Category Archives: Discursive Detours

A catch-all category

Silly Headlines and Space Aliens, Serious Science and UAPs

Monday, I wondered what I was going to write about this week. Then I read that scientists found methane and carbon dioxide in a not-really-Earth-like planet’s atmosphere — and saw a silly headline or two. Normally, that’d be more than … Continue reading

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Prescription Quest: Another Month’s Epic Saga

First, the good news. Two days of this month’s quest for a prescribed medication have passed without incident. I’ve asked my pharmacy to request legal authorization: so that they may sell me another month’s supply of methylphenidate. They’ll also be … Continue reading

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Labor Day Weekend: Staying Home

These days, the first Monday in September is Labor Day. Officially, it’s when we “honor the energy and innovation of working Americans”: and, maybe, unions. “A Proclamation on Labor Day, 2023“(September 1, 2023) “I have often said that the middle … Continue reading

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Yellowstone: Geysers, Quakes and, Eventually, a Supereruption

I started writing about Yellowstone, hazards, and science a few weeks ago. Then life happened — there’s a link near the end of this post — something more timely came up, and now I’m back with a look at the … Continue reading

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India: Fourth on the Moon, First near Lunar South Pole

India became the fourth nation to land on Earth’s Moon this week. And the first to land near the Lunar south pole. This is a very big deal. So, in a different way, was the “abnormal situation” that turned Russia’s … Continue reading

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