Storm chasing. I get it. When you live on the Great Plains, the sky is everywhere and everything. You look to the sky for cues about every aspect of your life. The sky is your ceiling, your roof. As Willa Cather once wrote, “The earth is the floor of the sky.” And you get a … Continue reading The Chase by Mike Olbenski (video)
Wouldn’t want anyone to miss this gorgeous photo of Pluto, shot from 1.2 million miles away by the departing New Horizons spacecraft. The glowing ring is light passing through Pluto’s atmosphere, not a solar eclipse. A Slate article explains the science and includes several more photos. Continue reading Pluto’s beautiful atmosphere
I’ve long been an advocate of writing to one’s representatives in Congress to express one’s opinions on various issues. I realize it probably takes mountains of mail to make a difference, or even to be heard. And I understand that most letters aren’t read, they’re just tallied as pro or con by staffers. Still, I sometimes … Continue reading New way to write to Congress … if you care
I just saw this commercial on TV and have some really mixed feelings about it. At first I was just intrigued, curious about where it was going and who created it. It asked some really thought-provoking questions and made me start thinking about “the big picture.” But when the advertiser’s name finally came up at the … Continue reading Mixed feelings about this commercial
I found some interesting maps on the Huffington Post last night. They illustrate where certain curse words get the most use in the US (the lower 48 states). Not at all surprising to someone who lived there most of her life, the mild expletives “Darn” and “Gosh” are quite common in Oklahoma. So, too, is … Continue reading Which curse words are popular in your state?
NASA made history again today with the New Horizons spacecraft doing its 30,000 mph flyby of Pluto after a 9-year, 3-billion-mile flight across our solar system. I missed every live telecast today because of doctor appointments. But I have hopes of seeing replays and look forward to the promised “waterfall” of spectacular new images in the … Continue reading A plea for Pluto
