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“Experience keeps a dear school but fools will learn in no other”
-Benjamin Franklin
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Fire Sky
The air is hazy, and the sun is red. And the sunsets? The sunsets are vibrant. Why? It is for the same reason a sunset is red. Particles in our atmosphere scatter light, and they scatter blue light more than red. At sunset, the sun reaches us through more of the atmosphere, and most of Read more
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Breathing Smoke- Once Again
Well, the smoke has hit us a bit earlier this year, and it isn’t quite as hazy as it was last year when I wrote about breathing smoke. Smoke inhalation isn’t something to take lightly- it comes with a number of unpleasant symptoms. Here’s Last Year:Tuesday, September 15th of 2020 Smoke seemed to fill the Read more
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Making Hay
Cutting grass is the main component of making hay – and, until the mid 1840s, the task was left for human muscles, usually with a scythe or sickle (I have seen artifacts where stone chips were glued into wood or bone preceding iron or bronze). I’m haying about 18 acres of old lake bed – Read more
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The Misery Index
Almost a half-century ago, an economist named Arthur Okun developed the Misery Index. It’s a simple calculation – just add the unemployment rate to the inflation rate, and you have the Misery Index. He also came up with Okun’s law – which is online, but I think it would be better termed Okun’s estimate. At Read more
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Reading the First and Second Amendment
The First Amendment, protecting free speech, freedom of the press, and freedom of religion, begins with the words “Congress shall make no law . . .” The second Amendment ends with “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” I looked them up after hearing an argument that “The Read more
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Trego Traffic
Traffic was a bit unusual this week. While the usual events (the food giveaway on Friday at the community hall, for example) backed up traffic and crowded parking lots on schedule, commuters Monday morning had a bit of a surprise. As you may have noticed, the railway had a large machine parked near the railroad Read more
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