Category Archives: current events
Is It Over?
The news report last night said that today, October 3rd, is supposed to be our last day of triple digit temperatures for the year. Hooray! Maybe now we can enjoy being outside. According to ABC 15 news, “monsoon 2011 will … Continue reading
In My Seat~A Pilot’s Story from September 10th-11th
Remembering September 11, 2001.
Taylor’s Sweet Corn
My cousin posted this link on Facebook, and I thought it was so cool that I’d re-post it here. The Cape Gazette of Delaware ran this article about my Aunt and Uncle’s famously delicious sweet corn. Oh, and happy birthday, … Continue reading
Monsoon Season
Last night was our first major bona fide monsoon storm since moving to Phoenix. Check out this link for some incredible time lapse photography of the giant storm! We’ve heard a lot about these monster dust storms, but never experienced … Continue reading
Ramblings on a Saturday
I just feel like writing today. Silas is crawling around on the family room floor exploring the blinds, the magazines, sometimes crawling over to visit me. He’s such a happy baby today—singing, talking to himself, laughing, smiling, napping well, and … Continue reading
Indiana Surprise
The look on Mom’s face was worth it. Worth the long hours in the car and the swollen feet and ankles. She came out into the living room confused as to why the dogs were barking, and then she saw … Continue reading
Easter Quake
I now have one less thing on my list of “Never Have I Ever.” I have now felt an earthquake for the first time! We were over at a friend’s house for an Easter BBQ, and I had just sat … Continue reading
Cold Front Coming–Bundle Up!
“Get out your sweaters, jackets, and coats because tomorrow it’s going to get cold! A cold front is moving in and tomorrow’s high will be 63 degrees—that’s a six and a three.” I actually heard this announcement on the radio … Continue reading
Al Qaeda images analyzed to reveal interesting info
Computer researchers recently made some interesting discoveries [Wired.com] by doing image analysis on Al Qaeda-published images. It turns out that they are able to detect which details in an image have been photoshopped or otherwise artificially manipulated. Apparently most of … Continue reading
Asymmetric warfare
Here’s a link to a very interesting article in the IEEE Spectrum on asymmetric warfare, explaining how our military focus on technology was crucial for success in the Cold War and Gulf War I but may have led to the … Continue reading