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Representatives for Sens. John Thune and John Barrasso said both Republicans spoke with the hospitalized Sen. Mitch McConnell by phone this week. [...]
A deadly tornado hit China destroying homes, killing 11 people and injuring more than 300, including a man who was sucked from a 12th-story apartment. [...]
Maryland officials said Tuesday that they have declined to charge police officers who fatally shot an autistic man who had called them for help. [...]
A new lawsuit alleges that the Trump administration broke the law by giving the Iranian government confidential information about asylum seekers. [...]
An investigator in the killing of Charlie Kirk testified that alleged killer Tyler Robinson spoke to members of Turning Point USA [...]
The Artemis II crew participates in the dedication of the Apollo 14 Moon tree at the Lunar Receiving Park at NASA's Johnson Space Center. This tree is a second-generation Apollo [...]
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. [...]
A bright orange sunburst illuminates Earth's atmosphere during an orbital sunrise in this photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 miles above the Caucasus Mountains. [...]
A Katalyst engineer runs tests on LINK while the satellite is inside the Pegasus XL rocket attached to the Stargazer aircraft at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on the evening of [...]
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the globular cluster NGC 6723, sometimes called the Chandelier Cluster. [...]
• Fox-Dominion trial delay 'is not unusual,' judge says • Fox News' defamation battle isn't stopping Trump's election lies [...]
The judge just announced in court that a settlement has been reached in the historic defamation case between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. [...]
A settlement has been reached in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation case against Fox News, the judge for the case announced. The network will pay more than $787 million to Dominion, [...]
Category Archives: writing
Before the Law
By Franz Kafka Before the law sits a gatekeeper. To this gatekeeper comes a man from the country who asks to gain entry into the law. But the gatekeeper says that he cannot grant him entry at the moment. The … Continue reading
The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
This is my favorite poem and arguably better than “The Wasteland”. BY T. S. ELIOT S’io credesse che mia risposta fosseA persona che mai tornasse al mondo,Questa fiamma staria senza piu scosse.Ma percioche giammai di questo fondoNon torno vivo alcun, … Continue reading
David’s Guides to MUDding
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… There was a young man named Kip, who was away at college in Berkeley, CA, and who was obsessed with computer games and the beginnings of the Internet. It was … Continue reading
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(golden lady, #5) I can’t remember What I didn’t say; I can’t remember What I didn’t do; Yet give me a moment to lay All these remembrances at your feet and pardon me for being indiscreet. What I didn’t say … Continue reading
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(golden lady, #3) In our dreams we stroll side by side Unfettered by the rolling of the tide I turn and ask you your great secret But to my chagrin you always keep it. Why am I still here? What … Continue reading
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(golden lady, #2) Time will wither Time will trap Time will break the binds that wrap around us but not yet fully Enveloping us in light and dark; The edging eclipse, the solar arc. We must walk apace then Just … Continue reading
Dream Walk (Golden Lady, #21)
Rustling in your sleep For you have promises to keep That night is not so deep. Rise, child, and breathe. Tumble, fall, circle, swirl Nightmares and dreams a’whirl The night doth thame, the night doth scare But always you remain … Continue reading
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(dark lady 2) Gracefully tensed and easy under pressure she moves So slow as to assuredly …but no, we must Catch our breath, or hurriedly Feel the tension of her dreams drowning us as we drowning me … Continue reading
Why I’m not up in arms over the bombing (and jumping on the hype) — Boston Bombings
You may have noticed that while I am from Boston (well, Wellesley, then Cape Cod, and points in-between) — look, people from MA say they’re “from Boston” if they’re from around Boston because the point is, we’re Massholes…people who live … Continue reading
Henry V — St. Crispin’s Day Speech
Right, while I’m posting epic speeches, why don’t we go right to possibly the most epic speech ever written…I’m looking at you, Mr. The Bard… *ahem* <clears throat>
