Fruitful Detours
There have been several times in my life when I lost. By this I mean that I had a different desired outcome than what actually happened. In every one of these situations, there was pain, but I often ended up with some benefits, too. I tried to learn from what happened, I discovered new possibilities, […]
I’ve been interested in space exploration since I was a boy watching Fireball XL5 on TV and reading science fiction books. After Neil Armstrong landed on the moon in 1969, I haven’t followed it as closely. Over 50 years later, I decided to see what has been going on lately. NASA NASA doesn’t get the […]
My wife is a big recycler. She educates me about which plastics can go in the bin, she composts organic stuff, and all our cardboard boxes are broken down and put into our recycling dumpster. She even takes styrofoam to a local electronics company that recycles it. I’ve been trained well, but I’m really skeptical. […]
There are two very big wars and several smaller ones taking place in our world today. Everyone hears about the conflicts in Israel against Hamas and in Ukraine against Russia, but there are also wars currently being fought in Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, Somalia, South Sudan, and Syria. I have friends who […]
If you are a race fan, then you already know that driver Scott Dixon won the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 in August. He did it with some skillful driving, but also by employing a smart fuel-saving strategy. While everyone else in the field had to make 4 pit stops, he made only three. I have […]
When I read Fahrenheit 451 as a teenager, I never thought that I would witness something similar happening in the United States. It appears to me that there is a large group of people in the United States who are falling into the trap of attempting to avoid pain. They are doing this by attempting […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring significant benefits to a wide range of fields, including healthcare, education, transportation, and manufacturing. Some potential benefits of AI include: However, there are also potential dangers and ethical concerns associated with AI. Some of these include: How Am I Doing So Far? Everything that you’ve seen in […]
This stuff is so crazy. After my last post, I ran into some pictures on the internet of pigeons with cameras attached, and I thought they must be fakes related to Birds Aren’t Real. Boy, was I wrong. The CIA has a website with archival photos of some of the contraptions that they have used […]