Thanks for reading this. Each person's time is valuable, and if you are so gracious to allot a small amount to me, it's much appreciated and valued. OK, I've said it. Hey, at the age of seventy-five, following a passion for writing, it's all a struggle. The mind is not as fresh, and all those…
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Thoughts on the Election
I had not planned to write this. Another blog, My Walk in the Woods, an Appalachian Trail Adventure is mostly finished, and will be next up in a week or so. But our emotions are seared into our minds. For sure this campaign, and the stunning results no matter if your team or the other team…
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The End of the Earth? It’s Possible!
That was the most sensational headline I could come up with. However, an article in the August issue of Scientific American explains that an asteroid named Bennu poses just such a possibility. Bennu is large enough, about a third of a mile in diameter, to do enough damage to essentially destroy civilization as we know…
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Are There Aliens Among Us?
Okay, with that "come-on" headline, let's talk. The seed for this blog was an article in the June 12 Sunday New York Times. The summary of the piece is this: Aliens may not exist near Earth, but new discoveries imply that they once did, at least somewhere in the universe. In addition, the July, 2016…
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