Three Views of a Tragedy
Thanks to Tom at Random Acts of Reality for the links to a tragic tale of cars, alcohol and young drivers. Given the new school year has just begun, and with it a … Read more
General
August Grab Bag
I’ve recently come across a number of interesting items that I want to share, but don’t have time to write individual posts for each one. Instead, I’ll just write a sentence or two … Read more
Lessons and Celebrations
In recognition of the problems with violence in the workplace and in our schools, I present: Things I learned Today: If someone is venting, and talks about violence in a general way, it’s … Read more
Backyard Milky Way
My on again, off again interest in astronomy is on the rise again, and this time I plan to focus on an area that’s always held my interest, astrophotography. I’ve dabbled before, but … Read more
Library Love
One of my earliest memories of Lindsborg comes from way back in the first grade. I think my love of books, reading and learning stems from those early experiences. Once a week I … Read more
Modern Storm Watching
Back when I was a kid we had nothing like modern weather radar systems to keep us informed about storms and heavy weather. As I recall, there was some trick involving tuning the … Read more
Io Eruptions
Though almost 10 years old, these fascinating photos were recently chosen as NASA’s image(s) of the day. This image is of Jupiter’s moon Io, and shows two sulfurous eruptions. The one in the … Read more