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Steve on January 13th, 2011

Apparently the Earth has wobbled and they have changed the zodiac signs to accomodate the relation of how the heavens are now aligned.  There is a new sign, Ophiuchus (how’s that roll off of  the tongue at bars?), which means “snake wrestler” (maybe good at bars after all). If you are anywhere near the cutoff [...]

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Steve on December 22nd, 2010

In a well-written article, Justin Gillis takes a few pages to explain what is the scientific data that sparked the debates on global climate change. A Scientist, His Work and a Climate Reckoning – NYTimes.com. The part that I found most interesting is that he asserts: …the contrarians who have most influenced Congress are a [...]

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Steve on December 21st, 2010

While the price tag literally made me laugh out loud ($3,595- doesn’t include carry bag), the design and concept of this little gizmo are AWESOME.   The YikeBike is an electric unicycle with an extra wheel, sorta.  Go check it out. A normal old bicycle is probably a better financial and health decision, all the way [...]

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Steve on December 20th, 2010

Tomorrow Tonight! at 10:33 PM  Sandcruiser time, which is to say, UTC -08:00,  we hope to see the beginning of a 73 minute Solstice Lunar Eclipse. It would have been “tomorrow at 1:33 am” if we were on the East Coast.  But we aren’t, so it isn’t. Follow the link to NASA’s site about this [...]

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Steve on August 1st, 2009

There are plenty of good ways to save fuel and electricity. Buying a brand new car isn’t one of them. Sure, you could argue that higher mileage will “save the world”. A more compelling argument is that newer vehicles tend to have lower tailpipe emissions, so even if they were on par with mileage, the [...]

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