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How Bad Does it Have to Get to Elect Libertarians?
I remember a conversation with a liberal grad student – remember, I lived in the Sociology department, so…
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Not on the Ballot
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was not on the ballot in ten states. Voters in South Carolina,…
Long Term Forecast
NOAA updated our long term forecasts on 12/21. Put simply enough, they predict highertemperatures and less precipitation. Climate Prediction Center – Seasonal Outlook If the folks at NOAA are right – and they usually are – it might be a good idea to plan for an early gardening season. As always, click the link if you want more information.
Snow Surveys- the Easy Years
When I did snow surveys, I had to look at how easy we had it. The old guys would leave Eureka, chain up and drive up Burma, ski or snowshoe into Weasel Cabin, measure the Weasel Divide Snow Course, then start trekking the next morning to Stahl Peak, build a fire in the lookout, measure Stahl, and head downhill the next day, sample the Grave Creek course, get to the pickup and drive out. With the benefit of snowmobiles, it was a single day task for me. Of course, there were 5 days to measure the Kootenai snow courses. Now,…
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Space Missions Slated for 2024- Ali Bramson
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024 Ali M. Bramson, Purdue University The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and…
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The Philosophical Comments of Matt Helm
I’ve been re-reading the paperbacks of my youth – the Matt Helm series by Donald Hamilton. Matt has a somewhat cynical view of the world – a view that is hard to reject, but doesn’t match socially acceptable. The author, Donald Hamilton described Matt: “He’s actually a nice guy. He just happens to kill people for a living.” Here are a few quotations from the series: “Once you point a gun at someone, you’re a murderer; whether or not you get around to pulling the trigger is irrelevant.” “Washington is the city of…
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