Monthly Archives: March 2024

St. Patrick’s Day: Shamrocks, Saints, Leprechauns, and Me

St. Patrick’s Day is a public holiday in Ireland (Republic of and Northern), Newfoundland, Labrador, and Montserrat. It’s a day when folks wear something green. I’ve heard that some even drink green beer. Why anyone would think green beer is … Continue reading

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Radiation Therapy, and a Household’s Weekly Schedule

Our number-two daughter starts radiation therapy this week. I gather that she’ll be going in Monday through Friday, but if I knew how long it will be going on, I’ve lost that bit of information. Quite aside from the worry … Continue reading

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Half-Million-Year-Old Structure: Rethinking Cavemen, Origins

Wood generally doesn’t last long if left out in the open. That’s why finding interlocking logs near the Kalambo River is such a big deal. Well, part of the reason. They’ve been submerged, it that’s the right word, in wet … Continue reading

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Any Landing You Can Radio Back From: IM-1 Odyssey

“Any landing you can walk away from is a good one.”(Gerald R. Massie, photographer, following the crash-landing of his B-17 (1944) (from “Stayin alive — 16 favorite aviation quotes“, Dan Littmann, Air Facts (August 25, 2016)) So far, this has … Continue reading

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