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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Colloquy is better than soliloquy…now that’s what I’m talkin’ about
The blogosphere has a lot in common with the atmosphere. In meteorology you learn early that the “atmosphere” has many “spheres.” There’s the troposphere (down here at street level where most of the weather happens – the storms and floods … Continue reading
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Tornadoes and airports redux
Back on April 23, I blogged on the tornado damage suffered at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. I wasn’t alone! The story was big in the traditional news media and the blogosphere, and rightfully so. Weeks, later, some bloggers continue to … Continue reading
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On this day in history: May 15.
Our image of Abraham Lincoln? We see our 16th president as wholly preoccupied with maintaining the Union, and the prosecution of the Civil War. In fact, however, Lincoln managed to leave a broader legacy. One of his notable contributions?[1] Signing … Continue reading
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Flooding in Louisiana? It’s not just Sophie’s choice.
The 1982 movie by this name may be unfamiliar to younger blog readers, but bears on events unfolding in Louisiana as this year’s Mississippi-River floodwaters continue to rise. Here is the background. First – the movie. Sophie’s Choice was a … Continue reading
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Ramshackle Nation, ramshackle world
Ramshackle: adj., (especially of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict. You don’t see this word too much anymore. However, you do see a lot of buildings, whole towns and regions, and even nations where the label fits. … Continue reading
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My mistake!
Today I experienced one of those convergences we all hate. Between the time that I started my post on our (nearly universal) reluctance to own up to mistakes and the present moment, I’ve had to confront a mistake of my … Continue reading
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Who wants to live on the Real World? I’d rather live on Planet Denial
Sailors love to tell this story of a radio conversation at sea: Yeoman: please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision. Captain: recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a … Continue reading
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Earth: the Grand Retrofit
Humanity needs to learn a new skill. Correcting mistakes. Quickly survey today’s news. Start with the article in this morning’s Washington Post, entitled Floods along the Mississippi River lead to renewed calls for a change in strategy. This story might … Continue reading
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Making Mom Proud
It’s Monday, but not just any Monday. It’s the Monday after Mothers Day. We all know that Mondays are challenging enough. As workdays go, they’re legendary. All of us straggling in from the weekend, from all sorts of directions, myriad … Continue reading
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Mom(s)
We owe them! Or, if you’re reading this and you are one…they owe you! (Never liked that we-they stuff.) And today, Mothers Day, is the day we show it. Now special days are a dime a dozen. Every day of … Continue reading
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