The rain stopped long enough for this wild view… Yes, those are clouds dipping way down in front of the mountains.

Earthquakes are perhaps the one natural disaster that take into account socioeconomic factors. Witness the two that have occurred recently. In Algeria, a 6.8 quake resulted in over 2,000 deaths and horrific destruction  [more...]

At exactly this time — well, 3 hours ago on the east coast, actually — thirty-nine years ago, I was born. As my aunt Susie so kindly pointed out in a birthday card, in 1966: A new car cost $2,653 The  [more...]

A story in today’s Washington Post notes that, according to census figures, the DC region has the second-highest income of any major metropolitan area in the country. I started to bemoan my move, until I realized  [more...]