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One thing you can do for $100
Here’s a pretty cool example of an underwater ROV made on the cheap. Granted, it’s not going to 1000 foot depths, and it is a tow-behind, but it still is a good example of garage-workbench in...
Poppy Day
The local VFW held a Poppy Day today, and while I buy a poppy along with hundreds of other morning commuters, I also always stop to talk to the veterans who are selling them. Around our area, the...
“a veritable liner of the skies”
At the risk of sounding macabre, the coverage of the Airbus A380 launch leaves me feeling queasy. Not being an engineer myself, I will let others expound on the safety and wisdom of flying this m...
Last Night
I went to see a discussion between Abner Mikva and Arthur Schlessinger, hosted by the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. In spite of his age and accompanying frailty, Schlessinger wove some in...
Productivity
The U.S. farmer is a most productive enterprise, and this year is another good example. A second consecutive season of record corn production (over 11 billion bushels) has stretched storage capac...
Now, where to?
I’ve read and heard some curious things in the post-election ether, and I’ve got an idea as to how we look and feel a month or three from now. Let me say for what it’s worth, that this idea...
As if there were any doubt…..
The French Foreign Minister sends a nice Hallmark get well to Arafat. It’s very touching, especially, “I wish to express my most sincere wishes for your recovery, hoping that you can return r...
Churchill’s quote
Sir Winston’s quote: “The best argument against democracy is a five minute conversation with the average voter.” Jay Nordlinger writes a very good column further illuminating this idea. Tak...
Inching toward Victory, One Democrat at a time
Great piece by Sarah Baxter, here is the Times’ own summary: Sarah Baxter, New York correspondent for The Sunday Times, has decided to vote for George W Bush despite being a life-long supporter...
Political Bizarro-World
I just had one of those moments, a combination of “Did I really hear what I thought I heard”, and “I’ve just crossed into a parallel dimension, where black is white, stupid is brilliant�...