And now for a little reflection on a different topic, that hunk of grey & white matter between your ears… Our brains are amazing, supper complex organs; they manage so many things in our bodies, in our world. Truly amazing. Our brains generate so many ideas, thoughts, our brains are thought machines. In my particular …
Category: Attitude
The Iran War: A War of Lies
Untruths, distortions, lies. Pathetic. The latest “explanation” for the war, this time from Rubio: - we knew Israel was going to attack Iran. - we figured Iran would retaliate against us, because we’re Israel’s staunchest supporter. - so we attacked Iran first Rubio: There was absolutely an imminent threat and it was that we knew …
Iran War, Day 3: The War Powers Resolution
The text of the legislation spells it out plainly. This is the law. Section 2(c) of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. § 1541) states: "The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, …
Iran War, Day 2: Statements Made
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
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