Statements made regarding the war the United States has initiated on Iran. Inskeep, Journalist Many presidents have sent troops into action without waiting for Congress to declare war, but Trump’s attack on Iran is a particularly stark case. Harris, Former Vice President; Former State Attorney General Ocasio-Cortez, US Representative Ansari, US Representative “Khamenei was the …
Iran War, Day 1: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11, US Constitution
I have mixed, complicated, and nuanced thoughts, perspectives — never-mind my mishmashed feelings — about the United States & Israeli attack on Iran initiated on 28 February, 2026. So many, many thoughts, bits, emotions on this whole sad state of affairs … as a result I’m focused for the present on one central fact: In …
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Science Is Cool
I often used this hashtag #scienceiscool when I repost bits from my company, a biotech player in DNA sequencing. Helping one of my kids with some science homework recently, I needed info as follows, also cool, Like this: “ The movement of matter between living (biotic) and nonliving (abiotic) parts of an ecosystem is important …
Silly Thing, Got Ring?
“Got ring?” Reminder on my phone, Recent reality to admit, my data addiction, laid bare when it happened, twice, no ring, Smart ring logs the data, sleep, steps, stairs, quietly counting, quantifying the day, quantifying the night, unless you forget to wear it, Honestly, I love the simple numbers, love the tally, have grown quite …
Halo Halo
“Mix mix”, Filipino goodness… Yumminess, Who knew? Now I do!
Leadership In America
Taken from a post in X, pure gold: “In 2009, George W. Bush invited President-elect Obama and all former living presidents for lunch… This was two weeks before the country’s transfer of power from Bush to Obama. Bush, a Republican, and Obama, a Democrat, met privately for about 30 minutes ahead of the wider gathering. …
Two Cells Walk Into A Bar …
I vaguely recall these terms from some 45 years ago, “chloroplast” and “mitochondria” , the long-ago terms, lessons … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroplast?wprov=sfti1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion?wprov=sfti1
The Rhapsody
Didn’t know the true (or at least alternate meanings of the word), “Rhapsody”, Always colored religious in my mind, Broader perspective now, A feature of poetry? Who knew?! I’d say also, “a moment of bliss, exceptional peace, perfection…”, … GOOD.
Super Lu!
Our third born, another gem in our family! Her manner, her humor, her way, makes me say, everyday, Hooray! X Factor for me, I say again and again, hadn’t fully considered a third child, and then there she was! X Factor because I only have one sibling, no experience with a troika, boy what fun! …
Intentional Listening
Intentional listening, my central goal for the day, Listen to the sound of children sleeping, later into the morning, from a dimly-lit room with grey natural light seeping in, Listen to Latin Jazz playing softly on the kitchen radio, and the gentle ring of wind chimes from the front porch, and back deck, Hum of …
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