Category Archives: Journal

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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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Pope Francis, Politics and Being Catholic: Briefly

Pope Francis criticized (some) Catholics in my country. If I had any sense, and was trying to make A Catholic Citizen in America famous, influential, profitable or some combination of those qualities, I’d have long since picked an earnestly wacky … 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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Situation in Sauk Centre

Update August 25, 2024 2:08 p.m. / 19:08 UTC Good news: power is back on, and stayed that way. On the other hand, I spilled coffee on the “Annotated Alice” book I was reading. No great harm done. And, more … Continue reading →

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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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