Truth Is Losing, Part 2

In a long winded but well written way by Michael Tobis.
I was pretty much ousted from the progressive community in Madison, WI, some years back when I defended the locally based Kipp Corporation against accusations of the most wanton emission of pollutants into a residential neighborhood. The fact that the neighborhood had grown up around [...]

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Everything Will Stay The Same

Charles Bolden, the coming NASA administrator was the pilot on senator Nelson’s shuttle flight and has been an SRB / Ares I lobbyist (they used the term “educator”).
So, my prediction is that Ares I will continue on stumbling at least for a few years – too many faces would be lost to admit defeat this [...]

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Kerosene Too Cheap?

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I’m Back

in the city. Still have some moving to do.
Seems the ESAS appendices were put on wikileaks, the NASA panel was finally made official (I don’t really have high hopes for the outcome), Herschel and Planck were launched and Hubble was repaired. Still no NASA boss.
I think the polypore / fungus / kääpä in the new [...]

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Loxia Curvirostra

Or Pytyopsittacus, I’m not very good at this.

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Gallinago Gallinago

Spring is in Pohjanmaa, the Finnish midwest. Decided to upload something since it’s a rainy day now.

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