Natural Weekends – Migrating Birds In Texas
Despite the wild swings in temperature over the last week or so, it is still pretty quiet on the creek. But...
Yearly Archive: 2018
The Alt-Right, The NRA, And The Culture Of Fear
Osama bin Laden believed the 9/11 attack on the US would result in the withdrawal of support for the authoritarian regimes...
The Defining Feature Of The Republican Party Is Cruelty
I continue to marvel at the abject cruelty espoused by the current Republican party. And, if anything, their actions since the...
GOP Is Adopting Putin's Media Strategies
When Trump was elected, I wrote a post predicting there would be an effort to create that same kind of “managed...
Astronomy Adventure – Messier 93
Messier 93 is another open cluster in the constellation Puppis, although smaller and less impressive than Messier 47. It is estimated...
Astronomy Adventure – Messier 47 and 48
M47 and M48 are two nice winter open clusters. M47 is a naked-eye cluster located in the constellation of Puppis. It...
GOP Seems Unconcerned About Russian Attack On 2018 Election. Why?
One of the things that we already knew but was confirmed by Mueller’s indictments yesterday is that the original intention of...
Natural Weekends – Revisiting Owens Valley
Still midwinter here and snow expected tonight. So let’s go back to the Owens Valley and pictures from Yosemite as we...
Mueller's Indictments Also Indict Republicans For Their Refusal To Defend The Country From Attack
In light of today’s indictments from Mueller, it would be a good time to repeat this reminder that Republicans, especially Mitch...