On Tuesday, deep within a posting called The country is behind the president on climate, some rather heated exchange occurred between myself and DanFromWaltham. A brief summary of the issue (follow the link for greater details if necessary) … [Read more...]

On July 19, 3013 (Last Friday), the Cassini spacecraft took a picture of Earth from the orbit of Saturn. The image shows Saturn, the Rings of Saturn and the Earth (898 million miles/1.44 billion kilometers away). Needless to say, no … [Read more...]

Forty Four Years Ago Tomorrow (Saturday Evening), the human race stopped briefly and watched the crew of Apollo 11 land successfully in the Sea of Tranquility. If you see the moon at all this weekend, just remember that the site is at 3 … [Read more...]

Congrats and unlike France (no bloody Church cry-baby whiners). And this is with the approval of the head of the Church of England. And now for something completely different: A sentence I never thought I would say. Yeah - Henry VIII, In … [Read more...]

Forty Four Years Ago This Week, the human race stopped briefly and watched the crew of Apollo 11 start their historic trip to the moon. 1) 44 Years Ago Today, on July 16, 1969, the Saturn V rocket blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida … [Read more...]

Maggie Gallagher, the ex-head of the hate group known as the National Organization for Marriage is upset over a potential boycott. Talk about your "Chickens coming home to roast". The National Organization for Marriage has for years been … [Read more...]

Seriously, despite the fact that Louisiana is part of the United States and the United States has a Constitution that include various Amemdments other than the Second Amendment (like the First Amendment), a Louisiana City Councilman is … [Read more...]

Scottish Actor (and borderline Ginger) John Barrowman from Torchwood, and eventually the Face of Boe (rumored) as well as possibly the only guy to kiss both Doctor Who/Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant and one of my personal favorite … [Read more...]

Today is the 150th anniversary of the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg and specifically of Pickett's Charge. If you go outside into the sweltering heat today, think of what it must have been like to be outside in weather like today, … [Read more...]

Much like Christmas morning, I don't feel the election season has really started, until some Troll writes about how they are so much better than everyone else, because they vote for the best person rather than the party affiliation (and by … [Read more...]