Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is one of my favorites. See if you can guess how much of the planet is governed in a democratic manner? This is a greatly reduced version of the picture. Click on the link to see it full size.
Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains
Today’s Astronomy Picture of the Day is one of my favorites. See if you can guess how much of the planet is governed in a democratic manner? This is a greatly reduced version of the picture. Click on the link to see it full size.
AT&T Worldnet Service – Top News – Armstrong’s Famous Moon Quote Rewritten Neil Armstrong has always maintained that the proper quote was “One small step for a man…” He said it was prepared that way and he thought he said it that way all along. With Neil’s reputation for steely nerves and supernatural precision, I’ve [...]
So I am going to vent a little bit today. I’m going to vent about the press and how the press reports on “breaking news” items. It’s not going to be very favorable to the press so if you are a member of the press, or have some sympathy for the press you might just [...]
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Interesting speech given to the Senate by Senator James Inhofe. Worth reading for sure.
Someone once said that it is easier to believe in Satan than to believe in God. That statement has a couple of meanings. First it means that evil is more obvious than good. Not more powerful, not more common, but more obvious. Second it means that evil is harder to understand than good. Most people [...]
It is a beautiful day today. I just took a short walk outside. It’s one of those early autumn days in the mountains when the wind is whispering through the trees, carrying the promise of winter with the falling aspen leaves. It is shirt-sleeve and shorts comfortable, but with just enough of an edge that [...]
My daughter spent a good bit of time last night on the internet talking with one of the hostages who was freed before the final moments of the tragedy yesterday. Additional details are also coming out from interviews that are being made public. Here is the latest I know: The individual who perpetrated this act [...]
MiamiHerald.com | 09/27/2006 | 14-year-old student flees to Cuba Alfredo may have been caught up in some typical teenage angst. He had met a special girl during a visit to Cuba this summer, his father said. And in school, he was accused of cheating to try to win the class presidency. Hmm… if that’s true, [...]
My son goes to Fitzsimmons Middle School, which is adjacent to and shares entrances and hallways with, Platte Canyon High School. Today a middle-aged man entered the school with a gun at about 11:30, went into a High School English Class on the second floor, fired his gun to get the room’s attention and demanded [...]
There has been a bunch of debate going on lately because of yet more leaks of classified information from our “intelligence” agencies. Again my concern is still more about why this continued assault on the Bush administration from within the ranks of the CIA, FBI, NSA etc. is tolerated. It has gone on so long, [...]
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