To Boldly Go, Part II
Back in October I wrote a piece discussing the next generation of space exploration. Specifically human crewed exploration, and the shift from public to private sector missions and advancement. I […]
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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 […]
Isolationism in the Age of Airplanes
This morning I boarded a flight from Fargo to Albuquerque, New Mexico, bound for a short three-day certification class for my full time job. It was o-dark-thirty when I arrived […]
Been a Long Week
It has been a long week. President-Elect Trump. How did we get here? What did we do? Where are we going? Will we ever be the same? Do we fear […]
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 […]
Candidates Fire First Shots on The Same Stage
Earlier this evening the aircraft carrier Intrepid, now a museum in New York harbor, hosted the Democratic and Republican candidates for President. It wasn’t a debate, since they didn’t go […]
Labor Day
Today is Labor Day. It is not a day to mark the end of summer, time to have a BBQ, or a simply a day off of work. First enacted […]
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 […]
Trump’s Acceptance Speech
Last night was a glimpse of what may be to come…if we elect Mr. Donald Trump. I simply don’t know were to begin. It was the most hateful, angry acceptance […]
Dayton, Wright State, NATO and Trump’s Best Bud
I have been in Dayton OH this week, attending a class on Environmental Management Systems Auditing. The class is a good fit for my new career in IG, and even […]