Mars at Opposition Tonight
Sadly, it was cloudy around here last night when there would have been a beautiful view of a full blue Moon,...
Yearly Archive: 2016
Preakness Predictions
The Preakness, the second leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, will go off today shortly after 5pm. Nyquist will be the...
Does Microsoft Try To Make You Hate The Company
So, Microsoft has done it again – they’ve managed to tick me off once more. I had to go out for...
Bassick High School – Politics of Perpetual Failure
Thanks again to Lenny Grimaldi over at Only in Bridgeport for highlighting this story of the half century of challenges at...
Now Is Not The Time To Bern Bridges
I’ve recently updated an earlier post about the importance of not forgetting history when it comes to Presidential elections. It’s a...
Millions Helped by New Overtime Rule; Salary Cutoff Will Adjust Regularly
I thought I’d spend a little more time discussing the Labor Department ruling raising the salary cutoff at which overtime is not required to...
Federer Out Of French Open – Amazing Streak Will End
The great Roger Federer has withdrawn from the upcoming French Open which is scheduled to start on Sunday. This will end...
Astronomy Adventure (cont'd) – Back To The Moon
In the last Astronomy Adventure, it became clear that I was having problems with focus. I had been focusing the telescope...
Fed Determined To Raise Rates
It looks like the Fed is pretty determined to raise interest rates at its next meeting in June. Of course, Wall...
Obama's Liberal Streak Positions Democrats In November
Just like Harry Reid seems liberated by not having to run for re-election, so President Obama seems to be letting his...