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Thinking Small, Dramatically

I explore the excellent and detailed work of Lori Nix, who hand makes scenes of decay, death, but also nature and the forces of time. [ READ MORE ]

JFK’s Moon Speech to Congress | 50 Years Ago Today

One of our nation’s most courageous Presidents, pursuing a truly noble, inspiring goal.  Nothing today compares. Fifty years ago today, JFK proposed that the USA send a man to the moon. Via NASA: On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of [ READ MORE ]

Microsoft’s Terrible Parenting

Consider it the curse of being a hulk. Perhaps the folks up at Redmond really need some slap-therapy.  But whatever the case, their purchase of Skype this week for $8,500,000,000 (8.5 Billion) is not a good thing. For all sorts of reasons, Microsoft has a tendency to purchase thriving companies and make them fail. Skype [ READ MORE ]

50 Years of Astronauts

On May 5, 1961, NASA astronautAlan Shepard piloted his Freedom 7 Mercury capsule in a 15-minute suborbital flight, becoming America’s first astronaut. In this image, he is shown being hoisted aboard a U.S. Marine helicopter after splashdown. The flight carried him to an altitude of 116 statute miles. The US Spaceflight program has obviously been [ READ MORE ]

Earth Day.

It’s Earth Day!  My gut reaction is to ask “Does anybody care anymore?” I should know better, and I do. Through all the crap that our violent, volatile world throws at the windshield, there remains a lot to be thankful for. At times I feel despondent, as a passionate soul who bears all and holds [ READ MORE ]

Enormous Wind Turbine

It’s not fair to compare rusty fan-blade windmills on a farm to the high-tech behemoths of today’s wind energy business. Over the last few years, wind turbines have grown bigger and bigger, capturing more wind potential, offering more advanced meteorological readings, automation and connection to the energy grid.  As the son of a wind energy [ READ MORE ]

Breathtaking Time-Lapse

Terje Sorgjerd, a professional landscape filmmaker from Norway has really outdone himself with his latest, The Mountain. His short videos are not new by format or composition, but he has mastered time-lapse landscapes in a way that demands respect.  I especially admire fellow photographers and filmmakers that can paint visions of Earth that make people [ READ MORE ]

California, Still Leading

In an age of spineless US Senators, de-investments in education, and other critical causes being put on the chopping block, it's satisfying to hear that some states are continuing to show leadership. [ READ MORE ]

Time-Lapse of Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

No, NASA launches do not have the same captivating fervor they once had, and a lot of the American public seems to not care about the space shuttle one way or the other, though the process of getting the shuttle (for one of the very last times) into orbit is still an enormously complex and [ READ MORE ]

Hypocrisy & Outrage

I try not to be too overtly political on my blog, especially since it’s often design/film/’pretty stuff’ related, but I’ve never been afraid of wearing my opinions on my sleeves. The current bellowing in Washington about budget woes, and the hyper-misinformed Tea Party that keeps shouting for drastic cuts has reached a new high. Boehner [ READ MORE ]

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