A wild ride in space * * March 16, 1966. We’re set to inaugurate the second half of Project… Read more 50 years ago today: Gemini 8
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Time change (again)
It’s here already. Time to change the clocks. This time, we lose an hour. In a blink, gone. Leaving us… Read more Time change (again)
A parable
When the Spanish explorer Francisco Cervelli discovered the Paredes Islands, he found that the natives “are not savages, but actually… Read more A parable
Leap day
Once in four years, we gain an extra day. Why does it have to be a Monday? Who decided this? … Read more Leap day
Project Gemini loses a crew
Elliot See and Charlie Bassett * Fifty years ago today, February 28 Gemini 9 coming down… Read more Project Gemini loses a crew
Commercial-free Super Bowl!
In a surprise move, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that as a demonstration of support for victims of brain trauma,… Read more Commercial-free Super Bowl!
The stuff dreams are made of
Although the mission was barely a minute old, CNN’s Tom Minter was summing up the successful launch, milliseconds from… Read more The stuff dreams are made of
A poem for the new year
Canvas (New Year’s Eve) You’ve lost your rear wheels decades ago on the long road from Hong Kong driving all… Read more A poem for the new year
Five in hand
May your years be kind I remember the past in baseball cards, each year a different design sporting an outdated… Read more Five in hand
Winter solstice
Today marks the winter solstice. Which means that in just six months, the days will begin getting shorter.
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