1 2 5 4 - Chicago Air Show 2012

August 16, 2012 in Chicago

Blue Angels - 1 2 4 - Chicago 2012

August 16, 2012 in Chicago

Blue Angels - Chicago Air Show 2012

August 16, 2012 in Chicago

4 Blue Angels - Chicago Air Show 2012

August 16, 2012

2012 Chicago Air Show - 4 Blue Angels

August 16, 2012 in Chicago

They're doing practice runs for the air show this weekend. Sometimes they get pretty close!

Julia Child Remixed

August 15, 2012 in Books

Kindle Daily Deal for August 15, 2012: $1.99

As Always, Julia: The Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto, by Joan Reardon

Who is Ayn Rand? Who is Paul Ryan?

August 14, 2012 in Book Review

The Brian Lehrer Show - Ayn Rand and Paul Ryan - WNYC

Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right - by Jennifer Burns

When Cruelty is Cute - Maureen Dowd - NYTimes

Ayn Rand Joins the Ticket - by Jane Mayer - The New Yorker

Ryan is now trying to distance himself from Rand's thinking:

Paul Ryan and Ayan Rand - The Washington Post

NASA - Flight through the Universe

August 13, 2012 in Astronomy, Science, Space

Astronomy Picture of the Day - NASA

Pet Peeve

August 09, 2012

First Color Image from Mars - Curiosity - NASA

August 07, 2012 in Science, Space

NASA.gov: Catalog Page

photo from NASA

Mars Science Laboratory: Images

NASA - Curiosity Lands on Mars!!

August 06, 2012 in Science

Live Streaming:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/mars/curiosity_news3.html

Mars Science Laboratory

Photo of Curiosity on Mars

First Photo of Curiosity on Mars

No photo or it didn't happen? Well lookee here, I'm casting a shadow on the ground in Mars' Gale crater #MSL twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

It once was one small step... now it's six big wheels. Here's a look at one of them on the soil of Mars #MSL twitter.com/MarsCuriosity/…
— Curiosity Rover (@MarsCuriosity) August 6, 2012

#MSL: Here's one of the first images from @marscuriosity twitter.com/NASA/status/23…
— NASA (@NASA) August 6, 2012

7 Minutes of Terror:

Ending Gun Violence

August 05, 2012 in Policy

We should be able to have a discussion about this matter. I fully support Mayors Against Illegal Guns. I live in Chicago and illegal guns put everyone here at risk. It's the same in many cities in America. We need to do something to restore order. I was heartened to hear Justice Scalia say that there are limits to the right to bear arms:

Supreme Court Justice Scalia Addresses Nation's Gun Laws - Washington Wire - WSJ

This morning a gunman entered a Sikh temple in Wisconsin and seven are dead. Aurora, Colorado is still reeling from the shootout there, and Gabby Gifford's gunman will plead guilty soon. Mayhem shouldn't be the law of the land, but that's what we've invited with this current approach to gun ownership.