I am happy.

That is all.

US Federal Spending

View out the window of the new Tranquility module on the ISS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAQj78odXxk

How does the fall of Rome apply to Today?

http://pajamasmedia.com/victordavishanson/why-did-rome-fall%E2%80%94and-does-it-matter/

The good news mixed into the changes to NASA's plans

Also on the agenda is development of the technology for in-space fuel depots, a concept raised by the Augustine panel as a way to stretch launch capacity for travel beyond LEO.

With the constellation program dead, there won't be any people on the moon any time soon, but long term, in-orbit refueling is the key to economic intra-system space travel. This is good news.

Read about all the other changes here.

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Rogers Extreme Plus

Oh no! Is this the start of the end of skimpy female clothing?

http://gizmodo.com/5454662/fabric-dipped-in-carbon-nanotubes-could-be-turned-into-wearable-batteries

Is being leftist a psychiatric condition?

"The notion that his own society is evil and unjust is the bedrock of the leftist’s vision. Wicked capitalists trample on the poor, the oppressed, and the downtrodden; the leftist appoints himself to rescue these victims. He is a self-styled social redeemer, leading a movement to liberate the masses, even if it results in the destruction of his own society. This political mission provides him with immense moral indignation and, therefore, moral superiority, dispositions from which, in turn, he derives emotional self-gratification. His whole belief system provides him with a sense of belonging; he joins other social redeemers, as well as the victims, real or imagined, who wait for him to break their chains.

Thus, the leftist’s political disposition is a faith that reinforces his personal identity and sense of belonging."

I think the real question is, is it curable?

Very good article about Global Warming

If you don't know what an MDO is you need to read this article.

Luck and the atomic bomb

How unlucky do you have to be to get two nuclear bombs dropped on you? And then how lucky do you have to be to survive until 2010?

Link http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/world/asia/07yamaguchi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

What goes around, comes around

Reading this was music to my ears.

http://www.thestar.com/business/article/735096--geist-record-industry-faces-liability-over-infringement

Have you ever heard of a top-site?

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/topsite.html?pg=1&topic=topsite&topic_set=

Macleans Commentary on Fort Hood

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/11/26/major-nidal-hasan-had-an-enabler/

All your 'o' are belong to us

http://spacefellowship.com/2009/09/07/google-ufo-doodle-explained/

Diverging Diamond' Traffic Flow

Just have cars drive on the wrong side of the street. No really. I like it.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120403340

The difference between Europe and America

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/20/AR2009032001779.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

Huh

What are they teaching in Women's Studies these days?

And now from that wacky land of Japan...

Ice Racing in Ontario

http://www.wheels.ca/article/173236

It seem appropriate that this is my 100th post

Global Warming - Politics or Science?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/11/16/do1610.xml

A good political comentary

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/07/uselections2008.republicans2008

Russian / Georgian war

If you want to know what is actually happening in Georgia regarding the war there, you should read this article:

http://www.michaeltotten.com/archives/2008/08/the-truth-about-1.php

Wheel of time movie

http://movies.ign.com/articles/898/898487p1.html

Seems like the wheel of time series is about to be turned into movies by Universal Pictures. On the one hand they'll probably butcher the story. On the other hand, Lord of the rings was done fairly well...

At least it will be interesting following the casting news as it dribbles out..

Whale Watching near Pleasant Bay Cape Bretton