Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Vertical Farming Crash

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 A long piece on the decline in vertical farming. I think my past posts reflect skepticism about it.  I don't think it will work until ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2023

What the Hell Is This?

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 The fewer posts I put up, the more views I get.   I will never understand humans. 
Monday, June 05, 2023

I'm Thin-Skinned

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 "Thin skin" is a metaphor meaning sensitivity to critical comments/insults, etc. I'd argue that with age I've become less...
Saturday, June 03, 2023

The Pilot Makes the Machine?

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 I found this piece on an obscure and unsuccessful (for US)WWII fighter plane to be very interesting.  It seems that while it was a failure ...
Friday, June 02, 2023

Watergare II--Disregard of Law

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 Nearing the end of the Watergate book, which now recounts the briefing of the House Judiciary Committee by the special prosecutor and his s...
Wednesday, May 31, 2023

October Is Coming: the 50th Anniversary

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 The Watergate book I'm reading starts one chapter with the observation: "October 1973 would prove to be perhaps the most historic ...
Monday, May 29, 2023

Watergate

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 In the process of reading Garrett Graff's Watergate.  It's a reminder of how we simplify our history--many reporters involved other...
Friday, May 12, 2023

Why Do LIberal Reforms Hurt the Poor?

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 Is this true? Liberals propose and enact more laws, regulations, and programs than conservatives?   The poorer the citizen the more difficu...
Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Farm Bill and Debt Limit

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 The cynic in me applauds President Biden's tactic of inviting a bipartisan delegation to the White House to discuss the new farm bill. ...
Tuesday, May 09, 2023

Apollo 11--Apogee of White America?

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 Watched the documentary film Apollo 11 l ast night. Seeing it 54 years after the original offered a certain perspective, not to mention col...