ago that old science fiction series from my youth, Battlestar Galactica, was re-imagined and broadcast at painfully long intervals on what used to be called Sci-Fi Channel (now known as the SyFy or, as we call it, the Syphilis Channel). Continue reading Down Time Today the Supreme Court handed over what remained of our electoral process to corporate America. One dollar = one vote; from here on out that’s how it is. My friend waits quietly for me, as she has for most of my life. Our relationship spans decades, all the way back to my childhood. For most of my life she has been my constant companion, giving me solace in times of sadness and sharing in my greatest times of joy. Wherever I have roamed, she’s been there too, patiently waiting for my loving embrace. No matter where I’ve been or what I’ve done, she has always been there waiting when I needed her. Continue reading My Oldest Friend |
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I Just Love That New Book Smell
I’ve always been the inquisitive sort; never satisfied with common knowledge or being told what, where, and when; I prefer to know how and why too. This facet of my personality manifests in many ways, none more prominent than my near obsession with books and reading. I am quite literally “book poor” – my house if overflowing with them. The fact that I’m married to a hopeless bibliophile just adds to the used bookstore atmosphere of our home. Continue reading I Just Love That New Book Smell