My parents used to live next door to him, and I went to visit him a few times. It's amazing how much he accomplished given his circumstances.

I enjoyed The Martian by Andy Weir, so I tried Project Hail Mary. I loved it. I think I'll try his book Artemis next. Also, for those who have yet to discover Sir Terry Pratchett's books, I highly recommend them.

I read this article while I was watching Stanley Kubric's classic Dr. Strangelove.

Even though I had read the book, the movie was still hard to follow, and focused on the weirdness rather than the plot. The Eon music has been referenced, but I also like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... I use it in my English 1301 classes as an example of allusion. When I quote "Walk without rhythm, and you won't attract the worm," the students are understandably confused. I then tell them what that verse is alluding to.

Another example of media bias came early in Trump's first campaign. They kept playing the "they're murderers and rapists" section of his speech, but did not include the previous sentence which contained the qualifier: "*Some* of them are not nice people."

If you look at the other ads, they include traffic signs: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news... A red triangle is a traffic sign: http://www.trafficsign.us/sign... The media has told everyone that it's an attack on antifa, and everyone decided the media must be right. My first impression was traffic signs due to the other ads. "Honi soit qui mal y pense." Another quote apocryphally attributed to Freud seems appropriate: "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

"Don't California my Texas."

There were warnings years ago, and they were ignored by several administrations: https://www.latimes.com/politi...

It has been tried before: https://www.investors.com/poli...

I'm an English instructor at a local college. I announce at the beginning of each class that it's time to put cell phones away, yet there are still several each day who are too addicted to put them away. It is very distracting when one goes off (or even vibrates loudly) during class. I've had to kick out some multiple-time offenders. One who refused to leave was escorted out by campus security. Why am I so adamant about it? I'd rather not talk to a roomful of phones.

Thalidomide was studied for 3 years by German scientists, including animal testing. Ooops, the effect on developing fetuses was overlooked, with disastrous results. Also remember that during the 1970's, some were proposing sprinkling coal on the polar ice caps because they feared a new ice age was coming. Hubris can be very dangerous.

I had the good fortune to meet Clyde Tombaugh twice. It would be interesting to know what he would think if he were still alive.

I was wondering if anyone else noticed.

I knew Max Ary many years ago. All he was guilty of was poor record keeping. Even several astronauts testified on his behalf, but to no avail.

When the posts about the Clinton body count first started, I ignored it, but now, I expect a large number of questionable "suicides." Heads will roll.