Sally Ride, First American Woman In Space, Is Dead

The Boeing company today said that it is shelving plans to build its Sonic Cruiser airplane, a jet designed to fly near the speed of sound and cut flight times by 15 to 20%. They decided that it was simply uneconomical.

I just went out to get something out of my trunk, and Diego followed me, barking as the screen door opened. When I came back to the front door, I saw something behind the screen door, between it and the front door  [more...]

A few days ago I was thinking to myself: it feels like earthquake time. I dunno, the combination of the kind of stale, hot weather and the middle of the month [see my theory… and more evidence… and more]  [more...]