The Road Well Traveled, Part I
This is the first entry in a series of posts that will discuss some of our vacations over the last few years. How those travels have personally shaped my views […]
Earth Systems
We Need a Moonshot
I was born just a few months after the return of the last human crewed Earth mission to the Moon. Apollo 17 launched on December 7, 1972, it’s lunar module […]
A Cosmic Influence
Twenty years ago today, Carl Sagan passed away from a cancer-related blood disease, myelodysplasia. If you know ANYTHING about twentieth century astrophysics, you know who Dr. Sagan was and what […]
To Boldly Go…Part I
“Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly […]
The Cost of Human Supremacy
We are not the supreme species on planet Earth, not by a long shot. From a geological timespan point of view, we are relative newcomers. Less than 3 million years […]
Threat Multiplier — Climate Change
Finishing up Episode 6 of Season 6 of The Walking Dead right now, then plan on tuning into the Democratic Debate out of Flint MI tonight. I know much of […]
A Night At McDonald Observatory
“If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore; and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God which […]
Solar Fun
As you may be aware, it is not dark out 24 hours a day. At least not on our planet. Unfortunately for you astronomy lovers and romantics, the Sun does […]
The Old Giant
I don’t usually get overly emotional about trees. At least not individual trees. Their collective importance to the world is without doubt vital; they are part of the breathing world, […]
COP21 — All for Nothing or Do We Fight For a Future?
Had on Meet The Press for a short time and it was nothing but Trump. After wondering just how Trump has stayed #1 for so long without paying for a […]