Nov. 17, 2008, Sacramento, California.   Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the development of a comprehensive plan to prevent the chronic and disabling fires prevalent in Southern California. The Governor spoke in his capacity...

As one of those poindexters who actually likes to watch Book TV on C-SPAN-2, I blundered into an interview of Naomi Prins. The host was Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Prins is presently a Senior Fellow at Demos and has had careers at Goldman Sachs and...

This year we tried Tofurky along with turkey for the thanksgiving meal. While my expectations were low, I have to admit that the Tofurky wasn’t quite as nasty as I had imagined. It is a seitan/soy product textured to resemble meat. Truthfully, in...

Recently I came upon a copy of Geological Survey Circular 186, 1952, F.B. Moore and C.R. Butler, Pitchblende Deposits at the Wood and Calhoun Mines, Central City Mining District, Gilpin County, Colorado. Like many Geological Survey documents, it...

Sunrise in the Fog (Nov 2009, Th' Gaussling) Okay, I’m not Ansel Adams. I’m posting this only because I’m surprised that my inexpensive camera resolved the lamp as well as it did.  It is amazing how fast the lighting can change and the moment...

The Palin phenomenon is an exercise in manufacturing consent. It is happening before our eyes. The GOP media machine is tunneling under the democratic ramparts and allowing the gravity of doubt to bring the walls crashing down. While the...