The Real Deep State Is Our System of Checks and Balances
2017-06-19 – They say that it is difficult to change the course of a big ship. The vessel has inertia. It tends to stay on course until someone tugs on […]
Tag Archives: Science
Forget Your Brain! Are you Left Behind or Right Behind?
2017-02-20 – We’ve all done it. We’ve all taken the tests to determine if we are left-brained or right-brained. Are you creative or are you nuts-and-bolts? But if you want […]
By the Dawn’s Early Light
2016-09-22 – It’s fall. And, no, I can no longer see by the dawn’s early light. I don’t sleep well, so I’m usually up before my alarm goes off. Last […]
Dawning of the Anthropocene Epoch
2016-08-29 – Scientists have now declared a new geological epoch, starting around 1950, called the Anthropocene. The defining characteristic of our period in geologic history is the influence of human […]
If You Look for Rainbows, You’ll See Rainbows (But You May Get Wet)
2016-08-22 – People I know are surprised to see a rainbow. I see them pretty often. And they are rarely a surprise—because I look for them. I saw one early […]
The Union Label Is in Orbit Around Jupiter
2016-07-07 – The Republican Party has a number of lies that they hammer over and over and over again until you believe them. Hillary is corrupt. Government is your enemy. […]
If They Only Had a Heart
2016-06-28 – My fellow liberals LOVE calling right wingers stupid. LOVE IT. But, not only is that tack insulting, it is wrong. Evidence for their stupidity includes their denial of […]
Not Comfortable With My Body
2016-03-10 – I’m not comfortable with my body. I’m not talking about body shaming. I’m talking about BODY SHAMING. I’m talking about a millennia-old angst about the human condition. You […]
This Is Not About Climate Change
2016-01-31 – I do not like the cold. I like winter sports like skiing or ice skating, but I haven’t done them in a while. I kinda like shoveling snow. […]
BREAKING NEWS: Daybreak Tuesday at 7:17 AM (Chicago)
2015-12-20 – BREAKING NEWS: Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have informed EightOh9 News that the sun will rise in Chicago on Tuesday, December 22, at 7:17 […]
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