A while back I came across a vintage postcard from Santa Fe featuring the slogan “The Most Wonderful 50 Mile Square in America.” I had never heard the phrase before so I did some...
The comparisons of Trump and his followers to the rise of Hitler and the Nazi party are many. The similarities have become more indurate with each passing day. The rise in incidents of hate...
Today I am struggling. After a lifetime of being staunchly opposed to the death penalty I find myself re-examining decades-old beliefs and trying to stave off deep feelings of anger and bloodlust revenge. A...
Now that the conventions are over and our candidates have been set loose upon the campaign trails we can focus on other matters. In this post, voter ID laws. My belief has always been,...
I recently pulled out my ancient stamp collection, dusted it off, and thought, “Man, what’s the story behind this one?” on several of them. To that end, I’ve added a “Stamp Stories” section of...
What does a geek do when he’s given a little downtime during a week of conference talks and meetings? He plays with the Mandelbrot set. I’ve been getting into vector programming – the nitty-gritty...
The New Age was a weekly British magazine that covered modernist topics in the arts and society, most active in the years 1907-1922. It featured several notable contributors during that time, among them George...
The other day a friend of mine commented that he witnessed quite a few home runs during a Cubs vs. Rockies game at Coors Field in Denver. There was a total of 4 home runs,...
Sebastien Pug with his duck careen across the room, plopping down on the oversized circular dog bed at the far end. “He’s out of control!”, Sonya would say. Sebastien is 4 years old and...
I use a stir plate for growing yeast cultures for my beer brewing. Most of my recipes require only a 1.5L batch; however, there are some recipes that call for a larger quantity of...
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