Daily Archives: March 12, 2006

Good Riddance

Slobodan Milosevic apparently died of a heart attack while I was on vacation. Gee, what a loss…. Here’s the kicker, though. His “trial”, which will now be forever unfinished, cost $200 MILLION and took 4 YEARS (and wasn’t even close … Continue reading

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Spring Sky

Gee, it’s great to be back from sunny Florida. Today we had a thunderstorm go over. This is the sky right after it passed over heading North. So it is cold and rainy here. Quite a change from sunny and … Continue reading

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To Bond or not to Bond

Well, there’s a brewing controversy about the “new” James Bond. Or to be more accurate, the newest actor to play the part of James Bond. The new actor is Daniel Craig, an Englishman. Critics have established a new web site … Continue reading

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When the media repeats partisan talking points

Here’s a headline: “Polls: Public Worried About Gov’t Secrecy” The article reports on two recent polls. If you actually bother to read more than just the headline, it strongly contradicts the headline. A solid majority favors some secrecy. And a … Continue reading

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Rocket Garden

Every home should have one! This photo is from the “Rocket Garden” at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor’s Center. If you have never visited the KSC, you really should try to go there. It is a really great experience. Tweet

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Project Mercury

The previous post covered the tragedy of Apollo 1, where Gus Grissom died. The above photo is from launch pad 5/6 where Grissom made his first suborbital flight. The Redstone rocket is real, but the capsule on top is a … Continue reading

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In memoriam

On January 27th, 1967 at 6:31 PM, EST at pad 34 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, an Apollo spacecraft with Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee aboard caught fire. All three Astronauts died. It … Continue reading

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This is an interesting poll

The Harris Poll examined what institutions Americans have confidence in. 47% have a great deal of confidence in the American military. 25% have a great deal of confidence in the White House. 10% have a great deal of confidence in … Continue reading

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I’m baaack!

Back from vacation, tanned, ready and rested. Ok, make that burned, frazzled and exhausted. But happy, nonetheless. I have some new material I’ll be working on soon, too. Sometimes a little time off can give you some new ideas…. Tweet

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