Category Archives: Journal

Sharing more about me, less about (almost) everything else

India’s Goal: Chandrayaan-3 on the Moon

UPDATE August 23, 2023 12:50 UTC SUCCESS! India is now the fourth nation to successfully land on the Moon, and the first to successfully land near the Moon’s south pole. Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s lander, will, if all goes well, … Continue reading

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A House in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada

Folks living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, are not having a good time. The last I checked, the Northwest Territories capital was being evacuated. Understandably, since there’s less than a mile of open water between Yellowknife and one of Canada’s … Continue reading

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Another Prescription SNAFU / Yellowstone: USGS Video

I’ll be talking, briefly, about my most recent effort to both follow the rules and get a needed prescription. (Spoiler alert: I finally got the stuff, and have maybe three weeks before wading into this mess again.) But first, an … Continue reading

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Pope Francis and an Open Catholic Church

On his way back from World Youth Day in Lisbon, Pope Francis said that folks who aren’t perfect can be Catholics. Since he was a tad more specific in how he expressed the idea, we got headlines like this: “Pope … Continue reading

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Update: Air Conditioner Fixed :)

A technician was here this morning (August 3, 2023) — and the needed part was in stock. So now we have our main air conditioning system back online, and the part of the house we’re in most of the time … Continue reading

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