Weird Weather

It’s 5pm. It’s 80 degrees with thin, hazy clouds. There are 3 weeks left to go this winter, and I live in Lindsborg, Kansas, where it’s not unusal to have blizzards at this … Read more

Google Earth at Night

Many folks have seen images of the earth at night, showing the lights from cities and towns around the world. I think the first poster I saw in this vein was back in … Read more

Marion and Maxwell

We took a nice drive Sunday afternoon, swinging through Maxwell Game Preserve, across the tip of Marion Reservoir, and on to our final destination, Marion County Lake. We’d never been to the small … Read more

Lindsborg Car Show

Certainty and Doubt

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts. – Bertrand Russell The featured image (which may only … Read more

Chinese Farm Photos

In one of those find 10 interesting things while looking up something completely unrelated, I came across some stunning photos of life in rural China. These images illustrate the extreme terracing used to … Read more

Maroon Bells

Kiwanis Presentation

Last week I had the honor and privilege of giving a presentation to our local Kiwanis club on the topic of collecting fluorescent minerals. The person who takes minutes takes very detailed minutes, … Read more

State of the Union

Arrogant lips are unsuited to a fool– how much worse lying lips to a ruler – Proverbs 17:7 New International Bible The featured image (which may only be displayed on the index pages, … Read more