I’m not feeling newsy today, nor opinionated (at least anymore opinionated that usual). but I am in blogging frame of mind. Today, I’ll choose a scatergun technique.
Cool gray Mist / Blankets Van Dam Peak / Cries Dew on Leaf / Draws tear trails down glass / Morning – M. Frank Darbe 5.29.2009
Occassionally, I do listen to music in other languages. My wife, Eva, introduced me to this, and I am thinking of her…
This was sent by Kathy… OK, Just a little opinion…
I grew up with the space race, with astronauts. In my Grandpa’s house, I sat on a small red stool (really just a foot stool) nearest the television. Through clouds of fragrant, swirling, Prince Alber tobaco smoke I wathed Armstrong, Aldrin, and others go up as Spam in a Can and visit a swirling chunk of rock that lovers kiss under on warm summer nights. The shuttle is going away and because our government went on a Capitalist Bender that did not recognize how important space is, the Shuttle is closing up shop and we are hiring the Russian Taxi Drivers to get us where we need to go.
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian space agency says it has signed a $306 million deal with NASA to ferry its astronauts to the international space station in 2012.
Roscosmos said Friday the agreement covers four launches aboard the three-person Soyuz capsules to swap out crews in the orbiting laboratory.
NASA said Russia would supply comprehensive support for six NASA crew members taking part in long-duration missions.
Considering a Movement of Non-Violent Non-Compliance to End the War in Iraq/Afghanistan, Divest the United States of Empire, return power to the hands of the people, and Bring Peace and Stability to the U.S.A.
Liberals are in disarray after their willing seduction and abandonment by the Pragmatists of the Centrist Branch of the Democratic Party led by President Obama, Nancy Pelosi, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine and other “Leaders” of the National Democratic Party. Many people searching in the blogosphere and living in the atmosphere will find that statement ludicrous. A party in disarray should be on the run from their enemies. The Democratic Party in is not in shambles, but the grass roots of one of its constituencies, that being the liberal left, finds itself half in the wilderness and half linked by an umbilicus of belief to a party that uses them for elections and forgets in the pragmatics of governing.
The Liberal Left that came out in force for Barack Obama, seeing him as the man of the hour who would carry the standard of peace for a desperate world, now find him a disinterested peacemaker. Obama has declared an end to the adventure in Iraq while charging willfully into the wilderness of Afghanistan. The war does not end, it only moves to a different location. Obama has not ended the Don’t Ask Don’t’Tell policy designed to enforce societal concepts that gays and lesbians as lesser human beings. He has resisted holding the Bush Administration responsible for violations of law and even protected them by reneging on the promise to release torture photographs. In his acceptance of the CIA’s just following orders defense used at the Nuremberg trials he has become an accessory after the fact to torture, and complicit in torture. All of these actions are abominable by the left.
News happens every day whether we want it or not. It’s been a while since I rounded up the information dogies. So without further ado about nothing…
The first story that caught my eye was this bit of reasearch into Autism. There has been a tendancy to blame autism on childhood inoculations. Parents have gone so far as to opt out of these for fear that their child will go autistic. Finding a genetic cause does not support the drug cause theory, but may open science to treatement.
A Genetic Clue to Why Autism Affects Boys More
Among the many mysteries that befuddle autism researchers: why the disorder affects boys four times more often than girls. But in new findings reported online today by the journal Molecular Psychiatry, researchers say they have found a genetic clue that may help explain the disparity.
The newly discovered autism-risk gene, identified by authors as CACNA1G, is more common in boys than in girls (why that’s so is still not clear), and the authors suggest it plays a role in boys’ increased risk of the developmental disorder. CACNA1G, which sits on chromosome 17, amid other genes that have been previously linked to autism, is responsible for regulating the flow of calcium into and out of cells. Nerve cells in the brain rely on calcium to become activated, and research suggests that imbalances in the mineral can result in the overstimulation of neural connections and create developmental problems, such as autism and even epilepsy, which is also a common feature of autism.
News on the nomination of a New Justice to the Supreme Court…
I am curious about the process that other writers use? I used to write as the bug bit me. Now, I have set up a regular schedule, like work actually that makes me more productive as a writer.
I write every weekday morning after dropping my kids off at school, writing a 1666 words a day on a new project. It usually takes me a max of an hour and a half. Saturday’s and Sundays I set aside time every day to edit existing work. I know, editing is writing, but it uses different talents. I read through 2500 to 5000 words in an editing session, every day. (Note, at this time I am unemployed and finishing my degree in English literature. While working as a technical write, I only managed 1000 words a day and about 2000 edited words.
Considering a Movement of Non-Violent Non-Compliance to End the War in Iraq/Afghanistan, Divest the United States of Empire, return power to the hands of the people, and Bring Peace and Stability to the U.S.A.