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Lagniappe Sunday

Gallery of Winners and Finalists 2025 Finalists from the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. Love the bad hair day. Been there, buddy. (h/t 1440) Another list of children’s books, from The Atlantic this time. As always, I agree with most, disagree with some, and wonder where Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is. (The Atlantic) Quote: “A study led by University…

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Lagniappe Sunday

I’d forgotten all about Mary Engelbreit, even though I still have this on my wall, dating from the time I decided to become a writer. Whatever else was no longer an option. And while I was out she started a little diversionary line called “Engeldark.” Click here to see more. Quote: “[T] there has been…

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Year in Space

Follow Commander Scott Kelly on Twitter for some amazing views of glorious Planet Earth. My favorite so far? Aleutian island #volcano letting off a little steam after the new year. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/dABBtqcE8n — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) January 2, 2016 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Well, of course.

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The nobility of the human spirit grows harder for me to believe in. War, zealotry, greed, malls, narcissism. I see a backhanded nobility in excessive, impractical outlays of cash prompted by nothing loftier than a species joining hands and saying "I bet we can do this." Yes, the money could be better spent on Earth. But would it? Since when has money saved by government red-lining been spent on education and cancer research? It is always squandered. Let's squander some on Mars. Let's go out and play.

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