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Should it surprise us that a member of a monastic order might have some push back on his research in science...

Draughts (checkers), @Marie2020 ? February 8 is Laugh and Get Rich Day. "A day for enriching your life with happiness." Apparently inspired by the 1931 motion picture comedy by that name about a struggling family during the Great Depression. The story line is that they finally gain some...

I saw a pair of Juncos this week. I see that they are now being called Dark-eyed Juncos and the more local term of Oregon junco will have to be moved to history ;). They are here year around but I usually only see them late and early – probably as they move to and from more forested locations...

On 7 February 1800, a public referendum confirmed the new French constitution. It vested all of the real power in the hands of the First Consul, Napoleon Bonaparte. Later, Napoleon would declare himself emporer. I didn't realize the extent of the connection between the Bonaparte and the US...

And, this is in such contrast to other areas of the US. We didn't hit a record for any highs, this week. The storms are sliding into the Seattle/Vancouver area with the forecast to bring rains all along the coastal area of the Pacific Northwest. We have an 80% chance of rain over this weekend...

Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis

We have dense fog this morning following the afternoon sprinkles, yesterday. It is right at freezing. The airport reports that there is .06 of a mile visibility. That is just over 300 yards (290 meters). I couldn't possibly see anything at that distance. I do not remember ever seeing the...

Sixty-seven years ago today: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper and the pilot of their small airplane died when their plane went down in an Iowa cornfield. Here is a poster of the event where they performed the night before. In the Crickets band at the time, Waylon Jennings lost the...

Moments of beautiful quietude and other moments as well 😍.