Photo by Jess Bailey Designs on Pexels.com Some times on a digital clock are cool if you happen to notice them at the right time. I always take a moment to appreciate a coincidental sighting of a cool time, but won’t waste the whole minute. There are different things which can make certain times special. …
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Making a Living After the Apocalypse
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com In a previous blog I described how agricultural products will be the most important commodity in the new world. So much so, whatever currency is used may hold a foundation based on calories, and non-edible products will be traded based on the perceived caloric value. Your main goal in this …
Why is France mad about AUKUS?
Photo by Khwanchai Phanthong on Pexels.com Author’s Note: This article is meant to be a unique description of the AUKUS pact by addressing the reaction, and by describing the reasons why the USA is a better partner than France. I’m a US citizen, and this article may be a bit biased for the pact, and …
What do we call space travelers?
Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com The SpaceX Inspiration4 all-civilian flight landed this past weekend and there’s been a lot of speculation as to what we should be calling these space tourists now and in the future. We can’t call civilian space travelers “tourists” forever, because tourism will not be the only reason why civilians …
Memories After 9/11
Photo by Thomas Svensson on Pexels.com Everyone remembers what they were doing when the news broke that a jet airplane crashed into one of the towers of the World Trade Center[1]. I’ll briefly mention my 9/11 moment, but I want to focus on what I remember after the attack. I want to describe what I …
Russia is still the Soviet Union
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I sometimes refer to Russia as the Soviet Union if the subject of a conversation changes to that country or to regional politics related to Russia. I’ve been asked a couple times why, or if I knew that the Soviet Union collapsed 3 decades ago. In response, I tell the …
Unrealistic Strategy Games (A Gamer’s Rant)
Photo by John Petalcurin on Pexels.com (Just to clarify, this isn't my setup) I love strategy games. The first computer game I bought was a Turn Based Strategy (TBS) game titled, Star Trek: Birth of the Federation. I grew up on that, and several Real Time Strategy (RTS) games like Star Trek Armada, and Command …
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