Last Saturday, when the US election was decided, was a lucky and unlucky day, depending on what you think. This coming Friday Continue reading “Luck and unluck”
Category: human rights and animal rights
Orion and the right to insult
You may notice a few Orionid meteors in the after-midnight sky any time from about October 2 to November 7, but they should be at their best in the night between October 20 and 21.
RBG and RGB
Acronyms trip us up. AI: you think you’re about to learn something about Artificial Intelligence, but it’s Amnesty International. RGB is one I have to worry about, when making colored illustrations – should I be using Red-Green-Blue mode, or Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Black, CMYK?
Intercepting the Perseids and the water
I’ve been so dazzled by Venus Continue reading “Intercepting the Perseids and the water”
Hada
I saw the eclipse of 1997 March 9 through a snowstorm near the northern edge of Mongolia. These objects –
Rebounding Sun
Solstice morning Sun, at its lowest, burning a hole in the clouds over the bay. Continue reading “Rebounding Sun”
Quarter and Carter
This morning before what should have been sunrise, I was riding along the Continue reading “Quarter and Carter”
Officious Moon and declining island
On this unlucky Friday December 13, the Moon is at its northernmost point Continue reading “Officious Moon and declining island”
Drone advance
I believe in general human progress, but it is saw-toothed Continue reading “Drone advance”
Nobel for Abiy Ahmed
And now it has been announced that the Nobel Peace Prize goes to the prime minister of Ethiopia. Continue reading “Nobel for Abiy Ahmed”