When my dad was a boy and would go fishing with his dad, a fairly standard provision for them was raw hamburger spread on crackers. I can remember trying it myself when I was younger, probably the first time he told me about that. I liked it all right. It’s not terribly far off the … Read more
Wow, am I ever sick of exciting weather. I had settled down a little before 8 tonight to write an entirely different post, and the most intense electrical storm I can recall commenced. Lightning strikes occurred at least once per second, and both the intensity of the flashes and the volume of the thunder indicated … Read more
Atlantis is in orbit. I sat at my desk and watched it rise on its glorious fountain of fire yesterday morning, as has been my habit. (Ever since Columbia went up for the first time, the day after my tenth birthday, I haven’t generally missed space shuttle launches and landings.) The return of Atlantis is … Read more