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Bailey, our 10-year-old, slightly hyperactive springer spaniel mix, started raising hell about 5:00 this morning.  This is infrequent but not unheard of, and I figured he was expressing his dissatisfaction with a roofer, approximately 700 of whom have been in the neighborhood at any given moment since April’s hailstorm. Lea found the actual cause late … Read more

Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star, about 600 light-years from Earth.  It’s one of the largest and brightest stars in the night sky, and you’ve probably looked at it many times.  It’s Orion the Hunter’s right shoulder. It seems Betelgeuse has averaged a loss of about 1% of its diameter per year for the past … Read more